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Magazine or Periodical

The Electric Light in Houses

Date: 06 24 1882
Description: Three depictions of men laying electrical tubes in the streets of New York and testing them for insulation. Caption reads: "The Electric Light in Houses— L...
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The Electric Light in Madison Square, New York

Date: 01 14 1882
Description: A drawing showing Madison Square at night, lit by electric lighting at the top of a mast. Men and women are strolling on the sidewalks and walking on the s...
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Good Neighbor Policy

Date: 1954
Description: The third page of an article, Good Neighbor Policy, published in The Westerner, a publication for the employees of the Western Printing & Lithograph...
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A Stretch Between the Tracks

Date: 06 1892
Description: Frank G. Lenz posed with his bicycle between railroad tracks in the northeastern United States.
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Escort Into Minneapolis

Date: 07 23 1892
Description: Frank Lenz entering Minneapolis escorted by members of the St. Paul Cycle Club, the Minneapolis Business Men's Bicycle Association, and the Minnesota Divis...
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Frank G. Lenz

Date: 1892
Description: Portrait of Frank Lenz on his safety bicycle which he rode on a round-the-world tour. He is posed on a country road lined with fences and telegraph or tele...
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Pneumatic Masthead

Date: 1896
Description: Masthead of the bicycling journal Pneumatic.
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"St. Nicholas" Magazine Christmas Cover

Date: 1883
Description: Christmas issue of "St. Nicholas" magazine, the most studied children's periodical of the 19th century, which was published by Mary Mapes Dodge. This cover...
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Case Centennial Magazine Advertisement

Date: 1942
Description: Magazine advertisement celebrating the centennial of J. I. Case Co. of Racine, Wisconsin. Features a photograph of man baling hay using contemporary tracto...
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Memphis Fire Department Floodlight Truck Model C-50 1935 on International Trail Cover

Date: 06 1935
Description: Cover of International Trail magazine featuring an International Model C-50 1935 truck owned by the Memphis fire department and equipped with floodl...
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The American Velocipede

Date: 1886
Description: Engraved image from a sketch by Theodore Davis showing four men bicycling.
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Wheelmen in Boston

Date: 05 30 1881
Description: Engraving of a sketch by Joseph Pennell showing a parade of League of American Wheelmen bicyclists along Commonwealth Avenue between Dartmouth Street and W...
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International Trail Magazine Cover

Date: 04 1937
Description: Front cover of International Trail magazine featuring a color illustration of a heavy-duty truck.
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Political Market

Date: 06 12 1858
Description: A political cartoon in "Harper's Weekly" about railroad company presidents' purchasing Wisconsin state legislatures and governors. The caption reads: ...
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Pictorial Map of Australia

Date: 1938
Description: A colorful pictorial map of Australia, featured on the front and back cover of a special Australian edition of International Trail.
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"International Trail" Magazine Cover

Date: 1918
Description: Cover of the first issue of "International Trail" magazine. The text at the bottom of the cover reads, "a journal of confidential information for Internati...
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International Trail Magazine Cover

Date: 01 1929
Description: Front cover of International Trail magazine featuring an overhead view of city skyscrapers and downtown streets.
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Government Snagboat

Date: 11 02 1889
Description: Engraved view of a government snagboat removing obstructions from the channel of a western river.
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International Trail Magazine Cover

Date: 01 1938
Description: Front cover of International Trail magazine featuring color illustration of International truck in Havana, Cuba. The cover was designed by Havana ar...
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King Debs Cartoon

Date: 07 14 1894
Description: Cartoon depicting "King Debs" a man wearing a crown representing Debs American Railway Union, sitting atop the highway of trade.

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