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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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The New Year—1869

Date: 01 1869
Description: Engraving after a drawing by Winslow Homer showing a crowned Baby New Year riding a velocipede through a hoop held by a woman, as the Grim Reaper, on the r...
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Douglas & Sherwood's Expansion Skirt

Date: 05 1858
Description: An illustration in "Godey's Lady's Book" of a steel expansion skirt.
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Going Straight Through the Mountain

Date: 08 1892
Description: Engraving, probably after a photograph, showing Frank Lenz posing with his safety bicycle near the stone arch entrance of a canal tunnel cut through a moun...
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An Awkward Fix

Date: 07 1892
Description: Engraved illustration depicting Frank Lenz sitting on the edge of a railroad bridge holding his safety bicycle in front of him and his box camera on his ba...
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Comely Features Article

Date: 12 1894
Description: An illustrated article in Godey's Ladies Book regarding "triumph of surgery" to improve one's facial features.
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Detail of 'Comely Features' Article

Date: 12 1894
Description: An illustration from the article "Comely Features" in Godey's Ladies Book, showing elimination of forehead wrinkles.
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Get Thee Behind Me, [Mrs.] Satan!

Date: 02 17 1872
Description: Political cartoon depicting a woman on a rocky path carrying two children and a drunken husband on her back being tempted by Victoria Woodhull depicted as ...
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Kentzler Article and Photograph

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Description: A brief article about Claire and Jim Kentzler, the couple who owned and managed the Green Ram Theater.
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We The People: Hortonville Strike

Date: 1974
Description: Front page of the labor newspaper We The People. The issue is dedicated to the teachers strike in Hortonville and features a drawing of people march...
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"We Got It!" Zine Cover

Date: 03 1976
Description: Front cover of We Got It!, a zine published by the Madison-based Lesbian Communications Collective from 1975-1976. The cover art parodies the Grant ...
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At the "Kindness" Farm

Date: 1960
Description: Carton mocking the need for sanitary conditions in dairy farming. The drawing shows one cow being given a shower while another lays on a feather bed and is...
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"Salute to Cuba"

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Description: Full page "Salute to Cuba" in the United Artists newsletter "Around the World" from November 27, 1942. There are five photographs showing the staff and var...
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1960 Green Bay Packers Yearbook

Date: 1960
Description: Cover of the Green Bay Packers 1960 Yearbook featuring a photograph from the Packer-Lion game of October 4, 1959 showing Halfback, Paul Hornung on an end s...
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"Pitiful Reform" Cartoon

Date: 10 30 1875
Description: A cartoon of a woman representing excellence standing on the steps of Tammany Hall and holding her nose as she looks at the pitiful state of school reform....
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Portrait of Lucy Parsons

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Description: Portrait of Lucy (Gonzales) Parsons, the wife of Albert R. Parsons. The portrait of Lucy is surrounded by books, papers, and ink pen and pot. In the backgr...
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Cover of Scarlet Letter Newsletter

Date: 05 1971
Description: Front cover of Scarlet Letter newsletter, volume 1, number 1. The cover features a drawn portrait of a woman, signed "Sis."
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Edison In His Workshop

Date: 08 02 1879
Description: A drawing of Thomas Edison seated at a desk working on an experiment. Caption at bottom reads: "Edison In His Workshop."
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The Electric Light in Madison Square, New York

Date: 01 14 1882
Description: A drawing showing Madison Square at night, lit by electric lighting at the top of a mast. Men and women are strolling on the sidewalks and walking on the s...
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The Electric Light in Houses

Date: 06 24 1882
Description: Three depictions of men laying electrical tubes in the streets of New York and testing them for insulation. Caption reads: "The Electric Light in Houses— L...

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