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1. Slave Sale Broadside Slave Sale Broadside Slavery; Civil War; Fugitive slaves; Auctions; "Credit Sale of a Choice Gang of Slaves, Comprising Mechanics, Laborers, etc." The sale, Tuesday, February 5, 1856, by J. A. Beard and Maj. J. a. Beard, auctioneer, was held for the settlement of a co-partnership...
2. Corn Markers Description Corn Markers Description McLean County, Illinois; Bloomington, Illinois; Corn markers; Runners; Sketches A printed description of the use of a corn marker, along with a drawing of a corn marker.
3. Local Indian Traditions Local Indian Traditions Kickapoo Nation; Custer, Milo, 1880-; Bloomington, Illinois; Indians of North America Milo Custer's 1914 account of local indian traditions (7 pages).
4. A Discourse Concerning Currencies of the British Plantations in America Especially With Regard to their A Discourse Concerning Currencies of the British Plantations in America Especially With Regard to their Paper Money Currency; Money; Colonial America; Paper money; British plantations Discourse concerning the currencies of the British plantations in America, published in London, 1751. The full-text of this document is available at http://www.people.virginia.edu/~rwm3n/webdoc2.html
5. Illinois in 1837 Illinois in 1837 Illinois; Champaign County, Illinois; McLean County, Illinois; Farming; Rivers; Construction; Travel Illinois in 1837 : a sketch descriptive of the situation, boundaries, face of the country, prominent districts, prairies, rivers, minerals, animals, agricultural productions, public lands, plans of internal...
6. Whaling tools I Whaling tools I Whales; Whaling; Whale; Whaling--Tools Drawing, pen and ink
7. Whaling tools II Whaling tools II Whales; Whaling; Whale; Whaling--Tools Drawing, pen and ink
8. Whalecraft Whalecraft Whales; Whaling; Whale; Whaling--Tools; Harpoon Drawing, pen and ink
9. Address to the Farmers Address to the Farmers Illinois; Farmers; Farming; Travel; Emigration & Immigration; Illinois Constitution An Address to the Farmers of Great Britain: with an Essay on the Prairies of the Western Country: by Morris Birkbeck: to which is amended The Constitution of the State of Illinois, London, 1822. This address...
10. Model of the Lincoln Home, Stage 3 (1855-1861) Model of the Lincoln Home, Stage 3 (1855-1861) Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Home; Models; Household; Housing By 1855, the Lincoln home, little changed from the cottage purchased twelve years earlier, proved to be too small for the growing family. Lincoln hired local builders, Hannon and Ragsdale, to remodel the...
11. French switchboard French switchboard World War I; Switchboards; France Black and white photograph. Label description: 'The French type switchboard, used in advanced zone section, sending Signal School 1st Depot Division, France.'
12. Illinois Central Railroad Illinois Central Railroad Illinois Central Railroad; Railroads; Pamphlet about the Illinois Central Railroad lands that were for sale in Illinois in 1858, contains a description of the lands, advantages of settling in Illinois, various letters in regard to soil, etc.,...
13. Making gas masks Making gas masks World War I; Gas masks; France Black and white photograph. Description in French reads, "Confection de lunettes contre les gaz asphyants."
14. Women removing dents from helmets Women removing dents from helmets World War I; Orleans, France; Helmets; Black and white photograph. Description in French reads, "Orleans Debosselage de casques."
15. Corn Planter Advertisement Corn Planter Advertisement McLean County, Illinois; Corn; Advertisements An ad for a corn planter with description.
16. Web site: All History is Local: Students as Archivists; The Arkansas Memory Project Web site: All History is Local: Students as Archivists; The Arkansas Memory Project Web Site; Historiography; Primary source materials Web site from Arkansas. Description on the site: "The collection of an archive of primary source materials constitutes the principal activity of a year-long American Studies class focusing on historiography...
17. At the front-line hospital in Muniessa, Spain At the front-line hospital in Muniessa, Spain Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939; Rolfe, Edwin, 1909-1954; Taft, Anne; Muniessa, Spain Black and white photograph. 5 cm x 5 cm. Group picture taken at a hospital in Muniessa, Spain. The central figure is Ed Rolfe, the woman to his left is Anne Taft; the woman to his right is a nurse from...
18. Receiving set for trench radio Receiving set for trench radio World War I; Radios; France; Photographs Black and white photograph. Label description: 'Receiving set for trench radio, with amplifier, receiving message. Signal School 1st Division, France.'
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