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Lillian Sholes

Date: 1872
Description: Lillian Sholes, demonstrating a prototype typewriter invented by her father, Christopher Latham Sholes.
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Open Hearth Lead Furnace

Date: 1872
Description: Galena (lead sulfide) was melted at this open hearth furnace owned by Richard Straw and Company on the Roundtree Branch of the Little Platte River. The men...
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Grist Mill

Date: 1872
Description: Wind powered stone grist mill. Two men stand on a wood balcony near the open doorway of the windmill.
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Main Street

Date: 1872
Description: Elevated view looking down Main Street. There are horse-drawn vehicles, and pedestrians are walking on the street and sidewalks.
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Mary Virginia McCormick as a Young Girl

Date: 1872
Description: Studio portrait of a young Mary Virginia McCormick (1861-1941) in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a white dress with a striped sash, and sittin...
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Theodatus Garlick, Sculptor and Plastic Surgeon

Date: 1872
Description: Reproduction of a carte-de-visite portrait of Theodatus Garlick (1805-1884), American surgeon and sculptor. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Garlick was one of th...
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Mary and Anita McCormick

Date: 1872
Description: Studio portrait of Mary Virginia (1861-1941) and Anita McCormick (1866-1954) as children. They are wearing dresses and have ribbons in their hair.
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Hampton Institute

Date: 1872
Description: A view of the female residence at Hampton Institute. The left side of the front porch contains potted plant,s and three women converse near the steps. Anot...
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Hampton Institute

Date: 1872
Description: Elevated view of women wearing uniforms of knee-length skirts and dark tights taking to the field to play a game of field hockey at Hampton Institute. Spec...
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Hampton Institute

Date: 1872
Description: Elevated view of female students working in the fields with hoes. Behind them are college buildings.
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Hampton Institute

Date: 1872
Description: Female students garden next to the Home Economics Practice House. The house has clapboard siding on its two stories and there is a porch on the front and b...
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Lake Monona Steamboat Launch

Date: 1872
Description: View from shoreline towards two small sidewheel steam launches on Lake Monona. The sign on the steam launch on the left side of the pier reads: "Scutanawbe...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

The American Spiritualist Masthead

Date: 1872
Description: Engraved masthead for The American Spiritualist depicting a seance over the word "phenomenal," a globe over the word "scientific," and a man at a de...
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Louisa Zimmer and Ada (?) Empey

Date: 1872
Description: Ferrotype/tintype of Louisa Zimmer and Ada (?) Empey. The girl on the left is standing, facing halfway right, wearing a dark dress and ruched collar, her h...

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