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A Velocipede of Fifty Years Ago

Date: 03 06 1869
Description: Engraved image of a man in a top hat and tails riding a velocipede. Another rider is in the background.
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Telegram Sanger Racers

Date: 11 1894
Description: Advertisement for the 1895 model of the Telegram Sanger Racer by the Telegram Cycle Manufacturing Company of Milwaukee. Features a drawing of the 1895 mode...
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Memoirs of '93

Date: 05 1894
Description: Cartoon drawing of Walter Sanger running with his racing bicycle and holding a broken pedal. The caption reads, "Sanger at Herne Hill — Milwaukeeans expect...
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Parker H. Sercombe

Date: 08 1892
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Parker Sercombe.
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Rambler Bicycle Ad Detail

Date: 12 1893
Description: Portion of a Rambler Bicycle advertisement showing a Roman style female statue holding up a bicycle.
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Olympian Hiawatha

Date: 1946
Description: Reproduction of a painting depicting an Olympian Hiawatha locomotive and an Olympian Hiawatha observation car traveling in the western United States. A man...
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The Universal Food Chopper

Date: 1899
Description: A reproduction of an ad or counter card for the Universal Food Chopper. Text on the image reads, "The Universal Food Chopper, and a few of the things it ch...
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Canvass White

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Description: Engraved quarter-length portrait of Canvass White.
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Vicksburg Daily Citizen, Verso

Date: 07 04 1863
Description: Blue and white floral print wallpaper on which the Vicksburg Daily Citizen of July 2, 1863 is printed.
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Me-Te-A, a Pottawatimie Chief

Date: 1849
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Metea, a Chief of the Potawatomi Tribe. He spoke against land cessions during the 1821 treaty negotiations.
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Distribution of Fur Trade Company Goods to the Indians

Date: 1859
Description: Hand-colored engraving showing fur company agents making a distribution of goods to Indians, some of whom are seated on the ground, in a fenced courtyard w...

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