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Singer Advertising Card - France "Boulogne-Sur-Mer"

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of a woman from Boulogne-sur-mer, France in "native" costume, posing near a Singer sewing machine.
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Singer Advertising Card - India

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of two girls from India in "native" costume, posing near a Singer sewing machine.
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Singer Advertising Card - Switzerland "Soleure"

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of a woman from Soleure, Switzerland in "native" costume, posing near a Singer sewing machine.
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Singer Advertising Card - Sweden "Dalarne"

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of a woman from Dalarne, Sweden in "native" costume, posing near a Singer sewing machine.
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Singer Advertising Card Box

Date: 1893
Description: Cover of a box produced by The Singer Manufacturing Company, which holds "Costumes of All Nations" souvenir cards, created for the 1893 World's Columbian E...
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Ku Klux Klan Souvenir Programme

Date: 1925
Description: Cover design of a Ku Klux Klan (KKK) programme from a State Klonvokation featuring an American flag.
Historical Object

Cyrus Hall McCormick Reaper Centennial Coin

Date: 1931
Description: Front side of a coin made for International Harvester to celebrate the "Reaper Centennial." The event commemorated the one hundred year anniversary of the ...
Historical Object

Reaper Test on Centennial Coin

Date: 1931
Description: Back side of a coin made for International Harvester to celebrate the "Reaper Centennial." The event commemorated the one hundred year anniversary of the t...
Photograph

Crowd at Indiana State Fair

Date: 1935
Description: A crowd gathered around two men standing in an open wagon at the Indiana State Fair. Many of the people in the crowd have their hands raised. A sign readin...
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Cliffs of Dover Postcard

Date: 1908
Description: Front and back of a postcard sent from Agnes to William (Bill) Quinney. The front features a print of the Cliffs of Dover in pastel tones while, on the ba...
Photograph

Souvenirs, Battery Park

Date: 1968
Description: Shelves of souvenirs for sale in Battery Park. The neatly stacked and arranged trinkets include: models of the Empire State Building and the Statue of Libe...
Photograph

Workers' Unity House Store

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Description: Slightly elevated view of the store's interior, with people posing behind the counters. Some of the items for sale are glassware, fruit, and souvenir penna...
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Young Old Abe

Date: 1861
Description: Carte-de-visite of Old Abe, the Wisconsin war eagle on a perch. The adolescent bird still has partially brown head feathers. The card appears to have a s...
Photograph

Old Abe of the Eighth Wisconsin Regiment

Date: 04 1865
Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Old Abe, eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. Bodtker often photographed Old Abe and on this occasion attempte...
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Old Abe Collector Card

Date: 1865
Description: Old Abe, eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Regiment. Popular cards sold in great quantities as benefit items ($9 per 100), so great was this bird's fame. ...
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Old Abe Collector Card

Date: 1865
Description: Old Abe, eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Regiment. Popular cards sold in great quantities as benefit items ($9 per 100), so great was this bird's fame. ...
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Old Abe Collector Card

Date: 03 1865
Description: Old Abe, eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Regiment, 1865 or 1870. Popular cards sold in great quantities as benefit items ($9 per 100), so great was this...
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Old Abe Perched on a Cannon

Date: 05 23 1865
Description: Chromolithograph portrait of "Old Abe," eagle mascot of Company C, 8th Wisconsin Regiment (the Eau Claire Eagles). Old Abe is perched on a cannon with his ...
Photograph

Old Abe Centennial Souvenir Photograph

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Description: Old Abe souvenir carte-de-visite sold by J.O. Barrett during the United States centennial, 1876. Old Abe is on a bird perch, facing forward, with his h...
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Old Abe Covered Glass Bowl

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Description: Old Abe covered glass bowl made by the Crystal Glass Company of Bridgeport, Ohio. Exhibited at the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876 where the ...

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