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A tribute to the United States of America

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Description: Contains broadcasts in 1931 and 1932 dedicated to the United States and to each state, each printed on a single broadside with separate title, Tribute to [state name]. Additionally includes A tribute to the states and the territories and possessions of the United States.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1932.
Call number: 605952
Creator: General Motors Corporation(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: 42 x 29 cm
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A New Map of the United States of North America with the British Dominions on the Continent &c. By Samuel Dunn, Mathematician; Improved from the Surveys of Capt. Carver

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Kashnor notes, "Shows the country NorthWest to Lake Winnipeg, including the territory of present day Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, with the United States boundary." Cartouche: Trade goods. Table upper right listing United States and British possessions.. Prime meridian: Ferro. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche.

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The first great western empire: or, the United States of America

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Image of a patriotic broadside illustrated with emblems of the United States interspersed with text; central framework incorporates a small "Temple of Freedom" with a small Liberty figure, and containing the words "The Federal Constitution;" oval bust-length portraits of Presidents George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison; vignettes above represent Agriculture and Domestic Manufactures, the "immoveable pillars of the Independence of our country," and Commerce, "a strong support to our national edifice;" seal of the United States and a listing of the names of the seventeen states with their 1810 census figures at top center; quotations and brief texts including "General George Washington's resignation," a description of the geography, government, and people of the United States, and the song "Columbia" written by Dr. Timothy Dwight IV, President of Yale College.

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Mitchell's reference & distance map of the United States / by J.H. Young

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Thirteen insets (various scales): 9 insets of vicinity of principal cities (Albany, Baltimore and Washington, Rochester, Boston, etc.) -- Vicinity of the falls of Niagara -- North part of Maine -- General map of the United States with the contiguous British & Mexican possessions -- South part of Florida. Submaps: North Part of Maine; Boston; New York; Philadelphia; Rochester; Falls of Niagara; South Part of Florida; Albany; Baltimore & Washington, DC; Cincinnatti; New Orleans; Charleston; General Map of the United States with the contiguous British & Mexican Possessions. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: MS note: 2066.

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Andrew Johnson, Washington, D.C., order to Secretary of State William H. Seward :

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Authorizing and directing the secretary of state to affix the seal of the United States to the "proclamation of the Treaty for the cession of Russian Possessions in North America to the United States," referring to the treaty finalizing the U.S. purchase of Alaska from Russia, which had been signed March 30, 1867; formal transfer of the territory occurred on October 18, 1867.

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By the president of the United States of America. Suffer the

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Image of a lighthouse on a rocky promontory with ships sailing nearby and image of a ship at sea at the top of a blank letter of safe conduct certificate granting the ship the ability to pass without "hindrance, seizure, or molestation;" embossed United States seal at bottom left; signed by President Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of State James Madison.

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The presidents of the United States

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Image of a series of portraits of the presidents of the United States from 1789 to 1857, each captioned with their state and the years of their presidency: James Monroe, James Madison, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William H. Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, James Buchanan, Millard Fillmore, and Franklin Pierce.

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A tribute to the United States of America

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