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"This chronicle of the Forbidden City, a blend of biographical portraits, narrative, history and illustrations, guides readers through 500 years of China. Much of the material used was collected after access to the historical archives in Beijing."--Publisher's description,
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The Forbidden City
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The Forbidden City provides a lively and informative history, along with many illustrations of perhaps Chinas most famous city.
654567
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China, (1900-1927)
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China in Chaos: A Brief Outline of the Foreign Concessions, with Examples of China's Disruption and Failure to Observe Her Obligations due to Civil War, Bolshevist Propaganda and Mob Law; national bank notes; postcards; Shanghai Incident Misrepresented: Shanghai Editors Draw Attention to Incorrect Reports in American Newspapers by The Press Union
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Francis Johnston letterbooks
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The letters are written to various people by Frank Johnston from New York City in 1853 to 1857. He discusses several types of business but the letters deal chiefly with the cotton trade. Johnston talks a lot about shipments of cotton and the prices.
mssHM 78341-78342
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Items related to Abraham Lincoln
Visual Materials
This series was taken by Johnston to illustrate Ida Tarbell's book, The Life of Abraham Lincoln [1903]. The images include a portrait of Abraham Lincoln and Tad (Meserve 39), Lincoln's chair and his Bible, documents and products with Lincoln labels. Most of the items were probably in the War Department collections.
photCL 352 (1031-1037)