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Singer Sewing Machine in Java

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Description: Illustration of a Javanese woman sewing at a Singer Sewing machine while a Javanese man looks on.
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Singer Advertising Card - Germany "Wurtemberg"

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of a woman from Wurtemberg, Germany in "native" costume, posing next to a Singer sewing machine.
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Singer Advertising Card - Spain "Sevilla"

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of a couple from Sevilla, Spain in "native" costume, posing near a Singer sewing machine. The man is holding a small glass of wine an...
Postcard

Singer Advertising Card - Italy "Florence"

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of a woman from Florence, Italy in "native" costume, posing near a Singer sewing machine.
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Singer Advertising Card - Philippine Islands "Manila"

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of a young woman from Manila in the Philippine Islands in "native" costume, posing near a Singer sewing machine.
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Singer Advertising Card - United States

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of an American woman, posing near a Singer sewing machine. Her daughter stands on a pillow, watching as her mother sews.
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Singer Advertising Card - Japan

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of two women from Japan in "native" costume, posing near a Singer sewing machine.
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Singer Advertising Card - France "Boulogne-Sur-Mer"

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of a woman from Boulogne-sur-mer, France in "native" costume, posing near a Singer sewing machine.
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Singer Advertising Card - India

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of two girls from India in "native" costume, posing near a Singer sewing machine.
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Singer Advertising Card - Sweden "Dalarne"

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of a woman from Dalarne, Sweden in "native" costume, posing near a Singer sewing machine.
Historical Object

Singer Advertising Card Box

Date: 1893
Description: Cover of a box produced by The Singer Manufacturing Company, which holds "Costumes of All Nations" souvenir cards, created for the 1893 World's Columbian E...
Book or Pamphlet

Complimentary Excursion to General Passenger & Ticket Agents Lunch Menu

Date: 09 1887
Description: Lunch menu from the souvenir booklet of the Complimentary Excursion to General Passenger & Ticket Agents, with an embossed knife, fork, and spoon crossed o...
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Jamieson House Menu

Date: 10 28 1978
Description: Menu from the Jamieson House, with decorative borders featuring putti holding a platter of meat, wine cellar keys, and a basket of wines; decanting wine fr...
Postcard

Northern Pacific Breakfast Menu Postcard

Date: 
Description: Postcard menu from the Northern Pacific railroad line, with a plate filled with a steaming stack of pancakes topped with sausage links, a domed cover, a di...
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Gridiron Club Menu

Date: 12 09 1950
Description: Gridiron Club menu, mounted on board, with a cartoon by Jim (James Thomas) Berryman of club president Tom Stokes in suit and tie, chef's toque, pleated apr...
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R.M.S. Nieuw Amsterdam Dinner Menu

Date: 05 15 1948
Description: Dinner menu from the Holland-America Line ship R.M.S. Nieuw Amsterdam, with an illustration of "A Repast About 100 B.C.," with men and a woman gathe...
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R.M.S. Nieuw Amsterdam Dinner Menu

Date: 05 13 1948
Description: Dinner menu from the Holland-America Line ship R.M.S. Nieuw Amsterdam, with "A Repast About 1830," with men, women, and a child gathered around a ta...
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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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