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Menu for Al Fresco Luncheon to President William H. Taft

Date: 05 19 1909
Description: Front cover and menu listing for a luncheon for President William Taft, with a wreath superimposed over two crossed flags: a 24-star Union flag and a Confe...
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President's Dinner at Gayoso Hotel Menu

Date: 10 14 1887
Description: One-page menu for the visit of President Grover Cleveland to Memphis, with a woman with an upswept hairstyle and a choker, wearing a low-necked Delftware-p...
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President's Dinner at Gayoso Hotel Menu

Date: 10 14 1887
Description: One-page menu for the visit of President Grover Cleveland to Memphis, with a man in a powdered wig wearing a waistcoat with wide, decorated cuffs, ruffled...
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James Buchanan

Date: 1860
Description: A head and shoulders portrait of James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States, 1857-1861. Buchanan was born in Cove Gap near Mercersburg, Pennsylva...
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Chester A. Arthur

Date: 1885
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Chester A. Arthur, the 21st President of the United States. Arthur was born on October 5, 1829 in Fairfield, Vermont, and di...
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Benjamin Harrison

Date: 1890
Description: A head and shoulders portrait of Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd President of the United States, 1889-1893. Harrison was born on August 20, 1833, on a farm ne...
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Little Rock Hate Literature

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Description: Page 2 of a leaflet entitled "The Little Rock Story", apparently intended by its publisher, American Nationalist, to persuade NAACP sympathizers in Little ...
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I Always Win

Date: 1860
Description: An elephant wearing boots is carrying a banner that reads: "I ALWAYS WIN." The banner has a face on the left end and is holding up the elephant's tail with...
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Recruits Wanted for the Brave Southern Army

Date: 1860
Description: A dog and a monkey are dressed in Confederate uniforms. The dog plays a drum that has the initials C.S.A. on it. The monkey wears a hat with the initials J...
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Abraham Lincoln as a Pharmacist

Date: 1860
Description: Lincoln is portrayed as a pharmacist with the names of the Union generals on some of the products that surround him in an apothecary. Some examples: "Scott...
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Secession Web

Date: 1860
Description: Jefferson Davis as a spider traps flies in his web. The web appears to be attached to the Union flag. He has a skull and crossbones on his back and blood d...
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Menu for Breakfast in Honour of Senator Warren G. Harding

Date: 11 30 1920
Description: Front cover and menu listing for a "Breakfast in Honour of Senator Warren G. Harding President-Elect United States and Mrs. Harding" at the Myrtle Bank Hot...
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Menu for Captain's Dinner on Board S.S. Pastores

Date: 12 03 1920
Description: Menu for Captain's Dinner on board the S.S. Pastores, of the United Fruit Company Steamship Service, carrying President-Elect Warren G. Harding. On ...
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Third Annual Supper of the New England Society Menu

Date: 12 22 1868
Description: Front cover and interior menu pages from the Third Annual Supper of the New England Society, held at Vilas House to commemorate Forefather's Day. On the co...
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Jefferson Davis on a Tightrope

Date: 1860
Description: Jefferson Davis walks a tightrope over a waterfall heading toward the side of a cliff on which is the Capitol building, a soldier, and the Union flag. Behi...
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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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Lotos Club Dinner to William Howard Taft Menu

Date: 11 16 1912
Description: Autographed one-page oversize menu for a dinner to President William Howard Taft, given by the Lotos Club. Includes an oval quarter-length portrait of Taft...
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Dinner with Ike Menu

Date: 01 27 1960
Description: Centerfold of menu for a dinner given by the District of Columbia State Committee, with a removable duotone portrait of President Eisenhower from a paintin...
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George Washington's Inauguration Centennial Celebration Souvenir Menu

Date: 04 30 1889
Description: Front cover and first two pages of the souvenir menu for the centennial of George Washington's inauguration at the Hotel Marlborough. The cover features a ...
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Beware

Date: 1860
Description: The American Eagle is holding a banner with the word "BEWARE" on it in his beak. He is gripping a federal shield with a Union flag draped over it with his ...

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