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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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[Western United States.]
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Untitled topo map of western United States with hand drawn route from Utah to central Arizona. Reason unknown. Submap: Alaska. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: contour lines. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography.
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The Peabody Collection consists of 672 glass plate negatives in various sizes, 1054 film negatives in various sizes, 24 photograph albums, 887 loose photographs in a variety of formats, published works, and manuscript material, created and collected by Henry G. Peabody, 1859-1993 (bulk 1890s-1900s). The materials collectively describe Peabody's long career as a commercial landscape photographer working on both the east and west coasts of the United States. The photographs and negatives depict Peabody and his family; landscape views in New England, Canada, the western United States, California, and Mexico; Native Americans; city and landscape views in Great Britain, France, and Switzerland; portraits; architectural renderings; plants and animals; unidentified landscapes; and miscellaneous images. Additional photographers and photographic firms represented in the collection include Alexander Hesler, Charles F. Lummis, and Spence Air Photos. The published works contain photographs by Peabody. The manuscript material provides information about Peabody's negatives; contains catalogs of Peabody's works for sale; describes Peabody's commercial dealings as both a photographer and seller of photographic equipment; and contains ephemeral material collected by Peabody throughout his life.
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Treaty between the United States of America and the western bands of Shoshonee Indians
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The reconstruction of the government of the United States of America : a Democratic empire advocated, and an imperial constitution proposed
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