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Satirical cartoon depicting the a few scenarios in which men are inspired (or pressured) to enlist by their friends and families. They were convinced to serve for the patriotic duty, the honor they may gain, but also sometimes for the soldier's…

An illustrated guide for amputating a foot created for use by Confederate forces during the US Civil War

Print showing Abraham Lincoln standing on stage before a ground of people. [N.B.: all metadata taken directly from LOC]

This was a photograph taken by Mathew Brady, who tried to this a new medium, photography, to capture the Civil War.

This star was on a Confederate flag of the 13th Alabama that was captured during Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg. The star was collected by Pvt. Bernard McCarren of the 1st Delaware who captured the flag.

Description from Source:
'"Fortieth Illustrated" circular advertisement, probably distributed to retail dealers, for the hat manufacturer established in 1841. Contains captioned images of 66 types of men's and children's hats for the "Spring"…

Collection made to show the repetition and uniformity of advertising.

An image of a silver medal awarded for the 800m run

This is an image of Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West walking down the street holding hands which was posted on Instagram by Kim Kardashian. On the right side is a list of various comments posted by other users in response to the image.