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Smithsonian Apothecary Shop

Date: 07 22 1946
Description: Members of the American Pharmaceutical Association Council visit the old Apothecary Shop exhibit at the Smithsonian.
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Oscar Rennebohm

Date: 05 29 1948
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm receiving a full sheet of the 1948 centennial stamp.
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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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Joe McCarthy Christmas Greeting

Date: 12 1954
Description: The 1954 Christmas card of Jeanne and Joseph R. McCarthy, mailed at about the time he was censured by the Senate. Handwritten on the inside the card says,...
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Fund Raising Poster

Date: 1942
Description: Photographic copy of a poster made by International Harvester's advertising department to solicit funds for the International Harvester Company's World War...
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War Poster Encouraging Use of Oil

Date: 1942
Description: Photographic copy of a World War II poster reading: "Another Shot at Hitler; A drop of oil may save a pound of metal", with an illustration of two hands ho...
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World War II Ride Sharing Poster

Date: 1942
Description: Photographic copy of a poster produced by the Labor Management Production Drive Committee urging people to share automobile rides. The text on the poster r...
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International Harvester Service Tribute Poster

Date: 1945
Description: International Harvester poster honoring servicemen and women during World War II featuring an illustration of three starred flags. The text reads: "Under T...
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"International Trail" Cover Layout

Date: 1965
Description: Cover layout of the Volume 35, Number 2 issue of "International Trail" magazine featuring a photograph of a woman using a seeing-eye dog to walk down a dri...
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American Political Items Collectors Association Convention

Date: 07 28 1989
Description: Don Starky, of Napoleon, Ohio, looks over some of the buttons on display at the American Political Items Collectors Association Convention. Political poste...
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People's Poster Collector

Date: 10 23 1973
Description: J. Wesley Miller posing with some of the campus street posters and handouts he collected. Mayor Soglin, Toby Emmer, Richard Nixon, Melvin Laird and Angela ...
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Bicycle Safety Week King and Queen

Date: 06 17 1960
Description: King John Thacher and Queen Dianne Bystol posing while wearing crowns and capes. They were winners of the slogan contest.
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C. Failinger & Sons Window

Date: 1935
Description: Display of historical memorabilia in the store window of C. Failinger & Sons.
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Ralph Callies' Political Button Collection

Date: 10 28 1964
Description: Ralph Callies pointing to one of the thousands of political buttons in his collection. He is a member of the American Political Items Collectors.
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Presidential Political Campaign Buttons

Date: 1996
Description: Framed assortment of political campaign buttons for Bill Clinton and running mate Al Gore, and Bob Dole and Jack Kemp. One button favors Clinton's cat Sock...
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Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

Date: 1972
Description: Three items in an assortment of political campaign ephemera for Richard Nixon. At the top is a white pocket pen protector with red text that reads: "Nixon ...
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Kodak Envelope from Vietnam

Date: 1969
Description: Kodak envelope written in English and Vietnamese. Lists the "Viet-Nam Photographic Supply Co" in Saigon.

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