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McDonald's Restaurant

Date: 
Description: Exterior of early McDonald's Restaurant.
Photograph

Ronald Reagan Campaigning for President

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Description: Ronald Reagan shakes hands with workers in front of a Manitowoc crane.
Photograph

Launching of Submarine USS "Peto"

Date: 05 10 1942
Description: USS "Peto" (SS-265), a Gato-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the peto, a sharp-nosed tropical fish of the mackerel family. "...
Book or Pamphlet

Robert Bond Campfield

Date: 
Description: Portrait of Robert Bond Campfield, seated in a chair.
Book or Pamphlet

Marquesan Tattooed Arm and Hand

Date: 
Description: A hand and arm tattooed with designs originating on the Marquesas Islands.
Manuscript

Agoston Haraszthy

Date: 
Description: Waist-up portrait of Agoston Haraszthy, 1812-1869.
Book or Pamphlet

Illustration from The Yellow Wallpaper

Date: 1892
Description: Illustration to the story The Yellow Wallpaper, depicting a woman seated in a rocking chair next to a window writing. The caption reads, "I am sitti...
Drawing

Barden Coat of Arms

Date: 
Description: The coat of arms for the Barden family featuring a lion at the top of the design. A banner in the design reads "Palma Virtuti."
Drawing

Shopiere Flouring Mill

Date: 1858
Description: Drawing of the exterior of the Shopiere Flouring Mill. Several men, some in a horse-drawn wagon are in front of the building.
Photograph

Community Gathering

Date: 05 1924
Description: View of an outdoor gathering of an African American community.
Photograph

Elevated View of Vicksburg

Date: 1862
Description: Elevated view of Vicksburg, with the Mississippi River in the background.
Photograph

Andersonville Prison

Date: 08 17 1864
Description: View of tents at Andersonville Prison, officially known as Camp Sumter in Georgia.
Photograph

U.S. Capitol

Date: 07 11 1863
Description: View of the east front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. A small group of people stand near a fence on the lawn in front of the building. A ...
Magazine or Periodical

Depictions of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Date: 04 29 1865
Description: Illustrations on the "National Police Gazette" front page depicting various events regarding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Book or Pamphlet

Donations for Sufferers of Yellow Fever

Date: 09 28 1878
Description: An illustration depicting well-dressed ferry passengers depositing money in the yellow fever box at Fulton Ferry. A sign reads: "Contributions recieved (
Book or Pamphlet

Building on Superior Street

Date: 1969
Description: Building on the west side of Superior Street where Joseph Ruelle was shot.
Book or Pamphlet

Orator

Date: 1941
Description: Woodcut illustration of a man speaking at a podium.
Book or Pamphlet

Guide Book User

Date: 1941
Description: Woodcut illustration of a man standing on a road near a sign reading "Tours" and consulting a guide book.
Photograph

Hosea Rood

Date: 
Description: Photograph of cased image portrait of Hosea Rood in Civil War uniform.
Photograph

Hosea Rood

Date: 1910
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Hosea Rood as G.A.R. Department Patriotic Instructor. He wears a medal and holds a hat.

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