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| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view drawing of the grounds of Villa Louis, the estate of the fur trading Dousman family. After the death of H. Louis Dousman's mother in 1882, ... |
| Date: | 05 14 1887 |
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| Description: | Cartoon of a three-headed hydra representing oleomargarine, threatening a farmer. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Rebus from the National Temperance Advocate, 1884-1886 p.207. Solution is: "What harm can there be in a glass of beer? None, my man, in one or two. 'Tis... |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | Two drawings illustrating a hyperbolic comparison between a society which permits drinking of alcoholic beverages and one that does not. |
| Date: | 11 02 1889 |
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| Description: | Engraved view of a government snagboat removing obstructions from the channel of a western river. |
| Date: | 01 09 1883 |
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| Description: | A large crowd is on the street surrounding the burning building. Fire fighters are struggling with horses pulling the fire engine, and on the left a group... |
| Date: | 07 10 1880 |
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| Description: | Large crowd of people in ter hall for the Democratic Convention at Cincinnati. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Engraved image of three men in a dark room examining kegs of beer by candlelight. |
| Date: | 1882 |
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| Description: | Plat map of the village of Dunbarton, received by the Lafayette County Register's Office on September 22, 1892. Certification by the surveyor, Albert Pool,... |
| Date: | 1883 |
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| Description: | Quarter-length portrait of Victoria Woodhull. The drawing was done during her marriage to John Biddulph Martin. |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Black and white illustration of the Proud Mary Hotel (now the Whistling Swan). |
| Date: | 01 14 1882 |
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| Description: | A drawing showing Madison Square at night, lit by electric lighting at the top of a mast. Men and women are strolling on the sidewalks and walking on the s... |
| Date: | 06 24 1882 |
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| Description: | Three depictions of men laying electrical tubes in the streets of New York and testing them for insulation. Caption reads: "The Electric Light in Houses— L... |
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