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The two-panel cartoon shows scenes of Americans arriving at hotels abroad and the greetings the received before and after the Lorimer Scandal. The clerk in the top panel exclaims "Ah! I see monsieur is from Illinois! Zat grand state of Lincoln and…

Four verse song and chourus sung to the tune of "Whack Row de Dow.'" Lyrics depict celebration over the Union army capturing the city of Charleston, SC from the Confederate troops. Color cover image depicts Fort Sumter under attack.

A woodcut shows the Evergreens as it appeared in 1850. First constructed as a private home, Monticello Female Seminary principal Harriet Haskell later purchased the residence for her personal home and donated the building to the school upon her death…

A woodcut shows a tree standing in front of the Entertainment Hall at the Monticello Female Seminary.

Illustrated five verse song: Lyrics depict soldier's dying words for his mother after being fatally wounded on the battlefield. Color cover image depicts soldier on the battlefield with angel in upper left corner and woman praying in front of a house…

Three verse song and chorus sung to the tune of "Last Rose of Summer." Lyrics depict body of drummer laying on the Antietam battlefield and the loss of soldiers in battle. Color cover image depicts "Advance Grand Cavalry - near Alexandria, Va."

Illustrated three verse song and chorus. Lyrics depict drummer boy's final words before dying on battlefield. Color cover image depicts battle with one soldier shooting another while on horseback.

"The Dream," an oil painting by French artist Edouard Detaille, depicts sleeping French soldiers dreaming of the glory of France's Grand Army. This copy was brought to John Charles Black from Paris by his son in 1908. Black was a Union Army…

A large line of soldiers stand in line to subscribe for war bonds in front of a baseball-like scoreboard tracking war bond subscriptions by infantry and batallion. A soldier in the lower left corner states "They are willing to give their money as…

One time Republican and now third-party candidate (Bull Moose Party) for president Theodore Roosevelt kicks Governor Charles S. Deneen down the stairs of corruption.

Tax payers watch as the GOP's elephant grazes from the income tax reduction proposal of 1927 as Democratic party leaders pull the donkey away, fearing a trick.

"Quartette" " A Requiem to the memory of our late beloved President Abraham Lincoln"

Democratic presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson II and outgoing president Harry S. Truman wait at the road block in Korea as the Republican candidate for president, Dwight D. Eisenhower, speeds by.

Love song

An illustration depicts two men standing in front of the Crawford House near Gentryville, Indiana, where Abraham Lincoln worked as a farm hand for Josiah Crawford.

Although this item only contains one song, the publication originally contained three satirical anti-Copperhead campaign songs: "The Copperhead of 1864, The Chicago Copperhead and The Copperhead of 1865."Comparing them to the venomous snake,…

Although this item only contains one song, the publication originally contained three satirical anti-Copperhead campaign songs: "The Copperhead of 1864, The Chicago Copperhead and The Copperhead of 1865."Comparing them to the venomous snake,…

Illustrated satirical four verse song written in stereotypical 19th century African American dialect. Lyrics depict abolitionist group attempting to wash a black person's skin color off. Color cover image depicts two African Americans sitting on…

Two illustrated songs and chorus sung to the tune of "Kingdom Coming." Lyrics depict soldiers responding to draft call. Color cover image depicts "Review of the United States forces by the President, Va. 1863."

Iwo illustrated songs and chorus sung to the tune of " Kingdom Coming." Lyrics depict soldiers responding to draft call. Color cover image depicts a map of the North Carolina coast and a portrait of General Jesse Lee Reno.

Two illustrated songs and chorus sung to the tune of " Kingdom Coming." Lyrics depict soldiers responding to draft call. Color cover image depicts a map of the Tennessee/Kentucky border along the Mississippi River and a portrait of General John Pope.

Two songs and chorus sung to the tune of "Kingdom Coming." Lyrics depict soldiers responding to draft call. Color cover image depicts a map of the Tennessee/Arkansas border and a portrait of Andrew Foote.

Governor Charles S. Deneen and Chicago Mayor Fred A. Busse shake hands while their fingers dig into a pie labeled "Convention Feb. 3, '12; Jobs: Indorsement for Governor" allowing steam labeled "graft" to rise. A smaller figure representing the plain…

Illustrated four verse song and chorus. Lyrics depict slaves singing about desire to fight for the Union and the losses of the Union army prior to introducing African American troops. Color cover image depicts black man sitting on stage performing…