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In 1708 a London magazine, The Monthly Miscellany, published a letter signed by Admiral Bartholomew de Fonte. He claimed to have crossed North American from the Pacific to Hudson Bay through the legendary northwest passage. Joseph-Nicholas de l'Isle…

This wine is advocated to be healthy for the body and brain with testimonies given by the most credible physicians of that age. It provides remedy for exhaustion, depression, sleeplessness, and debility to give the customer fast access to getting…

This advertisements draws readers in with the illustration of a box with furniture exploding out of it to emphasis the small space can hold more storage of furniture than it appears to be capable of. Furniture is not in the newest condition possible…

A skin product which not only gives soft and smooth skin but also maintains the fairness of white skin in all seasons. It company validates it's product is genuine only when labeled with green, gold, and chocolate. The image displayed is that of a…

At first this product appears to be target for use in homes, particularly bathrooms considering it contains "toilet" in the title. However by the descriptions on the either side of the logo it is actually intended to be used as a beauty product for…

With a rather detailed illustration, this advertisement promotes bicycles made from Raleigh "the most famous man of Queen Elizabeth's Time". Being a celebrity, customer's might be inclined to believe it's quality of being the "best bicycles" around…

1 map: col., 11 x 13 cm.Plat map from the Garfield County city of Chard. Scale: 300'=1". Located fifteen miles west of Pomeroy near Pataha Creek, the tiny settlement of Chard was established by W.J. Chard. It began as a railway station, and in…

1 map: col., 17 x 24 cm.Plat map from the Garfield County city of Pataha. Scale: 300'=1".In 1881, the newly formed Garfield County held its county seat at Pataha City for one year. It transferred the next year three miles away to Pomeroy,…

1 map : col. ; 82 x 122 cm"Advance sheet.""Compiled in 1914 in cooperation with the state of Washington."Relief shown by hachures.Scale 1:500,000 (W 125°--W 117°/N 49°--N 45°)

1 map : col. ; 49 x 58 cm.Series: Professional paper (Geological Survey (U.S.)) ; no. 7, pl. 1."Scale ca. 1:250,000

1 map : col. ; 19 x 27 cm. Series Bulletin ; 507. Geological Survey bulletin ; 507. Shows predominant mineral for each mining district. "Plate 15"--Map has been cut from larger sheet. Mounted on cloth backing. George Otis Smith, later…

This satellite photograph from 1973 shows the braided pathways of the Channeled Scablands. While aerial photography helped illustrate Bretz's theory that a giant flood formed the Scablands, satellite images such as this provided a broader overhead…

1 map : col. ; 43 x 35 cm.Relief shown by contours. "Twentieth Annual Report, part V, pl. I." "Corrected to date of June 30, 1899." Originally folded to 26 x 18 cm. In…

1 map : col. ; 46 x 42 cmRelief shown by contoursContour interval 500 feetShows extent of five timber species"Julius Bien & Co. Lith. N.Y."Scale ca. 1:380,000 (W 122°00--W 120°00/N 49°00--N 47°30)

1 map : col. ; 46 x 38 cm.Shows four classes of timber densityPublic land grid"Julius Bien & Co. Lith. N.Y."Scale ca. 1:887,000 (W 125°00--W 121°00/N 49°00--N 45°30)

1 map : col. ; 40 x 55 cm.Relief shown by hachures.Shows counties, cities and railroads. Scale ca. 1:1,300,000.George F. Cram, a Union soldier who fought in Sherman's Army during the Civil War, returned home in 1867 to Evanston, Illinois to begin a…

1 map: col., 30 x 37 cm. Scale 1.5"=40 miles. Shows electric lines. From page 71 of Cram's unrivaled atlas of the world.George F. Cram, a Union soldier who fought in Sherman's Army during the Civil War, returned home in 1867 to Evanston, Illinois to…

1 map : col. ; 39 x 49 cm. Relief shown by hachures. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1880, by G.F. Cram in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington." From: Cram's standard American atlas (p. 195-198). …

1 map; 34 x 51 cm. From page 292-293 of Cram's unrivaled atlas of the world. Relief shown by hachures. Shows counties, cities and railroads. Scale ca. 1:1,300,000 On verso: portion of "City of Portland, Oregon." In lower margin: 292,…

1 map; 34 x 41 cm. From page 178-179 of Cram's unrivaled atlas of the world. Relief shown by hachures. Shows counties, cities and railroads. Scale ca. 1:1,300,000 On verso: "Alaska" and "Idaho" maps. In lower margin: 178, 179.

2x3 negative. Photograph of Torakichi Sam Migita and other men making mochitsuki inside of Mess Hall 15-30, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Migita is swinging a wooden mallet as another man in an apron turns and stretches the mochi. …

"2x3 negative. Photograph of the mess hall staff from Lower Block 2 posing outside of a mess hall, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Many among the staff are wearing aprons."

"2x3 negative. Photograph of a little girl riding a tricycle outside of the barracks, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming."

"2x3 negative. Photograph of Koto Hirahara posing in her garden in front of her family barrack 15-9-A, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming."

"2x3 negative. Photograph of the Hide family's barrack at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Inside the barrack is a small Christmas tree, presents, and a snowman figurine."

"1.5x2 negative. Photograph of a crowd at the train station saying goodbye to people taking the train to the Tule Lake Relocation Center, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Based on the year, it is possible that this transfer of internees is…

2"x1.5" negative. Photograph of Sergeant Ben Kuroki speaking from an outdoor stage at a ceremony in his honor and holding a book from Heart Mountain commemorating his visit , Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Children surround are sitting…

2"x3" negative. Photograph of a group of men from Heart Mountain, including Minoru Omori, Shiz Harada, Chop Umenmoto, Yosh Takehara, Jim Umemoto, Minoru Omori, Mr. Takehara, and George Hirahara, seated and eating in a field with bags of onions in the…

2"x1.5" negative. Photograph of people exiting a train from the Jerome Relocation Center in Arkansas with luggage and military personnel standing near the train, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Two men exit the train as three guards…