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Singer Sewing Machine in Java

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Description: Illustration of a Javanese woman sewing at a Singer Sewing machine while a Javanese man looks on.
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Singer Advertising Card - Germany "Wurtemberg"

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of a woman from Wurtemberg, Germany in "native" costume, posing next to a Singer sewing machine.
Postcard

Singer Advertising Card - Spain "Sevilla"

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of a couple from Sevilla, Spain in "native" costume, posing near a Singer sewing machine. The man is holding a small glass of wine an...
Postcard

Singer Advertising Card - Italy "Florence"

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of a woman from Florence, Italy in "native" costume, posing near a Singer sewing machine.
Postcard

Singer Advertising Card - Philippine Islands "Manila"

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of a young woman from Manila in the Philippine Islands in "native" costume, posing near a Singer sewing machine.
Postcard

Singer Advertising Card - United States

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of an American woman, posing near a Singer sewing machine. Her daughter stands on a pillow, watching as her mother sews.
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Singer Advertising Card - Japan

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of two women from Japan in "native" costume, posing near a Singer sewing machine.
Postcard

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.
Postcard

Singer Advertising Card - India

Date: 1892
Description: Chromolithograph card of two girls from India in "native" costume, posing near a Singer sewing machine.
Postcard

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.
Postcard

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.
Historical Object

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...
Photograph

Workers' Unity House Store

Date: 
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...
Manuscript

Class Portrait

Date: 1935
Description: Vintage photograph, dated ca. 1890, with a wraparound handwritten message from Miss Louise Parke to her beloved teacher, Miss Mary L. Edgar, is part of a M...
Photograph

Autographed Portrait of General Douglas MacArthur

Date: 02 1944
Description: An autographed quarter-length portrait of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur seated on an airplane near a window. He is wearing his uniform with a jacke...
Print

Menu for Captain's Dinner on Board S.S. Pastores

Date: 12 03 1920
Description: Menu for Captain's Dinner on board the S.S. Pastores, of the United Fruit Company Steamship Service, carrying President-Elect Warren G. Harding. On ...
Print

Menu for Farewell Dinner on Board R.M.S. Volendam

Date: 01 22 1939
Description: Exterior and page from the interior of the menu for the farewell dinner aboard the R.M.S. Volendam, with party streamers and dinner guests in formal...
Print

Menu for Banquet in Honor of President Theodore Roosevelt

Date: 04 03 1903
Description: Front cover, first page, and menu listing for a banquet given in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt by the Merchants and Manufacturers Association at Pl...
Print

Souvenir Menu for Dinner for Kletzsch, Ott, and Kremer

Date: 10 08 1914
Description: First and last pages of the souvenir menu for a dinner by Mr. Edward A. Uhrig to Mr. Alvin P. Kletzsch, Mr. Emil H. Ott, and Mr. Waldemar Kremer at Republi...
Print

Souvenir Menu for Dinner for Kletzsch, Ott, and Kremer

Date: 10 08 1914
Description: Interior pages of the souvenir menu for a dinner given by Mr. Edward A. Uhrig to Mr. Alvin P. Kletzsch, Mr. Emil H. Ott, and Mr. Waldemar Kremer at Republi...

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