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These are two images of circus posters which incorporate the use of tiger imagery. The first, a lithograph poster entitled, Cole's Southern Circus & Menagerie portrays a detailed scene of various wild animals in the wild. There is text at the…

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A map made for General Beauregard after the the first battle of Bull Run from actual surveys by Captain D. B. Harris. This is a reproduction by General Abbot from a photograph in his possession
--from the description under the map

This map is…

"Barnum & Bailey, greatest show on earth -- Troupe of very remarkable trained pigs, performing numerous difficult, clever and wonderful tricks, animals showing almost human intelligence and reason, while in the performance of many curious and…

From June 7th to June 21st in 1864 the U.S. Sanitary Commission held a fundraising even on Logan Square. It was the only such fair that President Lincoln attended; he gave a speech there.

This print is from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Historical Register of the Centennial Exposition. It shows a variety of westerners being presented with various vases by Chinese vendors at the exhibition. Interestingly, the graphical center of the print…