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Eureka wringer

Description: Image of an advertisement for Eureka laundry wringers; large central image of woman in flowing robes, cape, and Liberty cap putting an American flag through a Eureka wringer on top of a globe with a large bald eagle at her side; ten smaller vignettes surrounding central image with an Uncle Sam-type salesman demonstrating and selling the Eureka wringer to people all over the world.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1876-1884
Call number: priJLC_HHD_001911
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
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Eureka wringer

Visual Materials

Image of an advertisement for the Eureka wringer; image of wringer and wash tub at center in circular frame; two monkeys wring out wet fabric by hand over a wooden wash tub while a house cat looks on at left; two monkeys force an oversized snarling cat through a wringer over a wash tub causing its tail to bleed at right; decorative border.

priJLC_HHD_001904

Eureka channel steel frame spring tooth harrow

Visual Materials

Image of a boy with a harrow pulled by a mule team in a farm field while two girls look on in an advertisement for Eureka Mower Company of Utica, New York; other farming machinery in fields in background.

priJLC_AGR_001770

Exposition souvenir

Visual Materials

Image of five vignettes featuring buildings and architectural details in an exposition souvenir print distributed as an art supplement to the October 5, 1899, issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer, presumably for the National Export Exposition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from September to December of 1899; a bald eagle with wings outstretched standing on a hammer and anvil is pictured at top center above the central framed image of a large columned building; a small vignette at bottom center portrays an exhibition scene with domed structures imitating the Far East, a Native American tipi, and people in ethnic costume riding camels and elephants.

priJLC_FAIR_001699

A cuspide corona

Visual Materials

Image of a certificate presented by the State of California for service in the Spanish-American War; several vignettes showing various fighting soldiers, ships, marches, and battles frame the central image of the goddess Columbia in front of a large American flag with a spear and laurel wreath in her hands next to a columned monument with certificate text; state seal of California with motto "Eureka" and goddess Minerva (Athena) and a California grizzly bear at top of monument.

priJLC_MIL_003328

National of Hartford

Visual Materials

Image of an advertisement for National of Hartford with Columbia standing next to an American bald eagle and holding an American flag and a shield with a stag; large decorative circular border with American flags; instructional text and diagrams for installing "decalcomanie 'good-ad' signs manufactured by Palm, Fechteler & Co." in windows on verso.

priJLC_FIN_002566

To all whom it may concern: know ye, that William Lair

Visual Materials

Image of a discharge certificate form with an American bald eagle emblem with wings displayed standing on a Union shield with American flags and an olive branch below the title; blank "Oath of Identity" form on verso.

priJLC_MIL_001223

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