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Late 1800s Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls, American Falls, Annie Edson Taylor
John L. Sullivan vs. James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett Fight Ticket
The ticket allowing admittance to the match between recognized champion John L. Sullivan and Jim Corbett, which would mark the end of both bareknuckle fighting as a major sport as Queensbury rules grew in popularity as well as the career of Sullivan,…
Japanese assimilation Comic
The caption to this comic should read in the first frame "Go, my son, go and study the civilization of the Occident" and "I am industriously studying the civilization of these Americans but it is very expensive. Please send me a bag of dollars" in…
Jack Barrett [i.e., Barnett] with Barnum
Barnum and Bailey Circus performer Jack Barrett along with another man identified as "Barnum", although PT Barnum had died in 1891. A successor to previous performers Charles Stratton and Lavinia Warren, among others, this negative shows that the…
Indian Fisherman Animation of 1893 Columbian Exposition
This picture is not a high detail photograph but rather an animation regarding what is expected to be seen at the Fair. The picture shows two men in a fishing boat, one actively fishing with a harpoon, another using a paddle to move the boat.
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