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Dancing Master of America Advertisement

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Description: Advertising piece from a New York convention of the Dancing Masters of America. Featured are DM of A master faculty: Judith Ann Sproule and F.W. Kehl (walt...
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Randall Harrow Advertisement

Date: 1890
Description: Advertisement for the Randall Harrow, manufactured by the Warrior Mower Company. Features a color illustration of a farmer using the harrow in a field.
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"A Lesson in Arithmatic" Happy Farmer Tractor Advertising

Date: 1917
Description: The cover of a La Crosse Tractor advertisement from M. Maloney Company, Syracuse, N.Y.
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David Hunter

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Description: Engraved quarter-length carte-de-visite portrait of Major General David Hunter. David Hunter as promoted to Major General in August 1861 and was appointed ...
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Peace On Earth

Date: 1962
Description: Holiday card with representatives of six of the world's religions. In the center is the text: "Peace On Earth." On the inside (not shown) the sender is the...
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Greetings!

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Description: Holiday card depicting an African American Santa Claus, wearing the traditional red suit, mittens and hat with white fur trim. He is carrying a sack over h...
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Little Falls

Date: 1853
Description: Engraved image of a boat being towed through a canal at Little Falls by a team of horses. A small town is in the background.
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Menu Cover for Dinner for Delegations to the 5th Session of the Assembly General of the United Nations

Date: 11 27 1950
Description: Front cover of the menu for a dinner given by Nazrollah Entezam, President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly during its fifth session and leader ...
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Café Martin Supper Menu

Date: 11 19 1906
Description: One-page supper menu from Café Martin, with a watercolor illustration by Louis Renault of a man and a woman walking down the sidewalk arm-in-arm, a driver...
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Overseas Press Club of America Menu

Date: 02 26 1942
Description: Front cover and menu page from the program for the Third Annual Dinner of the Overseas Press Club of America for Anti-Axis Solidarity, with an illustration...
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Johnston Harvester Company Advertising Card

Date: 1876
Description: Advertising card with a color illustration of a man using the Johnston Light Combine in a field with two horses. The back of the card describes the agricul...
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Keller's Advertising Cards

Date: 1880
Description: Front and back of advertising cards for the Excelsior Gleaner and Binder. Front features illustrations of a man using the machinery in a field. The back fe...
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D.M. Osborne & Co. Advertisement

Date: 1860
Description: Advertisement card that reads: "The Kirby. It Mows! It Reaps! It Rakes!" Includes a photograph that has been pasted onto the card of a man using the Kirby.
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Lotos Club Dinner to General Nathan F. Twining Menu

Date: 05 21 1957
Description: Menu for a state dinner in honor of General Nathan F. Twining, Chief of Staff, United States Air Force, and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. The front cove...
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Royce Improved Reaper Advertising Card

Date: 1880
Description: Front of card with an illustration over an orange background of a man using a team of horses to pull a reaper in a field.
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American Newspaper Publishers Association Menu

Date: 1957
Description: Exterior of menu for the Banshee Luncheon at the 1957 American Newspaper Publishers Association (ANPA) convention. Features a bearded figure in a green sui...
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American Newspaper Publishers Association Menu Interior

Date: 1957
Description: Interior of the menu for the Banshee Luncheon of the 1957 American Newspaper Publishers Association (ANPA) convention. Features a bearded figure in a green...

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