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Poster for Morris Brothers' Opera House Minstrels

Date: 1857
Description: Black and white lithograph on paper. Title over image of minstrel company. Inserts of Lon and Billy Morris, left and right. Large image of man papering sto...
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Poster for "The Man, the Maid and the Money"

Date: 1911
Description: Color lithograph poster. Title runs across top and the poster features a portrait of Dan Russell, whose name runs across the bottom. The famous comedian...
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Poster for "Secret Service"

Date: 1896
Description: Color lithograph poster. Title runs across top with author's name, William Gillette, under it in upper right corner. Scene depicts a well-dressed woman sta...
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Poster for "Secret Service"

Date: 1896
Description: Color lithograph poster. Title runs across the top with the author's name just below it upper right. Scene from the drama shows a boy dressed in gray unifo...
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Poster for "Mrs. Bridget O'Brien, esq"

Date: 1892
Description: Color lithograph poster. The caption running across the top is "Frank Sanger's Company supporting John F. Sheridan." The image shows Sheridan, cross-dresse...
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Poster for "In Old Kentucky"

Date: 1893
Description: Color lithograph poster. The image depicts two men fighting near a bridge and raging river. One man has driven the other to the precipice. A caption below ...
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Messala and Ben Hur Quarreling in a Poster for "Ben Hur"

Date: 1899
Description: Color lithograph. Across the top banner in caps is "Klaw and Erlanger's stupendous production," underneath is "Gen'l Lew Wallace's Ben Hur." This is follow...
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Chariot Race Poster for "Ben Hur"

Date: 1899
Description: Color lithograph on paper. The top caption reads in caps: "Klaw and Erlanger's stupendous production." Beneath this is the title against a red filed, and o...
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Poster for "Sheriff of Angel Gulch"

Date: 1906
Description: Color lithograph poster. The top caption reads: "Chas. E. Blaney presents Young Buffalo, King of the Wild West in his new play," and beneath this in larger...
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Poster for "The Ensign"

Date: 1892
Description: Color lithograph poster depicting a confrontation between U.S. Navy sailors who are defending the honor of the American flag and British soldiers. “Written...
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Poster for "Uncle Josh Spruceby"

Date: 1890
Description: Color lithograph poster. Top banner "Uncle Josh Spruceby" with insert left containing picture of Uncle Josh. The image depicts a scene from the play with a...
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Nirvana Poster

Date: 1990
Description: Nirvana poster from their 1990 tour.
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Crimean War Themed Advertising Broadside

Date: 05 1854
Description: This yellow and black wood block print broadside ties England and France's declaration of war against Russia during the Crimean War into a war against high...
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"Leta odvahy a zrady" (Evidence) Film Poster

Date: 1965
Description: Czechoslovakian film poster for the Hungarian film "Ha egyszer húsz év múlva." Photographic image in shades of blue, except for part of a man's face. The m...
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"Our National Debt . . . "

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Description: From the top, bold red letters read: "Our National Debt $3,122,700,000,000 (3 Trillion Bucks)," "Did you spend your share?" On the right is a cartoon profi...
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"Fifteen Hundred Little Pictures" Exhibit Poster

Date: 02 10 1986
Description: Silkscreen poster announcing the Fifteen Hundred Little Pictures Polaroid Photography show. The photographers names are Joann Jensen, Mark Porter and Mike ...
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What are Your Taxes Buying in El Salvador?

Date: 1987
Description: Poster advocating against United States governmental support for the Salvadoran military and government. The poster reproduces a photograph of people, incl...
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Lobby card for Man Crazy

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Description: Title lobby card for the 1953 film Man Crazy. A young woman in a sleeveless green dress stands on the left side of the image. Three small vignette...
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