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10 October 1854
Tennessee Slave Sale
Estate sale including "Elisha a negro woman...& her child Lucinda...Terms Cash..."Manuscript attached below printed "Clerk's Sale" banner.
GLC08293
2 April 1778
Lowndes, Rawlins (fl. 1778)
Loyalty Oath to protect Independence of South Carolina
Cosigned by George Mason, Jason & Catherine West and others.
GLC07469
21 February 1846
Cheatham, Henry (fl. 1846)
Assignee's sale
Broadside announcing sale of "real and personal property," including enslaved people, from the estate of William R. Robertson. Lists 600 acres of land in the town of Union, Missouri, 19 or 20 enslaved people, farming utensils, horses, cattle, and...
GLC03085
1862
Howe, Julia Ward (1819-1910)
Battle Hymn of the Republic and Suffrage Song
One undated broadsheet with a print of the Battle of the Republic by Julia Ward Howe. Also on verso "Suffrage Song to be sung to the tune of 'America.'"
GLC09748
circa 1919
unknown, fl. 1919;
The Map Proves It [Women's suffrage map]
One map entitled "The Map Proves it" published circa 1919. This map illustrates the United States with different shading and colorizations of each state. The patterns and colors illustrate the status of the states in regards to women's suffrage...
GLC09773
1972
Chisholm, Shirley, (1924-2005)
[Shirley Chisholm campaign poster, 1972]
One poster dated 1972, "Bring U.S. Together, Vote Chisholm 1972, Unbought and Unbossed." Pictured is Shirley Chisholm campaigning to be the Democratic party's nominee for president.
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1942
U.S. Government Printing Office
Even a little can help a lot - NOW
One poster entitled, "Even a little can help a lot - NOW," printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, dated 1942. Poster features a mother and daughter putting war savings stamps into a book. The daughter is licking the stamp while the mom...
GLC09654.04
1943
The more Women at work the sooner we will Win!
One poster entitled, "The more Women at work the sooner we will Win!" printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, dated 1943. Poster features a woman standing inside an acrylic dome fitting holes into it. The poster also says, "Women Are Needed...
GLC09654.08
1939-1945
The Director of Public Information for National Salvage Office
Housewives! Wage War on Hitler Save
One poster entitled, "Housewives! Wage War on Hitler Save" printed by the director of Public Information for National Salvage Office, dated 1939-1945. Poster features a spoon with a banner tied to it. On the banner it lists things housewives should...
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