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| Date: | 1883 |
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| Description: | Advertising lithograph depicting the first public demonstration of a mechanical reaper by Cyrus Hall McCormick at Steeles Tavern, Virginia, in 1831. The sc... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Farm scene of foreman watching five farm hands reaping grain with cradles as children, women and field hands help gather it into bundles. |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Family posed at board fence of brick house. Two woman, one holding a parasol, are standing in front of the fence on the left near the gate. Two men are sta... |
| Date: | 1859 |
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| Description: | Hölzlhuber felt his most interesting experiences in America were his interactions with southern slavery. "My sketch here shows a negro family as I saw them... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of Mrs. William W. "Fannie" Hendricks in formal dress, including a fur scarf and feather hat, in front of a painted backdrop. |
| Date: | 08 12 1876 |
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| Description: | A cartoon depicting Justice holding bodies on her scale, one white and six black. The caption includes the phrase: "Five More Wanted." |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Scene of 16 figures. A slave owner is raising his whip as black families are racing towards Fort Monroe, with some remaining behind picking cotton. The sla... |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | Tintype/ferrotype oval waist-up portrait of an African American woman in a striped shirtwaist with white collar and waistband, wearing earrings and a cameo... |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | Woman in a long dress wearing a glove and holding a book [?] in her hand posing before a painted backdrop. There is a small white dog seated on a fur rug a... |
| Date: | 06 03 1884 |
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| Description: | Illustrations=s of the Republican National Convention. The main drawing shows an outside view with the caption "Scene in front of the convention building d... |
| Date: | 03 15 1896 |
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| Description: | Page two of the "Evening Record." The handwritten newspaper includes several hand-drawn illustrations. On the top center of the page, one illustration port... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | View towards shoreline with several people on or near a docked boat next to a pier. An African-American woman is sitting under a tree with a white baby on ... |
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