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  • Tufts' Arctic Soda Water: the fountain of youth

    Tufts' Arctic Soda Water: the fountain of youth

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    Image of an outdoor scene of a tropical oasis with caricatures of several poor and sick men and women arriving to partake of Tuft's Arctic Soda Water at a large wooden bar and soda fountain; specific caricatures include a costumed monkey waiter serving a man in a hammock, a wounded soldier on crutches, an elderly woman pushing an old man in a wheelbarrow, an African-American woman, a hobo holding a carpetbag, and a bartender wearing a red vest and boater hat; a beach shore is visible in the background with recuperated individuals, palm trees, shrubs, and a sailboat and a small canoe.

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  • Tufts' Arctic Soda Water: the fountain of youth

    Tufts' Arctic Soda Water: the fountain of youth

    Visual Materials

    Image of an outdoor scene of a tropical oasis with caricatures of several poor and sick men and women arriving to partake of Tufts' Arctic Soda Water at a large wooden bar and soda fountain; specific caricatures include a costumed monkey waiter serving a man in a hammock, a wounded soldier on crutches, an elderly woman pushing an old man in a wheelbarrow, an African-American woman, a hobo holding a carpetbag, and a bartender wearing a red vest and boater hat; a beach shore is visible in the background with recuperated individuals, palm trees, shrubs, and a sailboat and a small canoe.

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    Journal of the voyage of the "Isabella" to the Arctic regions: manuscript

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    Manuscript by Sir John Ross about his first voyage in search of a north-west passage (1818).

    mssHM 708

  • Herd of caribou grazing

    Herd of caribou grazing

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    Image of caribou grazing with snow topped hills in the distance.

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    Discoveries in the Arctic Sea between Baffin Bay and Melville Island;

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    Shewing [sic] the Coasts Explored on the Ice by Capt. Ommanney and the Officers of the Expedition under the command of Capt. H. T. Austin... also by the Honble. Hudson's Bay Co. Expedition under the command of Rear-Admiral John Ross, C.B., and Dr. John Rae, in Wollaston and Victoria Land, in Search of Sir John Franklin, 1850-51. Drawn from the Official Documents, by John Arrowsmith. Tracks of 18 explorers indicating coastlines each explored in search for Franklin. Reference table with color key for various explorers. Description of animals on Melville Island and seen from Victoria Channel. Map extends beyond neatline, northeast corner area section added. Submap of Beechey Island.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: No. Projection: Mercator. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Map extends beyond neatline.Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS. note: No. 17.

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