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| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | View of the Battle Hollow sign along an unpaved road. In the distance on the left is a rock formation covered with trees. Sign reads: "Battle Hollow Clack ... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of Sigrid Schultz in her U.S. War Correspondent uniform. |
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| Description: | A view of Fort Moultrie from across a body of water. A doorway leads into the fort, and to the left a sign reads, "Cable Crossing Do Not Anchor." Past the ... |
| Date: | 09 20 1943 |
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| Description: | Drawing submitted to the State of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "A Sturdy, Timely Toy For Your Youngster. General Jeep." Features a drawing of four... |
| Date: | 02 13 1815 |
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| Description: | Newspaper article declaring peace between the United States and Great Britain at the end of the War of 1812. |
| Date: | 05 17 1980 |
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| Description: | Poster in support of the People's War in Peru, which began in 1980. The war was instigated by a Maoist political group within Peru known as the Shining Pat... |
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| Description: | A candid portrait of a Vietnam veteran with a moustache, wearing a headband with a flower tucked in it, and a Vietnam Veterans Against the War button. He i... |
| Date: | 1990 |
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| Description: | Poster text reads, "No Blood for Oil, Bring the Troops Home." Features a depiction of a soldier standing and holding a missile above his head. The soldier ... |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | Poster promoting a rally against Richard Nixon. The header reads, "Stop the Mad Bomber: Confront Nixon at Miami Beach. August 20th-23rd,1972. The Miami Con... |
| Date: | 1983 |
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| Description: | Social action poster advertising 'STAR.' Depicts a star over the Venus symbol. The original caption reads: "Star. Stop The Arms Race. Bruxelles Brussel 8.3... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over tightly packed crowd towards Philosophy Professor Frithjof Bergmann, shown from the back standing at a podium, calling for a United Stat... |
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| Description: | Bumper sticker with message opposing the military government of El Salvador. It reads: "Not a dime for death squad government in El Salvador." |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Poster featuring an illustration of a monumental woman cradling a wounded man. She is wearing a Red Cross hat, and the Red Cross insignia behind her on the... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Poster featuring an illustration of a woman and two children standing together. The woman is wearing a Red Cross hat. There Red Cross insignia is in the up... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | The Red Cross insignia is in the bottom center of the poster. Text at the top reads: "The Red Cross Supplies 30,000 People Each Week With Information Conce... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Poster featuring an illustration of a woman wearing a hat with the Red Cross insignia on it. Details are about the contributions that women have made towar... |
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| Description: | Poster featuring an illustration of a Prussian leader looking back in fear at a large locomotive, with a US seal on the front, heading towards him. Text re... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Poster with text inside red and blue borders. It is a copy of an executive order by Julius C. Gunter, Governor of Colorado. Text reads, in part: "It is you... |
| Date: | 09 29 1870 |
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| Description: | State of Wisconsin certificate for A.A. Rowley, signed by Lucius Fairchild, Governor, that appoints him as Second Lieutenant of the "Middleton Guards" with... |
| Date: | 1985 |
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| Description: | View over audience towards a woman standing on a stage in front of a podium and microphone. In front of the podium is a small table with stacks of papers o... |
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