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Thomas Jefferson Seated with Quill Pen

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Description: Engraving from a painting of Thomas Jefferson, seated with books and writing implements.
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John Quincy Adams

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Description: Engraving from a painting of John Quincy Adams.
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Columbus at Banquet

Date: 1655
Description: Christopher Columbus, ca. 1492.
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James Monroe

Date: 1861
Description: Portrait engraving of James Monroe from a painting by Alonzo Chappel.
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The Reprimand

Date: 1842
Description: An engraving depicting a woman reprimanding a young woman, while a young man looks in at a window in the background.
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Ulysses S. Grant

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Description: Engraved carte-de-visite portrait of General Ulysses S. Grant and his family.
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Gideon Welles

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Description: Engraved, full-length, seated portrait of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy from 1861-1869.
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Greetings

Date: 1941
Description: Holiday card with man sitting in an easy chair in front of a fireplace. He is smoking a pipe and reading a book. There is a model sailing ship on the mantl...
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Wish You a Merry Christmas

Date: 1951
Description: The inside of a holiday card. It shows the head of the company, D.C. (Clark) Everest, sitting at his desk. Four green frames across the top show different ...
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And Folly's All They Taught Me!

Date: 1909
Description: Valentine's Day card of a large red heart, with a man sitting in a chair over it. His chin is resting in his right hand, and he appears to be in despair. H...
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My Heart is Shaking Only For You

Date: 1945
Description: Valentine's Day card of a soda fountain with two girls seated on stools in front of the counter and a soda jerk behind. Two puppies are on the floor near t...
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International Builds Trucks for Every Class of Hauling

Date: 1938
Description: International truck advertisement featuring a color illustration of a truck in what appears to be an exotic foreign location. Includes the text: "Internati...
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Cream Top Beer, Label

Date: 1938
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Cream Top Beer, Whitewater Brewing Co." Pictured on the label is a man sitting at a ...
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The Gargoyle Menu

Date: 09 13 1911
Description: Middle front outer panel and tri-fold menu from The Gargoyle, with a gargoyle sitting atop the framed illustration of the entryway of the restaurant and a ...
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Complimentary Dinner to Hon. John D. Spooner

Date: 03 05 1891
Description: Front cover and inside of menu for a dinner honoring U.S. Senator John C. Spooner when he was Chairman of the Committee on Claims, with an oval photograph ...
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Thirteen Club Feast by the Sea Menu

Date: 08 07 1886
Description: Menu from the midsummer dinner of the Thirteen Club, with the seal of the club on the front cover: the legend, "Morituri te salutamus" ("We who are about t...
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Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul and Pacific Railway Lounge and Buffet Service Menu

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Description: Buffet luncheon and drinks menu for the CMSP&P railway, with a waiter ready to serve a table of three men sitting at a table in the lounge car with drinks ...
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R.M.S. Nieuw Amsterdam Dinner Menu

Date: 05 14 1948
Description: Dinner menu from the Holland-America Line ship R.M.S. Nieuw Amsterdam, with "A Repast About 1900," with men in tuxedos and women in long gowns sitti...
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Mr. Ross Menu

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Description: Menu for a luncheon or dinner with a pen-and-ink and watercolor drawing of Edward Alsworth Ross sitting in an armchair and smoking a pipe. The back cover i...
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Seipp's Beer Advertising Card

Date: 1884
Description: A card advertising Conrad Seipp's Brewery of Chicago. Features a caricature of United States political figures of 1884, including, seated at the table from...

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