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"The Real Criminals Are Those... "

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Description: Advertisement picturing a white woman and an African American man with the title "The Real Criminals Are Those Who Preach Racial Integration."
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The Right To Vote Rally

Date: 10 29 1959
Description: Flyer for a rally "The Right To Vote" "The Fight To Vote" sponsored by the Federation of Negro Civil Service Organizations, Inc. Speakers include Jackie Ro...
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Willson Monarch Labs Salesman Card

Date: 1935
Description: Business card of Edward Rohloff, a traveling salesman for Willson's Monarch Laboratory, a manufacturer of patent medications in the early part of the 1900s...
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Andrew Carnegie

Date: 1902
Description: Waist-up studio portrait of Andrew Carnegie.
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Kehl Recital Advertisement

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Description: Eleven portraits of young costumed students appear in an advertisement reading "Leo Kehl Dancers To Appear In Recital."
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Madison Zouaves

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Description: Composite of oval-shaped photographic portraits of Madison Zouaves, a Civil War unit from Madison, Wisconsin. Each portrait is numbered. Handwritten on bac...
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International Truck Advertising Proof

Date: 11 1954
Description: Advertising proof created by Young and Rubicam for the International Harvester Company. Features a photograph of Ronald Colman and Benita Hume with the tex...
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Charles W. Short, Botanist

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Description: Engraved portrait of Charles W. Short (1794-1863), Kentucky botanist. Worked at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, 1825-38. The plant genus ...
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Solomon Juneau, Founder of Milwaukee

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait engraving of Solomon Laurent Juneau (1793-1856), Wisconsin fur trader and politician.
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Mrs. General Gaines

Date: 04 13 1861
Description: Etching from a photograph of Mrs. General Gaines.
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Little Rock Flyer

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Description: "Little Rock's 'Lady' of the Year", a flyer distributed by racists in Little Rock, illustrated by her 1946 police mug shot and arrest record. The text char...
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Assemblyman Rusk

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Description: Portrait of Jeremiah Rusk as an assemblyman from Viroqua. He later served as congressman, governor of Wisconsin, and the first U.S. Secretary of Agricultu...
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Samuel Tilden

Date: 1876
Description: An engraving from a photograph of Samuel Tilden.
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Joseph Koenig

Date: 1912
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Joseph Koenig.
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William H. Seward

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Description: Engraved carte-de-visite profile portrait of William H. Seward, Secretary of State under the Lincoln Administration.
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It's Almost Time

Date: 1960
Description: Holiday card with a running grandfather clock on the front, and the face of the clock with pictures of the family as the hours on the inside. Holly decorat...
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Christmas Greetings from the Bryntesons

Date: 1970
Description: Photo holiday greeting card of the Brynteson family. Four portraits show the various members of the family, including a dog.
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Blessings At Christmas

Date: 1972
Description: Photographic holiday greeting card of the Brynteson family. Three photographs show Mom, Dad and daughter. A bow and pine branches decorate the card. The te...
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Peaceful

Date: 1978
Description: Holiday card with the word "PEACEFUL" embossed seven times on the front (not shown). On the inside, a photograph of a couple is glued in the center. Above ...
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Merry Christmas

Date: 1930
Description: Inside of holiday card depicting a family tree. The family photographs are positioned over a pine tree covered with snow. At the bottom is a cartoon of San...

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