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McCormick Catalog Art

Date: 1894
Description: Color lithograph illustration on the back cover of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog. Shows an American Revolutionary War battle scene. Also...
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The Late Major J.W. Powell

Date: 1902
Description: Waist-up studio portrait, with accompanying obituary entry, of Major John Wesley Powell (1834-1902), American soldier, explorer, and geologist. Best known ...
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The Union Must and Shall Be Preserved

Date: 1860
Description: Miss Columbia is standing on the body of a fallen soldier. She has a sword in her right hand and is holding the Union flag in her left hand. The words: "TH...
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Champion Prize Envelope - Lincoln & Davis in 5 Rounds, 1st Round

Date: 1860
Description: Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis in a boxing ring. Text at top reads, "CHAMPION PRIZE ENVELOPE - LINCOLN & DAVIS IN 5 ROUNDS," underneath reads "1ST ROU...
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Champion Prize Envelope - Lincoln & Davis in 5 Rounds, 2nd Round

Date: 1860
Description: Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis in a boxing ring. Text at top reads, "CHAMPION PRIZE ENVELOPE - LINCOLN & DAVIS IN 5 ROUNDS," underneath reads "2ND ROU...
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Champion Prize Envelope - Lincoln & Davis in 5 Rounds, 4th Round

Date: 1860
Description: Winfield Scott and William Seward stand in the boxing ring in which Lincoln fought Davis. Text at top reads, "CHAMPION PRIZE ENVELOPE - LINCOLN & DAVIS IN ...
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Officer-Front Face!-Eyes Right!!! Envelope Design

Date: 1860
Description: A rare "risque" (for the time) design. A row of soldiers look away from their officer at a young lady as she lifts her skirts to step over a puddle, exposi...
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Blood Money: Or How Southern Rebels Encourage Piracy

Date: 1860
Description: Two pirates, one armed with two pistols and the other with a rifle, are bringing a shackled soldier labeled "U.S." to Jefferson Davis. Davis is relaxing in...
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Poor Old Simple Virginia

Date: 1860
Description: An old woman, stooped over and holding a cane, has Union soldiers ("NORTH" on the left) and Confederate soldiers ("SOUTH" on the right) climbing ladders to...
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Secession Hanging from the Union 34 Pounder

Date: 1860
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...
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Secession

Date: 1860
Description: A knight mounted on a horse is wearing the Union shield as he battles a dragon with a sword. The dragon has the word "SECESSION" on its side. Black ink on ...
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Christmas Greetings To You In Service

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Description: Holiday card with a uniformed nurse standing under mistletoe, while a soldier and a sailor are walking towards her, presumably to kiss her. Inside a red bo...
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Merry Xmas

Date: 1942
Description: Holiday card with an Army soldier skiing down a hill. He is wearing a backpack and holding a piece of paper with the message "Merry Xmas" on it. Mountains ...
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Holiday Card of a Military Camp

Date: 1942
Description: Holiday card showing a military camp with three soldiers standing together gazing at the Christmas star. Two tents are pitched under two trees on the shore...
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Manchester Massacre Handkerchief

Date: 1819
Description: A commemorative handkerchief created by a wood engraving on white cotton fabric. The scene is the Manchester Reform Meeting, in England. A crowd of demonst...
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Military Themed Valentine

Date: 1943
Description: Valentine's Day card of a young boy in a military uniform and his dog. He is standing in the open top hatch of a tank, and the dog is sitting on the crawle...
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Soldier Defending the Capitol Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead with a Union soldier standing guard, rifle in his right arm, beside the American flag. Four tents, representing a military camp, are pitched bet...

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