Date: | 1865 |
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Description: | Invitation to the Presidential Inaugural Ball that celebrated the re-election of Abraham Lincoln, together with Andrew Johnson, who succeeded to the Presid... |
Date: | 1881 |
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Description: | Engraved invitation to the reception and promenade concert held in celebration of the election of President James A. Garfield (left) and Vice President Che... |
Date: | 1944 |
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Description: | Campaign sticker for the re-election of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The use of the apple theme was a subtle reminder to those who might be tempted to vote for ... |
Date: | |
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Description: | Sheet of twenty-four stamps bearing a Christmas tree logo and the slogan "No More Shopping Days 'til Peace." |
Date: | |
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Description: | Card featuring the logo of the United States Food Administration to be hung in the window of a residence to show support for food conservation during World... |
Date: | 08 02 1862 |
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Description: | Civil War Union Army recruitment poster. |
Date: | 1912 |
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Description: | Reverse side of a Russian 500 ruble bank note issued in 1912. |
Date: | 1912 |
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Description: | Russian 500 ruble bank note, featuring a portrait of Emperor Peter I, the Great (1682-1725). |
Date: | 1946 |
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Description: | Cover of United States Department of the Interior Circular 11 entitled DDT: Its Effect on Fish and Wildlife by Clarence Cottam and Elmer Higgins. Th... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | A smiling devil with wings is holding a large jar of C.S.A. Whiskey marked with a poison symbol, and a Confederate flag sticking out of it. Blue and red in... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | Confederate soldier wearing a whiskey barrel with a cork helmet. On the barrel is the text: "RGG," "C.S.A. WHISKEY," "J.X.D." Caption below reads: "A membe... |
Date: | 1924 |
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Description: | Membership card of the Bow Tie Club of Madison, Wisconsin. The card features a drawing of a bow tie with a jewel in the center of the knot and the words "T... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | An elephant wearing boots is carrying a banner that reads: "I ALWAYS WIN." The banner has a face on the left end and is holding up the elephant's tail with... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | A Skull and Crossbones wearing a jester's cap with bells. J and D are on the earflaps, probably referring to Jefferson Davis as a fool. On the crossbones i... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | A snake, a skull and an ostrich feather in a pile on the ground. The text above reads: "Vanity, Treachery & Death." Caption below reads: "SECESSION EMBLEMS... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | Marching elephant wearing boots and a blanket carrying a banner. The banner reads: "The Northern Elephant," and has a face on the left side that is holding... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | A fox, with J.D. and crossbones on his leg, is wearing a coat and hat with a skull on it, and is stealing away in the night on a road labeled: "TO DIXIE'S ... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | The "crest" of Jefferson Davis has a horizontal blue field at the top with white stars representing the seceding states. Three vertical fields (red-white-r... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | A "crest" of Major General George McClellan, on a background of a blue oval with white stars. An eagle with flags, bayonets, cannons, cannonballs and a dru... |
Date: | 1860 |
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Description: | Lincoln is portrayed as a pharmacist with the names of the Union generals on some of the products that surround him in an apothecary. Some examples: "Scott... |
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