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  • Scott's, American fashions. for fall & winter 1845 & 6

    Scott's, American fashions. for fall & winter 1845 & 6

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    Image of six outdoor vignettes featuring men's day and evening wear; top panel captioned "French." and "American." and bottom panel captioned "American." and "English."; fashion details include cloaks, tail coats and frock coats worn with trousers or pantaloons, waistcoats, and cravats; accessories include top hats, canes, and gloves; one woman pictured in a riding habit with full skirt, jacket bodice, and a feathered hat; four children also pictured with fashion details including Orientalism, trousers, coats, a waistcoat, and a cape; reference key for figures numbered 1-20 along bottom margin.

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  • The Howe Machine Co’s factory, Bridgeport, Ct

    The Howe Machine Co’s factory, Bridgeport, Ct

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    Image of an eye-level view of the Howe Machine Company's sewing machine factory in Bridgeport, Connecticut, from across the water showing a sailboat and an Elias Howe Jr. steamboat ferry, horse-drawn carriages, and an American flag in foreground; coin with profile of Elias Howe, Jr. pictured at bottom center.

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  • Spirit of '76

    Spirit of '76

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    Image of three soldiers of the American Revolutionary War marching and playing drums and fife; soldiers with rifles, bayonets, and an American flag march with spirit behind the three musicians; wounded soldier on the ground next to a cannon raises his cap to the passing soldiers at bottom right.

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  • Metropolitan fashions, fall & winter 1882-1883. Published by the Butterick Publishing Co., Limited, London and New York

    Metropolitan fashions, fall & winter 1882-1883. Published by the Butterick Publishing Co., Limited, London and New York

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    Image of an outdoor vignette featuring men's and women's Butterick designs with a pond, large building with American flag, and small gazebo in the background; fashion details include women's walking suit with ruffle detail at hem, tail coat, cutaway jackets, long overcoats, waistcoat, ties, suits, and trousers; accessories include bowler and top hats, canes, feathered hat, muff, and gloves; reference key for figures numbered 1-19.

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  • U. S. Government Building International Exhibition, 1876

    U. S. Government Building International Exhibition, 1876

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    Image of the exterior of the U.S. Government Building for the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876; people visible in front of the hall, including pedestrians, soldiers, Native American Indians, and men on horseback; cannons, an anchor, a large propeller, and an American flag also pictured outside amongst the visitors; large advertisement for "N.Y. Lithographing and Engraving Co. Julius Bien, Superintendent" on verso.

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  • Our union defenders insignia of rank, uniforms, arms, etc

    Our union defenders insignia of rank, uniforms, arms, etc

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    Image of a number of portraits of Union generals and admirals from the American Civil War, including William Tecumseh Sherman, Ulysses S. Grant, and George G. Meade; Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson pictured at top flanking an image of soldiers standing with a large American flag and artillery; captioned images of military insignia, weapons, and various positions of war form a border.

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