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Colonel Theodor C. Rodolf

Date: 1881
Description: Quarter-length engraving of Colonel Theodor C. Rodolf.
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Rutherford B. Hayes

Date: 1881
Description: Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th President of the United States (1877-1881). Born in Delaware, Ohio on October 4, 1822, he died on January 17, 1893 in Fremont, O...
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State Normal School

Date: 1881
Description: State Normal School in Whitewater.
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William Bull House

Date: 1881
Description: The William Bull house, built by William Bull Sr. in 1843. A man and boy are standing behind the fence. Caption reads: "1881 {Wm. Bull Sr. and Jr. Racine, ...
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Funeral Decorations at a Presbyterian Church

Date: 1881
Description: Stereograph of the interior of the Presbyterian church decorated for the funeral of Mrs. George Smith.
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St. John's Cathedral

Date: 1881
Description: Stereograph. Elevated view over Courthouse Square (now Cathedral Square) and Jackson Street towards the cathedral, which has a large clock tower.
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University of Philadelphia, Wharton School

Date: 1881
Description: A view of Logan Hall, home to the Wharton School of Business. The building features Gothic Revival elements, including the arched windows and quatrefoils f...
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A Merry Xmas

Date: 1881
Description: A black and silver, hand-drawn, pen and ink holiday card with an Asian theme. A woman and a young man are facing each other, and a dried flower and sprig o...
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New York "Five Points"

Date: 1881
Description: Stereograph of a street in the “Five Points” slum district.
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Lumber Camp Group

Date: 1881
Description: Archie Young and crew at Yellow River camp.
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"Imperial" Bucher & Gibbs Plow Co. Advertising Card

Date: 1881
Description: Front of card for the Bucher & Gibbs Plow Co., Canton, Ohio. Features a color illustration of a man wearing a spike helmet and military uniform decorated w...
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Wise's Axle Grease is the Best

Date: 1881
Description: Advertising card featuring an illustration of a man doffing his hat to a woman who is standing on a path holding an umbrella. Above their heads is a large ...
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Holt's Lightning Hay Knife

Date: 1881
Description: Front of advertising card featuring a color illustration of a man and young boy outside during winter. The man is using a Lightning Hay knife to cut the ha...
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Merchant's Gargling Oil

Date: 1881
Description: Two advertising cards featuring a color illustration of a caricature of a baseball player. The card on the left is titled: "A close Affair. Hugging the Bat...
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Sheridan's Powder Advertising Card

Date: 1881
Description: Advertising card with the heading: "To make hens lay, use Sheridan's condition powder." Features a color illustration of a man in a hen house on the left h...
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Train with Snow Thrower

Date: 1881
Description: Winter scene with three men posing in front of a locomotive with a snow thrower attached to the front of the engine. The snow trough, barely wider than the...
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Frederick Jackson Turner

Date: 1881
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Frederick Jackson Turner in his sophomore year at the University of Wisconsin. He wears a Kappa Psi Phi pin on his tie.
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Parry Norw[egian] Luth[eran] Church

Date: 1881
Description: Exterior of Perry Lutheran Evangelical Church, which is misspelled in the caption as "Parry Norw. Luth. Church." The photograph was taken some time between...

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