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"Battle of Atlanta" Advertising Poster

Date: 1888
Description: Lithographed advertising poster showing the Civil War Battle of Atlanta. Produced for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, the poster features insets ...
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Under the Gaslight Poster

Date: 1867
Description: Lithograph poster for Augustin Daly's 1867 play Under the Gaslight, depicting Snorkey the one-armed Civil War veteran tied to the railroad tracks, w...
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The Flight of the Fast Mail Travel Poster

Date: 1875
Description: Colored print containing two images advertising the delivery of mail. The main image is of the large Michigan and Southern train labeled "The Fast Mail" de...
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Chicago and North Western Railway System Anniversary Travel Poster

Date: 1948
Description: An original colored lithograph advertising the Chicago and North Western Railway's 100th Anniversary from 1848 to 1948. The poster features the artist Paul...
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Chemins de fer électriques de la Gruyère Travel Poster

Date: 1900
Description: An original colored lithograph advertising the Chemins de fer électriques de la Gruyèr railway in Switzerland. The poster features the artist Anton Reckzi...
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Central Pacific Railway California Travel Poster

Date: 1900
Description: An original colored lithograph advertising the Pacific Railway's route from New York to California, encouraging people to "Go and See the Great American Pa...
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Warder, Bushnell, and Glessner Factory

Date: 1901
Description: Lithographed poster depicting an elevated view of the Warder, Bushnell, and Glessner factory and surrounding area. Text in the upper left corner reads, "Ch...
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Poster for "Neil O'Brien and his Great American Minstrels"

Date: 1915
Description: Color lithograph poster on paper. Across the top it reads: "Oscar F. Hodge presents," underneath, in larger blue letters is: "Neil O'Brien." Below this: "a...
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"Begegnung" (Brief Encounter) Film Poster

Date: 1956
Description: German film poster for the re-release of the British film. Illustrated head and shoulders image of a woman, with her eyes closed. Behind her are railroad t...
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Lawson Plant Advertisement

Date: 1919
Description: Advertisement for the Lawson plant in Green Bay. Includes a drawing from an aerial perspective of the plant and some of the surrounding area, under the wor...
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El Tren Que No Llegó (Front)

Date: 1936
Description: El Tren.

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