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Going To Mass

Date: 07 09 1870
Description: Irish people on the way to mass, including children surrounding the priest.
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International Trail Magazine Cover of Gatti Expedition

Date: 07 1938
Description: Front cover of International Trail magazine featuring images of the expedition of Attilio Gatti to the Belgian Congo in Africa. Includes a color ill...
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Farmall Super A White Demonstrator Tractor

Date: 1950
Description: Cover of the February-March issue of "Harvester World" magazine featuring a color photograph of a man operating a white Farmall Super A demonstrator tracto...
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Porter's Gun-Boats Passing the Dam in the Red River

Date: 06 18 1864
Description: Engraved view of gunboats passing the dam in the Red River near Alexandria.
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Harper's Weekly Canal Drawing

Date: 08 02 1862
Description: Engraved view of several men in a long trench digging Grant's canal on the Mississippi River opposite Vicksburg.
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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers

Date: 1870
Description: Magazine illustration of the home, titled: "Soldiers' National Asylum at Milwaukee, Wisconsin". The building is in the background, and in the foreground ar...
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Arrival of a Federal Column at a Planter's House in Dixie

Date: 04 04 1863
Description: Illustration depicting a large group of people gathered in the yard of a house. Three woman stand on the porch steps, and men, women and children are gathe...
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The Army of the Potomac-Sword Presentation by General Crawford's Division to General Meade

Date: 10 03 1863
Description: Illustration depicting a crowd watching the Potomoc-Sword presentation.
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Ebert Tractor in "Motor Mechanics"

Date: 1918
Description: Front cover of the October issue of "Motor Mechanics" magazine featuring a photograph of a man smoking a pipe while using an Ebert tractor.
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The Velocipede Mania — What It May Come To!

Date: 05 01 1869
Description: Humorous engraved image showing a street scene crowded with people riding bicycles. In the background are businesses identified as J. Shanks Livery Stable,...
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Bicycle Race

Date: 09 1886
Description: Engraved image of a drawing by Henry Sandham showing six bicycle racers on a track with a large crowd of spectators in the stands and along the side of the...
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The American Velocipede

Date: 1886
Description: Engraved image from a sketch by Theodore Davis showing four men bicycling.
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Frank G. Lenz

Date: 1892
Description: Portrait of Frank Lenz on his safety bicycle which he rode on a round-the-world tour. He is posed on a country road lined with fences and telegraph or tele...
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Escort Into Minneapolis

Date: 07 23 1892
Description: Frank Lenz entering Minneapolis escorted by members of the St. Paul Cycle Club, the Minneapolis Business Men's Bicycle Association, and the Minnesota Divis...
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A Stretch Between the Tracks

Date: 06 1892
Description: Frank G. Lenz posed with his bicycle between railroad tracks in the northeastern United States.
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A Sorely Neglected Stretch

Date: 05 1892
Description: Frank Lenz posed with his bicycle on a badly neglected stretch of road. A split-rail fence encloses a field behind Lenz.
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Tractor Pulling a Harvester in Australia

Date: 1950
Description: A man is driving a McCormick tractor pulling a McCormick-International harvester in a wheat field in Australia. Original caption reads: "In 1851, rich gold...
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International Harvester Tractor in Field

Date: 1950
Description: A man is driving a tractor in a farm field in Australia. Expansive farm fields are seen in the background. Original caption reads: "For the conservation of...
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Tractor with Hay Baler Attached in Hay Field

Date: 1950
Description: A man is driving a tractor with a hay baler attached in a hay field in Australia. The hay baler is producing hay bales. Original caption reads: ". . . for ...
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Loading Sheep into Model AL-162 Cattle Truck

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Description: A Model AL-162 cattle truck being loaded with sheep. Three men are seen. One in the back of the truck, another on horseback, and the third standing at the ...

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