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Saint Nicholas with Christmas Wheelbarrow

Date: 1907
Description: Holiday postcard depicting the traditional St. Nicholas figure garbed in a long purple fur-trimmed robe, red fur-trimmed hat and boots. He is pushing a whe...
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A Merry Christmas

Date: 1907
Description: Holiday postcard depicting the traditional St. Nicholas figure garbed in a long purple fur-trimmed robe, red fur-trimmed hat and boots. He is pushing a whe...
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A Happy Christmas

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday postcard with Santa Claus with a walking stick, carrying a sack and holding a Christmas tree on his shoulder. He is in front of a snow-covered hous...
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"End Witch Hunts" Cover

Date: 1960
Description: Cover of flyer found in the papers of the National Committee to Abolish the Un-American Activities Committee. Founded in 1960, the committee later became ...
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Abraham Lincoln Ticket

Date: 1864
Description: An Unconditional Union ticket printed in Indiana in 1864 in support of the candidacy of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. The support for Lincoln's prose...
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To My Valentine

Date: 1910
Description: Valentine's Day postcard with Cupid holding a heart on the front and text at the foot that reads: "To My Valentine". The background is decorated with carna...
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A Merry Christmas to All

Date: 1912
Description: Holiday postcard of Santa Claus inside of an upside down horseshoe. He has his finger alongside his nose and is wearing a red suit and hat with blue trim. ...
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A Merry Christmas

Date: 1907
Description: Holiday card of a Christmas tree in a pot with a blue bow on it. The image is within a metallic gold border. Outside the border is gold holly with red berr...
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To My Valentine

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Description: Valentine's Day card with a Cupid holding a golden ribbon bow in the shape of a heart. He is surrounded by Forget Me Not flowers, and at the bottom of the ...
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Let's Get Together!

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Description: Card featuring a series of drawings of two donkeys tied together with a rope. This prevents each of them from eating from their own pile of hay until they ...
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Chequamegon Hotel Dinner Menu

Date: 09 04 1885
Description: Exterior and interior bill of fare from The Chequamegon, with views on the back of rock formations, waterfalls, a spot illustration of a train going over a...
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Signal Flag Valentine

Date: 02 14 1910
Description: Valentine's Day postcard featuring a cherub with a pink sash. The cherub is raising a line of signal flags up a flagpole. In the upper left conrner is the ...

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