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Costume Parade

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view of a costume parade on State Street, at the corner of State Street and Gilman Street. On both sides of the street are drugstores. The one on ...
Postcard

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...
Postcard

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...
Photograph

Publicity Photograph of Valeska Suratt

Date: 1907
Description: Valeska Suratt's early fame was for her elaborate costumes, wasp waist, ample bosom and hips. She appeared in the 1906 musical The Belle of Mayfair ...
Postcard

Reunion of Confederate Veterans: "Human Confederate Flag"

Date: 1907
Description: Colored postcard view of crowd in front of the stand. Caption reads: "Human Confederate Flag." Text at top right reads: "And 'twill live in song and story....
Postcard

A Merry Christmas

Date: 1907
Description: Holiday postcard showing Santa Claus peeking around a curtain to look in on two girls sleeping in a bed. Their clothes are draped over the footboard. Santa...
Photograph

Open Air Players

Date: 1907
Description: Four actors in costume are posing for a photograph with trees in the background. On the left is Alfred Holt wearing a hat and tie. To the right of Alfred i...
Postcard

Parade Car

Date: 1907
Description: An automobile decorated for an early 4th of July parade traveling down the street. The passengers are dressed festively. Signs for "Castersen & Co. General...
Postcard

Decorated Automobile

Date: 1907
Description: Festively dressed passengers posing in an automobile decorated for a parade. A house and trees are in the background.
Postcard

Cow Pulling Uncle Sam in a Buggy

Date: 1907
Description: Uncle Sam and a driver in a parade buggy, pulled by a cow wearing a decorative fly net. A main street with more buggies is in the distance. American flags ...

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