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| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Woodcut illustration of a man viewing artwork on a wall. He is somewhat stooped over and is holding a hat and cane in his hands. |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Woodcut illustration of four men singing in a group, posed in front of a music stand. There is a large music note in the background. |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Woodcut illustration of a theater performer speaking to a skull, held in his raised hand. |
| Date: | 12 11 1898 |
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| Description: | An article entitled "Most Colossal Animal Ever On Earth Just Found Out West," about the discovery of brontosaurus remains. The article includes illustratio... |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Engraving of Pittsburg Landing taken from a photograph a few days after the Battle of Shiloh (Tennessee), which occurred on April 6-7, 1862. The image sho... |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | Front cover of Frackelton's "Tried by Fire," a book about ceramics. |
| Date: | 1851 |
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| Description: | Diagram of an effigy mound in the shape of a cross. |
| Date: | 1851 |
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| Description: | Map of a portion of Merton including the Bark River, a mill, Fort Hill, and Indian mounds. |
| Date: | 1901 |
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| Description: | Advertisement for Bunde & Upmeyer jewelers with a drawing of a butterfly-winged faerie holding a jeweled nacklace and hovering among several gemstones. The... |
| Date: | 01 1882 |
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| Description: | Cover image of "Harper's Weekly" captioned "The Aesthetic Monkey" which depicts a monkey dressed in fine clothing, sitting at a table. He is resting his c... |
| Date: | 1814 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the U.S. Capitol building after the fire in August. The Federal building was burned by British forces during the War of 1812. In the foreg... |
| Date: | 04 1884 |
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| Description: | An engraving depicting the impressment of American seamen by the British Navy during the period before the War of 1812. The image shows a group of American... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Engraved image of three men in a dark room examining kegs of beer by candlelight. |
| Date: | 1827 |
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| Description: | View of large gathering of people among trees. A crowd is gathered in a semi-circle facing a table where two people are standing. Two U.S flags fly over th... |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Engaved view depicting a dramatic sunset through clouds over Lake Michigan. Several sailing ships are in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Engraved view of downtown Racine seen from Lake Michigan. Several vessels are entering the harbor, and a pier with a beacon is on the right. |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Engraved view of Rood's Glen. A boy plays with a toy boat at bottom left while two men and a woman talk at bottom right. Two other figures can be seen in t... |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | Engraved view of Maiden's Rock at Lake Pepin. A steamboat is on the Mississippi River. |
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