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Strikers' Message

Date: 1959
Description: Paul Spencer, a member of United Packinghouse Workers Local 270 in Memphis, reminds citizens of his locals' strike against Wilson & Co.
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Swift Strikers

Date: 1959
Description: Striking members of United Packinghouse Workers Local 270 stand near the Swift & Co., plant in membership in an attempt to prevent Wilson products being lo...
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Overton Park Higbee Memorial

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Description: Classical stone memorial with six columns to the memory of Jennie Higbee, founder and principal of a local school for girls. Located in Overton Park which ...
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Christopher R. Blackall

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Description: Full-length carte-de-visite portrait of Dr. Christopher Ruby Blackall, 33rd Wisconsin Infantry, standing in his uniform with his hat on a pedestal.
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The Hermitage

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Description: The Hermitage was purchased by Andrew Jackson on July 5, 1804. The grounds included the mansion as well as a 1,000-acre plantation.
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State Coach of Andrew Jackson

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Description: The state coach belonging to Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States (1829–1837). View of the right side of the coach. A brick building ...
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Bedroom at the Hermitage

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Description: Interior view of a bedroom at the Hermitage, home of Andrew Jackson, featuring a canopied bed, matching curtains, ornate wallpaper and gleaming carved wood...
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Hermitage Foyer

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Description: Foyer of the Hermitage, home of Andrew Jackson, featuring bucolic murals, a curving staircase, ornate couches and sculptures.
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The Hermitage Drawing Room

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Description: Interior view of a drawing room in the Hermitage, home of Andrew Jackson, featuring chandeliers, a harpsichord and ornately carved furniture.
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Our Lady of Grace Chapel at Saint Thomas Church

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Description: View of Our Lady of Grace Chapel at Saint Thomas Church. A path leads to the entrance of the chapel, a stone structure with an arch, and decorated with pla...
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First National ACORN Convention

Date: 12 1978
Description: A crowd of people with signs march to the Democratic Party mid-term convention during the first national ACORN convention.
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President's Dinner at Gayoso Hotel Menu

Date: 10 14 1887
Description: One-page menu for the visit of President Grover Cleveland to Memphis, with a woman with an upswept hairstyle and a choker, wearing a low-necked Delftware-p...
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President's Dinner at Gayoso Hotel Menu

Date: 10 14 1887
Description: One-page menu for the visit of President Grover Cleveland to Memphis, with a man in a powdered wig wearing a waistcoat with wide, decorated cuffs, ruffled...
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Francis Wilson

Date: 1861
Description: A tintype portrait of Francis Wilson of the Dodgeville Guards, 12th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, Company C. The buttons and epaulets on his uniform, as we...

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