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A General View of the City — Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 03 30 1889
Description: Bird's-eye view from Bascom Hill of Madison, with vignettes of the Wisconsin State Capitol, Lake Monona, and the Capitol Park.
Magazine or Periodical

King Debs Cartoon

Date: 07 14 1894
Description: Cartoon depicting "King Debs" a man wearing a crown representing Debs American Railway Union, sitting atop the highway of trade.
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Pear's Soap

Date: 09 20 1899
Description: Advertisement for Pear's Soap featuring an illustration of an admiral washing his hands. Text reads: "The first step toward lightening the white man's burd...
Magazine or Periodical

The "Bloody Shirt" Reform

Date: 08 12 1876
Description: A cartoon depicting General M.C. Butler, holding a top hat in his left hand, and carrying an umbrella under his right arm standing next to dead African Ame...
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Declaration of Equality

Date: 08 12 1876
Description: A cartoon depicting Justice holding bodies on her scale, one white and six black. The caption includes the phrase: "Five More Wanted."
Magazine or Periodical

The First Mountain To Be Removed

Date: 07 22 1905
Description: A cartoon titled "The First Mountain To Be Removed" showing Uncle Sam and Theodore Roosevelt looking at a mountain shaped like a skeleton wearing a mask an...
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The Great American Durbar

Date: 03 04 1905
Description: A political cartoon titled "The Great American Durbar", showing a parade of political characters featuring Theodore Roosevelt perched atop an elephant symb...
Magazine or Periodical

Bird's-Eye View of Camp Douglas

Date: 04 05 1862
Description: Bird's-eye view of Camp Douglas near Chicago. Caption reads: "Camp Douglas, near Chicago, Illinois, where seven thousand rebel prisoners are quartered."
Magazine or Periodical

Rebel Prisoners at Camp Douglas, Chicago, Illinois

Date: 04 05 1862
Description: Group of Confederate prisoners of war assembled in prison barracks.
Magazine or Periodical

Telegraphic Systems Map

Date: 08 12 1865
Description: A map of the world showing telegraphic systems for encircling the globe.
Magazine or Periodical

Arrival of a Federal Column at a Planter's House in Dixie

Date: 04 04 1863
Description: Illustration depicting a large group of people gathered in the yard of a house. Three woman stand on the porch steps, and men, women and children are gathe...
Drawing

Presentation of a Sword to General Burnside on Behalf of the State of Rhode Island, at Newbern, North Carolina

Date: 06 19 1862
Description: Illustration depicting crowd attending the presentation of a sword to General Burnside.
Drawing

A Battle as Seen by the Reserve

Date: 12 17 1862
Description: Illustration depicting a battle. In the foreground injured soldiers are gathered on and around the porch and yard of a house. In the background are columns...
Magazine or Periodical

"Pitiful Reform" Cartoon

Date: 10 30 1875
Description: A cartoon of a woman representing excellence standing on the steps of Tammany Hall and holding her nose as she looks at the pitiful state of school reform....

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