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Expedition Map of Major S.H. Long

Date: 1823
Description: In 1823 U.S. Army major Stephen H. Long led an expedition of scientific, trade, and military investigation up the Mississippi River and the Red River of th...
Book or Pamphlet

J.F. Seiberling & Co. Catalog

Date: 1893
Description: Front and back covers of an advertising brochure for the New Empire line of mowers, reapers and grain binders manufactured by J.F. Seiberling & Company. Th...
Book or Pamphlet

Northern and Southern Celestial Hemispheres

Date: 1856
Description: Illustration of northern and southern celestial hemispheres as seen in Black's General Atlas of the World.
Postcard

Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1905
Description: View across field towards the observatory. Caption reads: "Yerkes Observatory, Lake Geneva, Wis."
Map or Atlas

United States Map

Date: 1855
Description: Map reads "Our Country" which is accompanied by a sailor with a flag to the left and workers rejoicing under the Constitution and Laws to the right. Across...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Underground Newspaper Cover: Chinook

Date: 08 13 1970
Description: Cover of "Chinook," an underground newspaper, featuring an ethereal drawing of a male hiker holding out a sign with an infinity symbol on it, as though he ...
Map or Atlas

Planisphaerium Terrestre

Date: 1745
Description: A two page world map featuring the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, as well as the northern and southern zodiacs. Additionally, the map is ordained with n...
Map or Atlas

Improved map of the Territories of Michigan and Ouisconsin (pronounced Wisconsin)

Date: 1836
Description: This map depicts Wisconsin and Michigan territories in 1836. It includes the area from Michigan to the Missouri River and Lake Winnipeg, and it shows the e...

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