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The bombardment of the city of Vicksburg : on the ever memorable 28th of June 1862

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    Siege of Vicksburg

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    Image of the siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the American Civil War; Union soldiers with General Ulysses S. Grant at bottom right holding a spyglass and observing Confederate troops approaching around a bend near the Mississippi River; soldiers in trenches, explosions, flag at top of hill, river and battleships visible in background.

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  • Go to New England! : treasureland of history

    Go to New England! : treasureland of history

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    "Boston via the Fall River Line"--text, in orange, below title. "Litho. in U.S.A."--text, small type, lower left corner. "Eldredge Company Brooklyn, N.Y."--text, small type, lower right corner. The Priscilla was launched on 8 Oct. 1893; she operated from 1894 to 1937 for the Fall River Line, which had several different parent companies; she was sold in 1937, scrapped in 1938. Focus of item: Priscilla.

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    Joyful alternative : peace poets' dance

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    A psychedelic counterculture poster promoting the peace poets' dance held in April 1967 at the California Hall in San Francisco, California. Lettering by artist John H. Myers is in the shape of a side profile in shades of blue against a bright orange background. The top right of the profile includes morphed faces and other illustrations. The lower right includes an inset illustration by poet Kenneth Patchen, one of the speakers of the event. The poster mentions performances by rock bands Country Joe & The Fish, and Serpent Power, in addition to poetic guests Richard Brautigan, Lew Welch, Robert Duncan, and others. Text on the poster also states that the event is "part of Spring Mobilization," a committee that supported the end of the Vietnam War. Signed by the artist in the lower left corner, by the Lithographers and Photoengravers International Union (LPIU) in the lower middle, and by printer Double-H Press in the lower right.

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  • Coining Money at the San Francisco Branch Mint

    Coining Money at the San Francisco Branch Mint

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    Image contains seven vignettes depicting various stages in the coining of money. One vignette is an exterior view of the Branch Mint. "Herrick SC."--text, within the upper left and lower right vignettes. "Eastman."--text, within the upper center and lower left vignettes. "Butler."--text, within the upper right and middle left vignettes. "[A. Nahl.]"--text, within the lower left vignette. The sheet is torn on the right side, and the vignettes on the right are missing portions. It also appears that the sheet was cut along the top and bottom. The top portion of some text can be seen at the bottom of the sheet. "[Published by Hutching [sic] & Rosenfield, 201 Clay St, Plaza, San Francisco. Excelsior Print, Clay St.]"--text, below image, from Baird. Paper color: blue.

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  • Map of the Burnt District Sixth Great Conflagration in San Francisco. June 22nd 1851

    Map of the Burnt District Sixth Great Conflagration in San Francisco. June 22nd 1851

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    Image is a view of the harbor and town from Telegraph Hill. The town is burning at right, the harbor full of ships is at left, and crudely-drawn people are on the hill in the foreground. Baird notes that this is a reworking of the "View of the Conflagration...May 3rd 1851." "J. De Vere del."--text, below image. "Noisy Carrier's Publishing Hal[l]. 77 Long Wharf San Francisco. Charles P. Kimball Propretor [sic]."--stamped text, lower right corner. Paper color: gray. This is only the illustration; the portion of the sheet containing a map of the burnt district is missing (according to Baird's notes).

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  • Polska Karpaty : Polskie Koleje Państw = The Carpathians Poland : Polish State Railways = Les Carpathes Pologne : Chemins de Fer de l'Etat = Polen Karpathen : Polnische Staatsbahnen

    Polska Karpaty : Polskie Koleje Państw = The Carpathians Poland : Polish State Railways = Les Carpathes Pologne : Chemins de Fer de l'Etat = Polen Karpathen : Polnische Staatsbahnen

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    Map in inset centered below main image shows pre-Second World War Poland with rail lines is red; Tatarów is identified in the lower right of the map. "Wład. Jarocki"--artist's signature reproduced in image, lower right corner. "Druk offsetowy Lit. A. Pruszyński, Kraków"--text in margin, lower right corner. "Printed in Poland - Drukawano w Polsce"--text, printed smaller type, in margin, lower left corner. "Travel to Poland on the express ships of the Cunard Line / Berengaria Aquitania Mauretania"--text on a strip pasted onto the bottom of the poster. Tatarów became part of the Ukraine following the Second World War, now known as Tatariv. Same poster as ephKMEpos 00033, however this copy has not been trimmed along the bottom edge.

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