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Colonel Samuel Stone

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Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Colonel Samuel Stone (1798-1876), Massachusetts-born Union Colonel. Before his army service, Stone's various occupati...
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Dr. John Maynard Woodworth in Fur Clothing

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Description: Carte-de-visite portrait of Dr. John Maynard Woodworth (1837-1879), an American physician and naturalist who is shown in a Russian-American fur trapper's c...
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Dr. John Maynard Woodworth, Physician

Date: 1865
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Dr. John Maynard Woodworth (1837-1879), American physician and naturalist. In 1871, Woodworth became the first Surgeo...
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The Late Major J.W. Powell

Date: 1902
Description: Waist-up studio portrait, with accompanying obituary entry, of Major John Wesley Powell (1834-1902), American soldier, explorer, and geologist. Best known ...
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The Man Who Conceived C.S.A.

Date: 1860
Description: Image of a foppish, overdressed man. May be a caricature of Benjamin Disraeli, English statesman. Caption below reads: "The Man who conceived C.S.A." Red i...
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Wigfall on His Promised Descent on Washington

Date: 1860
Description: Illustration of the head of Louis Wigfall, on the body of an Indian with tomahawk in hand. The caption reads: "WIGFALL on his promised descent on Washingto...
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Cain of Baltimore

Date: 1860
Description: "Cain" standing in foreground of battlefield attracting the smoke of secession, as the Union smoke goes into the air. "Cain" refers to the Marshall of Poli...
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General Lyon of Missouri

Date: 1860
Description: Caricature of General Nathaniel Lyon that, when viewed horizontally, looks like a lion. Text above reads: "Gen. Lyon, of Missouri." Caption to the right re...
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A General pf the C.S.A. Army Preparing to Meet General McClellan

Date: 1860
Description: On the left, an officer in uniform, putting on his gloves in preparation for battle and on the right, a tiny image of the same officer running away. He has...
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General McClellan and His Staff

Date: 1860
Description: From left to right, head and shoulder portraits of Major Clarke, General George McClellan, Major Van Vliet, and General Barry. Each man has his name below....
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Season's Greetings, Let's Stamp Out the Dictators!

Date: 1942
Description: Holiday card with a 10¢ War Stamp Album glued inside. The front of the card shows Uncle Sam's large shoe kicking Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito into space....
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Viking Lumber Company Memohead

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Description: Memohead of the Viking Lumber Company of Wittenberg, Wisconsin, with a circular trademark, printed in red ink, of a figure with a moustache and beard, wear...
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Souvenir Menu for Dinner for Kletzsch, Ott, and Kremer

Date: 10 08 1914
Description: First and last pages of the souvenir menu for a dinner by Mr. Edward A. Uhrig to Mr. Alvin P. Kletzsch, Mr. Emil H. Ott, and Mr. Waldemar Kremer at Republi...
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Overseas Press Club of America Menu

Date: 02 26 1942
Description: Front cover and menu page from the program for the Third Annual Dinner of the Overseas Press Club of America for Anti-Axis Solidarity, with an illustration...

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