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The Pomeroy suit & overcoat for summer and winter wear

Description: Image of several political figures standing in front of the United States Capitol building in Washington, D.C., wearing Pomeroy suits, including, from left to right, an unidentified man holding eyeglasses, Henry Ward Beecher, 1884 Democratic vice-presidential candidate John A. Logan, United States President Grover Cleveland and his future wife Frances Folsom, an unidentified man with glasses on the top of his head, Ulysses S. Grant, and 1884 Democratic presidential candidate James G. Blaine, with a boy with hoop and stick at right; business cards for dealers of Pomeroy suits pictured at left and right of center image; fashion details include overcoats, jackets, suits, patterned trousers, waistcoats, and collared shirts worn with neckties, dress with fitted bodice, draped skirt, and bustle; accessories include top hats, canes, straw hat with ribbon, and a parasol.
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Date: approximately 1885

1832. Democracy. 1864

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Image of two scenes contrasting Democratic presidential candidate of 1832, Andrew Jackson, and 1864 candidate George B. McClellan. McClellan is portrayed as weak and conciliatory toward the South, whereas his earlier counterpart's staunch preservation of the Union is applauded. In the left panel Jackson berates John C. Calhoun, leader of the Southern nullification effort of 1832. Three men in the background also bow. On the right McClellan and running mate Pendleton kneel on the "Chicago Platform" before a standing Jefferson Davis. Two soldiers stand behind Davis making disparaging comments about McClellan and Pendleton.

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Teas only. Lovell, Pomeroy & Co

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Image of a single-fold leaflet explaining the growth and curing of teas sold by the Lovell, Pomeroy & Co. tea dealers of New York, New York; image of tea being harvested and cured in Japan at top center of leaflet; letter from Lovell, Pomeroy & Co. to their customers on verso.

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Sprague’s Original Georgia Minstrels

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Image of minstrel musicians in blackface dressed in formal suits and sitting with their musical instruments on a curtained stage; vignette of a head-and-shoulders portrait of show proprietor Z. W. Sprague at top centered with four corner vignettes of minstrel performers consisting of a man gesturing at top left, a man dancing at top right, a man in a hobo costume holding an umbrella and jumping at bottom right, and two men in hobo costumes playing a banjo and tambourine at bottom left.

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Butterick's quarterly report of New York fashions. for fall 1867. Sales-rooms, 589 Broadway, N.Y

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Image of four panels advertising Butterick men's fashions; center top panel shows elevated street view of Broadway in the city of New York with pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles, Butterick building visible at left; top right, top left, and lower panels feature men's day and evening wear, fashion details include tail coats, jackets, and overcoats, waistcoats, cravats, ties, suits, and trousers for men and boys; accessories include porkpie and top hats, canes, and gloves; reference key for figures numbered 1-23 with letter designations.

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Hon. Horatio Seymour

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Image of a three-quarter length portrait of New York Governor and Democratic presidential candidate Horatio Seymour standing near a table with one hand resting on a rolled document; books and quill pen on table nearby.

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E. Butterick & Co's report of fashions, spring & summer 1880

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Image of two outdoor vignettes featuring Butterick day and evening fashions for men, steamboat visible behind in lower left corner; fashion details include tail coat, cutaway jackets, overcoats, waistcoats, ties, suits, and trousers; accessories include bowler, straw, and top hats, canes, and gloves; reference key for figures numbered 1-16.

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The Pomeroy suit & overcoat for summer and winter wear

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