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View of the Butte des Morts Treaty Ground, with the arrival of the Commissioners Gov. Lewis Cass and Col. McKenny

Date: 1835
Description: Little Lake Butte Des Morts just north of Lake Winnebago where Governor Lewis Cass of Michigan, and Thomas McKenney, head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (...
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Drafting the Declaration of Independence

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Description: An engraving of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Philip Livingston, and Roger Sherman, drafters of the Declaration of Independence gathered...
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George Washington

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Description: Portrait engraving of George Washington from a painting by J.G. Chapman after C.W. Peale.
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Confederate President with His Nose in a Trap

Date: 1860
Description: Confederate President Jefferson Davis with his nose caught in a bear trap (Washington) while holding a confederate/pirate flag. Caption reads: "Jeff though...
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I Always Win

Date: 1860
Description: An elephant wearing boots is carrying a banner that reads: "I ALWAYS WIN." The banner has a face on the left end and is holding up the elephant's tail with...
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Let Me Alone

Date: 1860
Description: A charging elephant tossing Jefferson Davis and a dog into the air. Davis is holding a tattered Confederate flag. The elephant is labeled: "UNCLE SAM," and...
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2d Edition!!!

Date: 1860
Description: A man, probably Jefferson Davis, riding a pig carrying a sign that reads: "2d EDITION!!! 40,000 Killed, Wounded, THIS ONE MISSING! VIA CINCINNATI!" Blue in...
Magazine or Periodical

Political Market

Date: 06 12 1858
Description: A political cartoon in "Harper's Weekly" about railroad company presidents' purchasing Wisconsin state legislatures and governors. The caption reads: ...
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The Nation's Binder

Date: 1890
Description: Color advertising cartoon depicting Uncle Sam with arms outstretched over a Deering grain binder. Hybrids of binders by rival manufacturers are depicted on...
Poster

Nixon's The One!

Date: 1968
Description: Political campaign poster that features a drawing of Richard Nixon surrounded by contemporary celebrities and politicians in the center. He is wearing a bu...
Poster

Candidate for Member of Congress

Date: 1918
Description: Campaign poster for Judge C.E. Randall. The poster features Uncle Sam holding up a sheet of paper with the quarter-length portrait of the candidate printed...
Poster

Millhouse: A White Comedy

Date: 1974
Description: Poster advertising an Australian release of Emile de Antonio's 1971 documentary "Millhouse: A White Comedy," about the political career of Richard Nixon. T...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Jacqueline Kennedy at Funeral

Date: 11 26 1963
Description: Original UPI Wirephoto transmission. Caption reads: "Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy holds the flag that draped her late husband's coffin as she turns from the gra...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Wisconsin Pavilion News

Date: 04 1964
Description: Front page of a publication promoting the Wisconsin Pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair. The page features stories about the pavilion, an architectu...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Their Uncle Jere

Date: 03 28 1892
Description: Newspaper clipping cartoon drawing of Jeremiah Rusk as a towering figure standing above a small crowd of men in a field. Rusk wears a hat and vest, his sle...
Postcard

Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

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Description: A presidential political campaign postcard with an aerial view of Rancho Del Cielo, or "The Western White House." In the upper left corner is a head and sh...
Poster

Presidental Political Campaign Ephemera

Date: 1984
Description: Poster with the title: "Don't Let Reagan Take You For a Ride!" and "Rally & Blockade Dallas G.O.P. Convention, Aug. 11-24." Also includes a listing of offi...

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