Date: | 1850 |
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Description: | Pic Island on the north shore of Lake Superior. |
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Description: | Employees of the Vilas Drugstore. Fred Vilas was a relative of Madison's William F. Vilas. |
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Description: | Museum exhibit for the Chicago Historical Society depicting what a typical early Chicago drugstore looked like. |
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Description: | Engraving of Edward George Ryan (1810-1880) at the age of 65. He was Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court after the Civil War, and a leading Democr... |
Date: | 1939 |
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Description: | A foldout, illustrated poster for a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) youth program featuring images of teenaged boys working. The text reads: "The CCC — A... |
Date: | 1930 |
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Description: | Cover from Goodrich Steamship Lines schedule, with a picture of a screw-driven passenger/freight vessel against the Chicago skyline and a beach scene in th... |
Date: | 1930 |
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Description: | Cover from schedule showing passengers relaxing on the deck of a screw-driven passenger/freight vessel. |
Date: | 09 22 1860 |
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Description: | Sketch from the "New York Illustrated News" of the sinking of the sidewheel passenger, Lady Elgin. She was struck and sunk by the Augusta on ... |
Date: | 1832 |
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Description: | Travellers setting up camp along the Missouri River. |
Date: | 1910 |
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Description: | Long row of men in suits and hats fishing on the breakwater. |
Date: | 1862 |
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Description: | Engraving from a painting of John Adams. Inscription reads: "John Adams From a Painting by Chappel, in the possession of the Publishers. Johnson, Fry & C... |
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Description: | Engraving by R.E. Babson of painting of John Adams by G. Stuart, with inset of "Talleyrand Receiving the American Envoys, 1797." |
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Description: | Engraved portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884). McCormick was a Chicago industrialist and inventor in 1831 of the first commercially successful reap... |
Date: | 1890 |
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Description: | Engraved portrait of Cyrus Hall McCormick, Jr. (1859-1936) by the American Biographical Publication Co., Chicago, Illinois. Mr. McCormick was the son of in... |
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Description: | Engraved portrait of Leander James McCormick (1819-1900) by the Century Publishing and Engraving Company. Leander was a younger brother of Cyrus Hall McCor... |
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Description: | Engraved portrait of Robert McCormick (1780-1846), father of inventor and industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick (1809-1884). |
Date: | 1913 |
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Description: | International Harvester Service Bureau poster for speaker "Frank Stockdale, The Mirthful Orator With A Message." |
Date: | 1913 |
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Description: | Advertising poster for speaker Ralph Bedford and his program: "An Illustrated Story, the Dawn of Plenty." The program is described as a "Vital Entertaining... |
Date: | 1913 |
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Description: | Advertising poster for speaker Royce Hamilton and his program: "An Illustrated Story, the Dawn of Plenty." The program is described as a "Vital Entertainin... |
Date: | 1913 |
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Description: | Advertising poster for speaker Frank Stockdale and his program: "An Illustrated Story, the Dawn of Plenty." The program is described as a "Vital Entertaini... |
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