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| Date: | 10 1891 |
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| Description: | The wreckage of a head-on collision of two Chicago, St. Paul Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad trains at Tramway. Men stand near and on top of the railroad cars... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Open casket of a young bearded and moustached man outdoors. There is a canvas covering used as a backdrop. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Novelty trade card advertising harvesting machinery manufactured by William Deering and Company. At close range, the image shows two young girls holding a ... |
| Date: | 08 12 1876 |
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| Description: | A cartoon depicting General M.C. Butler, holding a top hat in his left hand, and carrying an umbrella under his right arm standing next to dead African Ame... |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | View of a man executed by firing squad at the base of a tree. His face is covered with a cloth, and he has a small heart bull's eye on his chest. |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | A Skull and Crossbones wearing a jester's cap with bells. J and D are on the earflaps, probably referring to Jefferson Davis as a fool. On the crossbones i... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | A graphic design of a Confederate officer labeled "SECESSION" hanging by the neck from a beam. He is choking, his tongue is hanging out and his eyes are pr... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Lithograph of the Empire Mower and Reaper; several other reaper manufacturers and models are identified in the illustration which appears above the text: “... |
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