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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

    Manuscripts

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

    mssHM 708

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    Map of the Arctic Regions

    Rare Books

    A note says the map is printed on gores which could fit a 6 feet 7-3/4 inch globe elminiating the distortion. "Projected and drawn by A. Briesemeister " "A. Hoen & Co. Lith., Baltimore" Prime meridian: GM. Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Conic. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Huntington Library sticker: 117049.

    117049

  • Herd of caribou grazing

    Herd of caribou grazing

    Visual Materials

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

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