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View of the Butte des Morts Treaty Ground, with the arrival of the Commissioners Gov. Lewis Cass and Col. McKenny

Date: 1835
Description: Little Lake Butte Des Morts just north of Lake Winnebago where Governor Lewis Cass of Michigan, and Thomas McKenney, head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (...
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La Follette Family Listens to the Returns

Date: 11 1924
Description: Robert M. La Follette, Sr., with Isabel Bacon La Follette (Mrs. Philip La Follette), Mrs. John J. Blaine, Philip Fox La Follette, Governor John J. Blaine, ...
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Drafting the Declaration of Independence

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Description: An engraving of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Philip Livingston, and Roger Sherman, drafters of the Declaration of Independence gathered...
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George Washington

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Description: Portrait engraving of George Washington from a painting by J.G. Chapman after C.W. Peale.
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William Jennings Bryan Addressing Crowd

Date: 10 03 1900
Description: View from audience of William Jennings Bryan, as Democratic nominee for election to the presidency, addressing a crowd, estimated at 15,000 people, at a st...
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Henry Wallace in front of Community Center

Date: 06 17 1939
Description: Henry Wallace, on right, talking to two men in front of the community center building. Henry Wallace, then the United States Secretary of Agriculture, visi...
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Painting of Young Washington

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Description: A painted portrait of young George Washington in the uniform of a British Colonial Colonel. The portrait was possibly made by Peale (Charles Wilson?) and o...
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Cartoon of the Flight of Jefferson Davis

Date: 1865
Description: Jefferson Davis in a hoop skirt with a basket and fallen dagger. Photographic card of a cartoon concerning Jefferson Davis' flight across Georgia in women...
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Cartoon of Jefferson Davis

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Description: Carte-de-visite cartoon drawing of Jefferson Davis, showing him as he fled from being captured by Union troops when they took Richmond, Virginia. He is dis...
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Cartoon of Jefferson Davis

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Description: Carte-de-visite cartoon drawing of Jefferson Davis, being captured by Union troops while wearing a dress and escorted by other women. Titled "A So Called P...
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Cartoon "Teamwork for Victory"

Date: 12 1942
Description: Cartoon printed in December issue of "HARVESTER NEWS-LETTER" showing a soldier and a International Harvester employee kicking Adolph Hitler, Benito Mussoli...
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Cartoon "Cutting out the Axis"

Date: 08 1943
Description: A cartoon originally published in the August issue of the "HARVESTER NEWS-LETTER" showing a International Harvester employee working on a lathe cutting out...
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Confederate President with His Nose in a Trap

Date: 1860
Description: Confederate President Jefferson Davis with his nose caught in a bear trap (Washington) while holding a confederate/pirate flag. Caption reads: "Jeff though...
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The Peoples Candidate for President, Abraham Lincoln

Date: 1860
Description: Portrait of Abraham Lincoln in an oval frame filled with white stars. He is surrounded by four Union flags. A liberty cap appears above the portrait. Two r...
Magazine or Periodical

Political Market

Date: 06 12 1858
Description: A political cartoon in "Harper's Weekly" about railroad company presidents' purchasing Wisconsin state legislatures and governors. The caption reads: ...
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The Nation's Binder

Date: 1890
Description: Color advertising cartoon depicting Uncle Sam with arms outstretched over a Deering grain binder. Hybrids of binders by rival manufacturers are depicted on...
Poster

Nixon's The One!

Date: 1968
Description: Political campaign poster that features a drawing of Richard Nixon surrounded by contemporary celebrities and politicians in the center. He is wearing a bu...
Poster

Candidate for Member of Congress

Date: 1918
Description: Campaign poster for Judge C.E. Randall. The poster features Uncle Sam holding up a sheet of paper with the quarter-length portrait of the candidate printed...
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Menu Cover for Dinner for Delegations to the 5th Session of the Assembly General of the United Nations

Date: 11 27 1950
Description: Front cover of the menu for a dinner given by Nazrollah Entezam, President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly during its fifth session and leader ...
Poster

Millhouse: A White Comedy

Date: 1974
Description: Poster advertising an Australian release of Emile de Antonio's 1971 documentary "Millhouse: A White Comedy," about the political career of Richard Nixon. T...

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