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1852 after
Unknown
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" banner [on cloth]
Red banner with nine scenes from Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Textile.
GLC06894
circa 1882
["Any holder but a Slave holder" potholder]
Based on the accompanying letter (GLC 7731.01), created by Miss Lena, who gave the potholder to Frederick Douglass as a gift after reading his narrative. Depicts two African Americans (one male and one female) holding hands and dancing against a...
GLC07731.02
1856
[Campaign ribbon on silk: "Old buck is coming"]
Faded pink silk ribbon with black ink images and text. Begins with an image of a buck (male dear), and the statement "Old Buck is Coming," referring to 1856 presidential candidate James Buchanan. Below the buck, the ribbon depicts blacks with...
GLC05877
circa 1860s
[Corn cob slave doll]
With black dyed muslin head and hands, printed cotton dress, belt, and scarf.
GLC09188
circa 1943
[Dorie Miller Pin]
One pin featuring a image of Dorie Miller dates circa 1943. The pin reads, "The Hero of Pearl Harbor Dorie Miller." It features a portrait of Miller in the center and then sketches on either side of him. The left sketch is a figure in sailor uniform...
GLC09934.05
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