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Foreign Missions Receipt
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Receipt issued by the American Board of Commissioners of Foreign Missions to Frederick Smith for a contribution of ten cents from the Sabbath School of the First Congregation Church of Watertown. The receipt is illustrated with a colored engraving of the missionary packet Morning Star.
1856
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Lead Region of the Upper Mississippi River
1853
Engraved view of miners and hillside mines in the Lead Region. Caption reads: "Sketch of the Lead Region."
Gettysburg
Engraving excerpted from John S.C. Abbott's History of the Civil War in America.
The Presidential Candidates
1856
Engravings of the Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates from the Democratic, Republican and Know Nothing parties for the Tuesday, November 4th, 1856 election. Democrats: Buchanan and Brecke...
Charles Kendall Adams
circa 1890-1899
Facsimile engraving of Charles Kendall Adams, president of Cornell University (1885-1892), and of the University of Wisconsin (1892-1901).
Milwaukee House Stationery
1857
Letter on stationery featuring an engraving of an exterior view of the Milwaukee House showing horse-drawn vehicles and people standing on the sidewalk in front of the hotel.
