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The Downfall of Secession Treas-on!

Date: 1860
Description: General Winfield Scott is chopping down a tall tree with an ax. Eight frightened men cling to the upper limbs. Caption below reads, "The downfall of Secess...
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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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One of the C.S.A. Generals Whose Quiet Will Soon Be Disturbed

Date: 1860
Description: A relaxed man sits in a chair reading a paper with his slippers on. He has food and drink on a nearby table. Below the captions reads "One of the C.S.A. ge...
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Scott's Hold On the Secessionists

Date: 1860
Description: Union General Winfield Scott crushes a group of Confederate soldiers and a Confederate flag in his giant left hand. Caption below reads, "SCOTT'S HOLD ON T...
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Uncle Sam, General Winfield Scott and That Cussed Varmint

Date: 1860
Description: Uncle Sam and General Winfield Scott discuss what to do with a Secession snake. Uncle Sam sits in a chair which is tipped back and his foot is resting on a...
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Jeff's Knave-y

Date: 1860
Description: Jefferson Davis and six sailors sail in a tea cup. A pirate flag flies overhead. One sailor is in the "crow's nest." Another is using a paddle. Three sailo...
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The Bursting of the Secession Bubbles

Date: 1860
Description: Jefferson Davis, seated on the floor, is blowing bubbles and General Winfield Scott, standing, is bursting them with his sword. The soap dish on a table in...
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MacArthur for President Card

Date: 1944
Description: Small window card featuring a drawing of General Douglas MacArthur and the phrase, "Republicans draft General MacArthur for President."
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Portrait of General Frederick C. Winkler

Date: 1895
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of General Frederick C. Winkler of Milwaukee from the 1895 Columbian Biographical Dictionary and Portrait Gallery of the Rep...
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Communists View MacArthur

Date: 1950
Description: Political cartoon of General Douglas MacArthur and Trygve Lie entitled "Please, here's the towel" and captioned "The UN voting machine ratifying the Americ...
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Col. O.C. Johnson

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Description: Head and shoulders steel engraved portrait of Ole C. Johnson, a colonel in the 15th Wisconsin Infantry. The following information was obtained from the Reg...
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David Mckee

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Description: Quarter-length steel engraved portrait of David McKee, a Lieutenant colonel in the 15th Wisconsin Infantry, in uniform. The following information was obtai...
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Ikie Eisenhower Vill KEEP US Boys In Power

Date: 1952
Description: A two-sided, antisemitic card featuring "Ikie" Eisenhower on the left (with "IKIE" below) and a caricature of a Jewish man on the right (with "US" below). ...
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Rear Admiral Melancthon Smith

Date: 1880
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Rear Admiral Melancthon Smith, U.S.N.
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Michigan Commandery Dinner Menu

Date: 12 03 1891
Description: Front cover and menu page for a dinner of the "Loyal Legion. Michigan Commandery with Saginaw Valley Companions at Bancroft House," with the badge of the o...
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Truax Army Field Station Hospital Christmas Menu

Date: 12 25 1942
Description: Front cover and menu page of the Christmas booklet from Truax Army Air Field, with a pinned-up drawing of a turkey perched on one leg on a butcher block ta...
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Lotos Club Dinner to General Nathan F. Twining Menu

Date: 05 21 1957
Description: Menu for a state dinner in honor of General Nathan F. Twining, Chief of Staff, United States Air Force, and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. The front cove...
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Lietenant Colonel Bertine Pinckney

Date: 1861
Description: Engraved quarter-length portrait, framed in a decorative matte, of Lieutenant Colonel Bertine Pinckney in uniform.
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Trust Our Generals Letterhead

Date: 11 21 1861
Description: Letterhead of a Union General holding the American flag in his left hand and his sabre in his right. Text printed under the image reads: "Trust Our General...

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