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| Date: | 1842 |
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| Description: | Large volume rare book entitled "United States Exploring Expedition". During the years 1838-1842 and under the command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. An Atlas o... |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | Title page of "The Soldier Bird!" — History of "Old Abe" the live war eagle. |
| Date: | 08 1893 |
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| Description: | View of the main room of the Woman's Library in the Woman's Building at the World's Columbian Exposition. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Original pen and ink drawing of an illustration for a McCormick Company advertising catalog. Features a drawing of a man with a walking stick and a woman w... |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | Group of Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Indians in a long house (ciproke). Some of the men are displaying animal pelts. There is a bucket and a small barrel at the e... |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | Front cover of Frackelton's "Tried by Fire," a book about ceramics. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Front cover of a booklet advertising the Van Duzen gas and gasoline engine featuring an illustration of the engine along with text reading: "Manufactured b... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Back cover of a booklet advertising the Van Duzen gas and gasoline engine featuring an illustration of the engine. The handwritten text at right reads: "A.... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Illustration of a Van Duzen traction gasoline engine. |
| Date: | 08 1835 |
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| Description: | The frontispiece design on blue paper, featuring the likeness of an Indian chief, for "The Aboriginal Port Folio". |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | Color plate number III from Susan Frackelton's Tried by Fire showing a Vinenna style of decoration. |
| Date: | 1814 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the U.S. Capitol building after the fire in August. The Federal building was burned by British forces during the War of 1812. In the foreg... |
| Date: | 1814 |
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| Description: | Etching depicting the burning of Washington, D.C. by the British during the War of 1812. In the foreground are a number of soldiers moving toward the Capit... |
| Date: | 1858 |
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| Description: | Front cover of a guide book describing Bayfield and an account of a pleasure tour to Lake Superior. The title is surrounded by a decorative border with flo... |
| Date: | 1821 |
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| Description: | An illustration of items manufactured by Indians, including a canoe, two paddles, moccasins, rolled mat, pipe bowl, and a beaded bag. |
| Date: | 02 1823 |
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| Description: | A map featuring the North American expedition from Pittsburgh to the Rocky Mountains led by Edwin James. |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | Small group of Native Americans spearing fish through ice on a river. Mountains can be seen in the background. |
| Date: | 12 05 1863 |
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| Description: | Engraving of the dedication ceremony for the Soldiers' National Cemetery, November 19,1863, that appeared in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper." It was... |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | Front cover of Reuben Gold Thwaites' Historic Waterways, with an image of a man and a woman paddling a rowboat on a river. |
| Date: | 09 1887 |
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| Description: | Lunch menu from the souvenir booklet of the Complimentary Excursion to General Passenger & Ticket Agents, with an embossed illustration of a spider in her ... |
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