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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…

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…

This is a poster for "A National Song", a composition for parades being sold by a company in Philadelphia
Added by Ben Kaplow