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Passenger Pigeon: Side View

Date: 1896
Description: Side view of a passenger pigeon, a species of pigeon now extinct. Part of a group of pigeons that lived in captivity in the aviary of Professor C.O. Whitma...
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Group of Perched Passenger Pigeons

Date: 1896
Description: Group view of several passenger pigeons (possibly other types of pigeon also?), a species of pigeon now extinct. Part of a group of pigeons that lived in c...
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Passenger Pigeons on a Perch

Date: 1896
Description: Two passenger pigeons (left bird possibly a different species). The passenger pigeon is now extinct. Part of a group of pigeons that lived in captivity in ...
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Passenger Pigeon and Ring Dove

Date: 1896
Description: A passenger pigeon (center) and a ring dove (left) on a downward sloping perch. The passenger pigeon is now extinct. Part of a group of pigeons that lived ...
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Passenger Pigeon on a Perch

Date: 1896
Description: A passenger pigeon on a perch. The passenger pigeon is now extinct. Part of a group of pigeons that lived in captivity in the aviary of Professor C.O. Whit...
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Passenger Pigeon with Young

Date: 1896
Description: An adult passenger pigeon with its young. The passenger pigeon is now extinct. Part of a group of pigeons that lived in captivity in the aviary of Professo...
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Passenger Pigeon on a Perch

Date: 1896
Description: Profile view of a passenger pigeon, a species of pigeon now extinct. This bird was part of a group of pigeons that lived in captivity in the aviary of Prof...
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Passenger Pigeon with Immature Plumage

Date: 1896
Description: View of a young passenger pigeon with immature plumage. The passenger pigeon is now extinct. A dove is visible in the background. Part of a group of pigeon...
Document

Officer's Commission of the Army of the American Eagle

Date: 04 11 1865
Description: Front of a fund-raising certificate of the U.S. Sanitary Commission appointing Emily Grouch a sergeant in the Army of the American Eagle. The Commission f...
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Old Abe on Perch

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Description: A wood engraving of Old Abe, Civil War eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry.
Print

Attention! Mechanics

Date: 10 10 1861
Description: Recruiting poster. At the top is printed "Attention! Mechanics." Underneath is an eagle with a banner in his beak, which reads "Rally, Boys! Rally!" and "Y...
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Boy in Buggy Pulled by Miniature Horse with Parrot and Dog

Date: 10 1906
Description: A boy dressed in a light suit and dark socks is sitting in a buggy pulled by a miniature horse. In the boy's arm is a small dog, and a parrot is perched on...
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Guey Sam Menu

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Description: Front cover and first two pages of Guey Sam menu, with the name of the restaurant in a red heart (characters) and a column-shaped decorative field (English...
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Boy, Dog and Parrot in Buggy Drawn by Miniature Horse

Date: 10 1906
Description: Boy and dog posing in buggy drawn by miniature horse, in the vicinity of Chicago. A parrot is perched on the front of the buggy. There is a house in the ba...

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