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| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | Political cartoon comparing the Democratic Platform with the Republican Platform. The cartoon (Democratic) on the left depicts a poor family wearing rags i... |
| Date: | 09 17 1864 |
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| Description: | A political cartoon of President Abraham Lincoln holding a tiny General George McClellan in the palm of his hand. McClellan is carrying a spade. Lincoln is... |
| Date: | 05 01 1869 |
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| Description: | Humorous engraved image showing a street scene crowded with people riding bicycles. In the background are businesses identified as J. Shanks Livery Stable,... |
| Date: | 05 1894 |
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| Description: | Cartoon drawing of Walter Sanger running with his racing bicycle and holding a broken pedal. The caption reads, "Sanger at Herne Hill — Milwaukeeans expect... |
| Date: | 03 28 1892 |
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| Description: | Newspaper clipping cartoon drawing of Jeremiah Rusk as a towering figure standing above a small crowd of men in a field. Rusk wears a hat and vest, his sle... |
| Date: | 1878 |
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| Description: | Front and back of advertising card for the New Gale Chilled Plow. On the front is a color illustration of a man sitting at the base of a tree pulling the t... |
| Date: | 1883 |
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| Description: | Catalog cover featuring miniature elves or fairies harvesting grain with axes. |
| Date: | 1883 |
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| Description: | Back cover of catalog featuring a color illustration of miniature elves or fairies cavorting in a three-tiered stack of wheat shocks. One stands at the top... |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Back cover with the title: "A Group of Folding Binders" and four color illustrations. The top left illustration shows a man driving "The No. 7 Light Excels... |
| Date: | 02 17 1872 |
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| Description: | Political cartoon depicting a woman on a rocky path carrying two children and a drunken husband on her back being tempted by Victoria Woodhull depicted as ... |
| Date: | 03 15 1896 |
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| Description: | Page one of "Evening Record." The handwritten newspaper includes several hand-drawn color illustrations. Beginning in the top left corner, the illustration... |
| 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: | 11 24 1861 |
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| Description: | Letterhead of midshipman using a hammer for nailing the American flag to the mast, a symbol that they will not lower the flag in surrender. 4 page, folded,... |
| Date: | 10 10 1861 |
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| Description: | Letterhead of a Revolutionary War soldier standing and holding up the American flag in his right hand, and holding a rifle in his left hand. A plow is behi... |
| Date: | 11 21 1861 |
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| Description: | Letterhead of a Union General holding the American flag in his left hand and his sabre in his right. Text printed under the image reads: "Trust Our General... |
| Date: | 08 14 1863 |
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| Description: | Letterhead depicting Miss Columbia reclining on a shield, holding a fasces in her right hand and an olive branch in her left hand. The scales and sword of ... |
| Date: | 03 22 1879 |
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| Description: | Page 8 of the Irish World and American Industrial Liberator newspaper, which includes a political cartoon titled "The New Invasion." |
| Date: | 10 30 1875 |
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| Description: | A cartoon of a woman representing excellence standing on the steps of Tammany Hall and holding her nose as she looks at the pitiful state of school reform.... |
| Date: | 04 21 1877 |
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| Description: | A cartoon entitled: "The New Policy Train." The rest of the caption reads: "Conductor Hayes — 'All aboard, Mr. Packard! We want to take all you Carpetbagge... |
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