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Chicago World's Fair Agricultural Building Matchsafe 1893
This is a matchbox made of plated tin with an image of the Agricultural building of the Chicago World's Fair from 1893 on the front. It is curved on the one side where it reads "Wax Vestas Made in England" . A vesta is a smaller, English version of a…
Young folk's history of the war for the union
There isn't one
- Calen McGee
- Calen McGee
Panama-Pacific International Exposition Metal
This metal was created by the committee of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. On one side it reads "Panama-Pacific International Exposition San Francisco Metal of Award MCMXV [1915]". The building in the middle of the words appears to be…
Great Central Sanitary Fair, 1864
Half a stereo card showing the construction of the main sanitary fair building
Portrait of College Football Team, The "Pirates," in Partial Uniform, and with Man in Business Suit 1879
The picture itself is fairly "uneventful" the photo simply shows a team of Native Americans in their college football team. I believe that the strongest message that this imagery exhibits is that it shows the complete transition of culture for these…
U.S. Sanitary Commission Fair
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.
Women's Suffrage Parade 1913
The first image is the colorful program of the procession in Wasshington D.C. on March 3, 1913. The second image is a lawyer Inez Milholland Boissevain on a horse, about to lead the procession. Looking at these two images side-by-side, it is possible…
