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This photograph shows a woman displaying a family heirloom (presumably her own) at a public library to two viewers. She holds the dress up to herself, ‘wearing’ it, a sign of her personal connection to it. It is both a historical object, and one that…

.... to be added...-Madeleine Hodges

In the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition of 1901, electricity became a central theme. By creating a hydroelectric plant at Niagara Falls, the Exposition was equipped with a seemingly endless electric source. In attempts to outdo Chicago’s efforts…

A poster advertising the Buffalo, NY exposition.Electricity became more than the theme for major theme for the Buffalo exhibition; it provided a visible symbol of progress. This argument it presented visually in the poster by the buffalo,…

Photograph of Major General John White Geary on pin memorializing the Civil War. The pin is mounted on a velvet cushion in an ornate frame. Added by Ben Kaplow

Paperweight Commemerating Ferris Wheel at 1893 Chicago World's Fair

A poster advertising "Liberty Loans" early on in the United States' involvement in World War I. With the Statue of Liberty in the background looming over the ferries heading towards the Ellis Island, this poster was aimed at recent immigrants and…

It seems to show two soldiers (one of which is injured/wounded) at an abandoned/war-torn base. The location is unknown.

- Calen McGee