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What Secession Will Amount To

Date: 1860
Description: A cherub (angel) sits on a wagon with a bellows on top. He is blowing bubbles from a pipe. The newest bubble has the words " A ZEPHYR" in it (a zephyr is a...
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God Watches Over Them

Date: 1860
Description: An angel holding a Union flag is saying "GOD WATCHES OVER THEM." Under her gaze two children peacefully sleep under a Union flag. At the foot of the bed an...
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In Excelsis Gloria, Amen

Date: 1880
Description: Holiday card. In the center are 4 choir girls singing, holding hymnals, and one girl playing the violin. They are all wearing white robes. In the backgroun...
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If Souls Could Always Dwell Above

Date: 1850
Description: Valentine's Day card with a center oval-framed image of a woman and a cherub leaning on an ornamental stone wall. A column with an ornate top is to the rig...
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Valentine's Day Card with Cherubs

Date: 1895
Description: Valentine's Day card with three layers. The bottom layer is a pink and white card with embossed floral designs. The middle layer (not visible) is a country...
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Wm. Deering & Co. Catalog Cover

Date: 1890
Description: Grass cutting machinery catalog cover. Features an illustration of a flying putto holding onto a cornucopia spilling flowers into a field. Birds fly in the...
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Winged Victory Letterhead

Date: 07 20 1862
Description: Letterhead with a Winged Victory, wearing a robe printed with stars, and holding a banner on a staff, which reads: "Liberty, The Union Now Henceforth & For...

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