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| Date: | 12 13 1917 |
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| Description: | A color cartoon depicting Robert M. La Follette, Sr. as pro-German, showing Kaiser pinning medals on him. |
| Date: | 1835 |
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| 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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| Description: | Full-length portrait engraving of George Washington seated with books and saber, from a painting by Chappel. |
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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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| Description: | Portrait engraving of George Washington in military regalia, from a painting by Colonel Trumbull. |
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| Description: | Portrait engraving of Ulysses S. Grant, "From the photograph preferred by himself, 1869." |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Poster showing men whispering to each other, with caricatures of Adolf Hitler and a Japanese soldier (possibly Hideki Tojo) in the background. Includes the... |
| Date: | 1944 |
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| Description: | Campaign brochure issued in behalf of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy during his successful campaign for the U.S. Senate in 1944. The text stressed his status ... |
| Date: | 05 15 1969 |
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| Description: | A wall poster printed by the Washington D.C. based underground newspaper entitled "The Student Mobilizer." The background consists of various photographs t... |
| Date: | 01 26 1971 |
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| Description: | A poster promoting an anti-Vietnam war rally which reads "Melvin's Gone but the War Goes On: So Does the Rally!" The poster features a caricatured crowd of... |
| Date: | 01 10 1971 |
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| Description: | Poster advertising the visit of Defense Secretary Melvin Laird to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Features a caricatured Laird sitting in an airplane ... |
| Date: | 01 26 1971 |
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| Description: | A poster advertising a protest against the Vietnam war. A collection of political and military leaders gather in a make-shift indoor set. A crowd gathers a... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | A cartoon of General Scott helping Jefferson Davis try on a shoe. Scott says: "Well, does that Union Shoe fit you?" And Davis replies: "Mr. Scott, this Uni... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Soldier-farmer, "Jeffy" (Jefferson) Davis, in full uniform with a straw hat is giving feed (bonds) to a sow (the Confederacy). The sow is in turn feeding i... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Confederate President Jefferson Davis with his nose caught in a bear trap (Washington) while holding a confederate/pirate flag. Caption reads: "Jeff though... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | General Scott holding Jefferson Davis off the ground by the throat, with Davis' hat and sword falling to the ground. Text above reads: "Jeff in a tight pla... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| 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... |
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