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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…

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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…

The image presented by this poster is intriguing because it combines the more low-brow entertainment of the sideshow with the victorian respectability of glove-boxing. But, as crude of a show as this might seem, or seem to be advertised, it is…

Nast cartoon shows the variety of ways the press obtained information and the full circle of the process from obtaining the news to reading it at camp and at home. Image includes receipt of information from soldier and from escaped slaves joining…

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

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