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San Maxymo at Xibara [Men and women socializing and dancing.]

San Maxymo at Xibara [Men and women socializing and dancing.]

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Photograph of Theodore Winthrop

Photograph of Theodore Winthrop

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The barn and orchard attached to Gen. Meade’s Headquarters.  During the terrific artillery firing of Friday both house and barn were perforated by shot and shell, and from fifteen to twenty staff horses were killed immediately around them.

The barn and orchard attached to Gen. Meade’s Headquarters. During th...

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Hospital Steamer ‘Red Rover.’ - Public domain dedication image

Hospital Steamer ‘Red Rover.’ - Public domain dedication image

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Romanian women - Public domain dedication image

Romanian women - Public domain dedication image

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Bone. - Public domain dedication image

Bone. - Public domain dedication image

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Quarters of Major Robertson near Brandy Station.

Quarters of Major Robertson near Brandy Station.

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F St. - Public domain dedication image

F St. - Public domain dedication image

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Patient in a hot head pillow. - Public domain dedication image

Patient in a hot head pillow. - Public domain dedication image

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Fort Hell : in front of Petersburg.

Fort Hell : in front of Petersburg.

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Company of colored troops - Public domain dedication image

Company of colored troops - Public domain dedication image

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Andrometer. No. 3. April 8th 1865.

Andrometer. No. 3. April 8th 1865.

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J.S. Newberry : Sec[retar]y, West[ern] Dept.,  US San. Com.

J.S. Newberry : Sec[retar]y, West[ern] Dept., US San. Com.

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Quartermaster’s Department, Belle Plain, May 17, 1864.

Quartermaster’s Department, Belle Plain, May 17, 1864.

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Encampment of 2d N.Y. and 1st Mass. Heavy Artillery, Belle Plain, May 16, 1864.

Encampment of 2d N.Y. and 1st Mass. Heavy Artillery, Belle Plain, May ...

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Plate 13.  [John Schmidt (...) 28. Amputation at hip joint. Sept. 1866. By Dr. Hamilton.]

Plate 13. [John Schmidt (...) 28. Amputation at hip joint. Sept. 1866...

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Letter, Thomas Addis Emmet collection

Letter, Thomas Addis Emmet collection

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Small miniature of St. Luke.  Very elaborate frame-like border, with statue figures and multi-colored designs.  Opening of text of Luke.

Small miniature of St. Luke. Very elaborate frame-like border, with s...

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Document, Thomas Addis Emmet collection

Document, Thomas Addis Emmet collection

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Document, Thomas Addis Emmet collection

Document, Thomas Addis Emmet collection

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Paper Money - Public domain dedication image

Paper Money - Public domain dedication image

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EM. 5050, Thomas Addis Emmet collection

EM. 5050, Thomas Addis Emmet collection

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Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln, Fort ferry

Letter to Gen. [Benjamin] Lincoln, Fort ferry

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EM. 8923, Thomas Addis Emmet collection

EM. 8923, Thomas Addis Emmet collection

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Document, Thomas Addis Emmet collection

Document, Thomas Addis Emmet collection

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EM. 13520, Thomas Addis Emmet collection
Letter to Major John Wood, Goshen [N. Y.]

Letter to Major John Wood, Goshen [N. Y.]

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J. T. Pancoast - Public domain dedication image

J. T. Pancoast - Public domain dedication image

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Small miniature of St. Luke.  Very elaborate frame-like border, with statue figures and multi-colored designs.  Opening of text of Luke.

Small miniature of St. Luke. Very elaborate frame-like border, with s...

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Letter to Noah Emery, Jun., Exeter

Letter to Noah Emery, Jun., Exeter

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Paper Money - Public domain dedication image

Paper Money - Public domain dedication image

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Paper Money - Public domain dedication image

Paper Money - Public domain dedication image

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James Madison correspondence: Letter from James Smith

James Madison correspondence: Letter from James Smith

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Letter to Nathaniel Ramsey

Letter to Nathaniel Ramsey

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Stéphane Mallarmé - Public domain dedication image

Stéphane Mallarmé - Public domain dedication image

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Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence

Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence

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February 1, 1940 letter from Willa Cather
Full-page portrait of Mark in gold frame on purple background.

Full-page portrait of Mark in gold frame on purple background.

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Ten Eyck, John [Recorder], Abraham Yates Jr papers

Ten Eyck, John [Recorder], Abraham Yates Jr papers

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Emmet's opinion on Robert R. Livingston and Robert Fulton's patent rights for steamboats
Full-page portrait of Luke in gold frame on purple background.

Full-page portrait of Luke in gold frame on purple background.

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View of the fort at Xibara., William H. Meyers

View of the fort at Xibara., William H. Meyers

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Elaborate text page in gold, purple and green:  Sequentia sancti

Elaborate text page in gold, purple and green: Sequentia sancti

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The stern realities of the expedition. 1889.

The stern realities of the expedition. 1889.

Robert Brewster Stanton photographs

Letter from Philip Schuyler to Simeon De Witt and John Thurman
One of the little cedar boats in Cataract Canyon, looking upstream.

One of the little cedar boats in Cataract Canyon, looking upstream.

Robert Brewster Stanton photographs A boat on the river. A boat on the river in the mountains. Public domain postcard scan.

Ruthenian woman. - Public domain dedication image

Ruthenian woman. - Public domain dedication image

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Biographical sketch of Washington Allston / Duyckinck family papers

Biographical sketch of Washington Allston / Duyckinck family papers

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Two women at a house. - Public domain dedication image
Howard ambulance, front and side view, interior view of opened wooden box (for limb support) on ground. Background masked.

Howard ambulance, front and side view, interior view of opened wooden ...

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[Turkish man.] - Public domain dedication image

[Turkish man.] - Public domain dedication image

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Norwegian woman. - Public domain dedication image

Norwegian woman. - Public domain dedication image

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Felix Lantier and his dog. Snapshot by Robert B. Stanton. 1890.

Felix Lantier and his dog. Snapshot by Robert B. Stanton. 1890.

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A noonday rest in Marble Cañon, showing well the head of a fall. Snapshot by James Hogue, 1890.

A noonday rest in Marble Cañon, showing well the head of a fall. Snaps...

Robert Brewster Stanton photographs A black and white photo of a man and woman standing in a field. A photograph of a group of men standing around a rock. Public domain postcard scan.

Series VI. Photographs. - Public domain dedication image
Showing the mouth of Grand Wash on the left which was White's Green River, and the Colorado in the center coming out of small cañon which was White's Grand River.
Series VI. Photographs. - Public domain dedication image
Series VI. Photographs. - Public domain dedication image
Sixth vision: one of the four living creatures (here as the lion of St. Mark) hands out vials containing seven plagues to angels; an angel pours out the first plague causing malignant sores to the bearers of mark.

Sixth vision: one of the four living creatures (here as the lion of St...

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Large red initial on gold field, full border design, small initials, rubrics.

Large red initial on gold field, full border design, small initials, r...

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Miniature of John the Evangelist, 3-line blue initial, border design.  Main hand (hand 1).

Miniature of John the Evangelist, 3-line blue initial, border design. ...

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Miniature of the Annunciation with the Virgin reading a book (in a chemise binding?).

Miniature of the Annunciation with the Virgin reading a book (in a che...

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Illustration of suture near eyelid

Illustration of suture near eyelid

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Letter from Andrew Elton Wells

Letter from Andrew Elton Wells

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Opening page of calendar, written in French.

Opening page of calendar, written in French.

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Miniature of the Annunciation, initials, linefiller.

Miniature of the Annunciation, initials, linefiller.

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Hand 2, text in French - Public domain medieval manuscript

Hand 2, text in French - Public domain medieval manuscript

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Text with "branch" linefiller, initials, catchword, border design.

Text with "branch" linefiller, initials, catchword, border design.

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Different scribe or different script style; border of strewn flowers, insects, bird.

Different scribe or different script style; border of strewn flowers, ...

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Diagram of an eclipse of the sun, with the moon casting a shadow cone.

Diagram of an eclipse of the sun, with the moon casting a shadow cone.

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Pages of text with various initials and border designs.

Pages of text with various initials and border designs.

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Petrarch at the fountain of Vaucluse, accompanied by two nymphs or muses playing musical instruments.

Petrarch at the fountain of Vaucluse, accompanied by two nymphs or mus...

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Rubric; full page miniature of battle.

Rubric; full page miniature of battle.

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Text with placemarkers and rubric.  Miniature of men drinking.

Text with placemarkers and rubric. Miniature of men drinking.

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Full-page miniature showing marriage.

Full-page miniature showing marriage.

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Rubric and full-page miniature.

Rubric and full-page miniature.

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Text with rubric and placemarkers.  Half-page miniature including King David.

Text with rubric and placemarkers. Half-page miniature including King...

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Text with rubric and placemarkers; half-page miniature of David rebuked by Nathan.

Text with rubric and placemarkers; half-page miniature of David rebuke...

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Text with red and blue initials.  Map with small drawings of cities.

Text with red and blue initials. Map with small drawings of cities.

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Letter to Benjamin Spencer and Amos Marsh, Clariden [Clarendon]

Letter to Benjamin Spencer and Amos Marsh, Clariden [Clarendon]

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Bean, Theodore W - Public domain portrait print

Bean, Theodore W - Public domain portrait print

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Document, Thomas Addis Emmet collection

Document, Thomas Addis Emmet collection

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The Word of the Holy Heavenly Father To a Child Of his Love

The Word of the Holy Heavenly Father To a Child Of his Love

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Letter from Lord Hillsborough [Wills Hills] to Sir Henry Moore

Letter from Lord Hillsborough [Wills Hills] to Sir Henry Moore

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New Jersey bank note - Public domain dedication image

New Jersey bank note - Public domain dedication image

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Letter / Duyckinck family papers

Letter / Duyckinck family papers

The Duyckinck family played a significant role in the literary and cultural life of New York City in the mid-19th century. Evert A. Duyckinck (1816-1878) and his brother George L. Duyckinck (1823-1863) were bot... More

George III. St. James Court. To Richard Rigby, Paymaster General

George III. St. James Court. To Richard Rigby, Paymaster General

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James Madison correspondence: Undated correspondence

James Madison correspondence: Undated correspondence

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Joseph Hawley Papers - Commonplace book

Joseph Hawley Papers - Commonplace book

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Hayne, Paul Hamilton(1830-1886) / Duyckinck family papers

Hayne, Paul Hamilton(1830-1886) / Duyckinck family papers

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Lowell, Josephine Shaw - Samuel J. Tilden papers

Lowell, Josephine Shaw - Samuel J. Tilden papers

The Samuel J. Tilden Papers is a collection of documents, correspondence, and other materials relating to Samuel J. Tilden (1814-1886), an American politician and lawyer. The Tilden Papers cover a wide range of... More

Brown Brothers Company Records - Ledger D
Virginia, Boston Committee of Correspondence Records

Virginia, Boston Committee of Correspondence Records

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Twenty-two invoices, receipts, and shipping documents for distilled spirits

Twenty-two invoices, receipts, and shipping documents for distilled sp...

Liebmann collection of American historical documents relating to spiritous liquors.

Letters, Biographical Sketch and Miscellaneous Papers / Duyckinck family papers

Letters, Biographical Sketch and Miscellaneous Papers / Duyckinck fami...

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Stock Collection Ledger No. 1: 1873-1889

Stock Collection Ledger No. 1: 1873-1889

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (BBH) is a private banking and investment firm based in New York City. The company was founded in 1818 by Alexander Brown, who opened a trading house in Baltimore, Maryland. The fi... More

Daniel Phoenix, Jr. receipt book

Daniel Phoenix, Jr. receipt book

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Brown Brothers Company Records (1866) Acceptances: 1866
Stock Collection Ledger No. 1: 1873-1889

Stock Collection Ledger No. 1: 1873-1889

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (BBH) is a private banking and investment firm based in New York City. The company was founded in 1818 by Alexander Brown, who opened a trading house in Baltimore, Maryland. The fi... More

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