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Symbolical Head and Phrenological Chart
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Drawn diagram of a head in profile with sections mapped for phrenological associations. Each numbered section is illustrated with an image representing the faculty the region supposedly controls. A key to the associated traits and faculties is printed at the bottom.
1843
Fowler, L. N. (Lorenzo Niles), 1811-1896
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Milwaukee Circuit Court Decision, Wood vs. Boynton
June 1884
Document recording the case and ruling in favor of Samuel Boynton in the case brought by Clarissa Wood regarding the sale of the Eagle diamond.
United States Constitution, Front
September 19, 1787
The first printing of the United States Constitution found in the "Pennsylvania Packet," and "Daily Advertiser."
Interview with Charles Burton
Jun 1964 - Aug 1964
Location file, Greenville, 1964 June-August.
Native American Marks
August 5, 1820
Sketches of Native American marks in James Doty's travel journal. Most of the marks represent different types of fish.
Wrestling at Manitowoc Terrace Gardens
1930
Poster for a wrestling event at Manitowoc Terrace Gardens, featuring Strahota vs. Gaza, Marko vs. Ackley, Miller vs. Pahl, Zarnath vs. Bucher. Monday evening September 11 at 8:15 p.m. sharp.
Pilot Project: Organizing Mississippi Whites
circa 1964
Materials from the civil rights era, particularly around the 1960s.
