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  Battle of Malvern Hill -- Lee's attack

  Alfred Rudolph Waud

  The image depicts the Battle of Malvern Hill, which took place during the American Civil War on July 1, 1862. General Robert E. Lee stood command of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, while General George B. McClellan commanded the Union Army of Potomac. The two armies collided near Richmond, Virginia. The battle was a part of the Peninsula Campaign's Seven Days Battles. The image is printed in black ink on off-white paper. It appears to have been removed from a bound volume.

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  Thomas Jefferson Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)

  Sidney B. Waugh, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans

  The medal's obverse design depicts the right-side profile of Thomas Jefferson, a United States founding father, principle author of the Declaration of Independence, and third President of the United States. On the reverse, a sword, quill, and compass are pictured. The three objects are encircled by a laurel wreath.

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  Tribute to the Great Emancipator

  Harold Tucker Webster

  Newspaper cartoon depicting two children listening to the radio.

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  Abraham Lincoln Round Sweet Dish

  Wedgwood

  The small sweet dish is blue in color and has an embossed left-facing profile image of Abraham Lincoln in white. Surrounding the dish's edge, an embossed leaf wreath is also included in white. The dish is enclosed in its original packaging with documentary information.

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  Rhode Island State Seal Sweet Dish

  Wedgwood

  The small sweet dish is blue in color and features the state seal of Rhode Island in white. Surrounding the dish's edge, a circle of embossed starts are also included in white.

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  William Ellery Channing Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)

  Albert W. Weinman, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans

  The medal's obverse features the quarter left profile of William Ellery Channing, an American Unitarian preacher. A star is also depicted in the medal's background. On the reverse, a figure rests on a rock-like object as another figure stands in the background. Stars and a cloud are also pictured.

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  Charlotte Cushman Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)

  Robert A. Weinman, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans

  The medal's obverse design features a bust portrait of Charlotte Cushman, an American stage actress well known for her wide vocal range and ability to play both male and female roles. On the medal's reverse, an image of Pegasus is displayed at the middle. Around the winged horse, Cushman is depicted in costume for four of her most well-known roles: Cordelia (King Lear), Lady Macbeth (Macbeth), Romeo (Romeo & Juliet), and Meg Merrilies (Guy Mannering).

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  Daniel Webster Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)

  Robert A. Weinman, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans

  The medal's obverse design features a bust portrait of Daniel Webster, an American politician. The medal's reverse depicts five male figures. Four are dressed as various types of laborers, while the fifth is dressed in gentlemen's clothing. Above the men, an angel bearing a torch is pictured among stars.

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  Emma Willard Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)

  Robert A. Weinman, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans

  The medal's obverse design depicts the right-side profile of Emma Willard, an American women's rights activist who founded the first school of higher education for women, Troy Female Seminary. The reverse pictures two women. One sits in a chair while holding a book. The other stands with her proper left hand on the seated woman's proper right shoulder. She draws back a curtain with her proper right hand. Behind the curtain, symbols for various educational disciplines are revealed, which include: celestial shapes, a globe and ship, a depiction of human anatomy, a soybean plant, and a frog.

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  James Buchanan Eads Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)

  Robert A. Weinman, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans

  The medal's obverse design features a bust portrait of James Buchanan Eads, an American civil engineer and inventor who built the first road and rail bridge across the Mississippi in St. Louis. The reverse design depicts a merman whose legs, while separated, have fins instead of feet. The merman is submerged underwater and seems to be pushing his hands against two banks of a body of water, the Mississippi River.

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  James Madison Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)

  Robert A. Weinman, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans

  The medal's obverse design depicts the left-side profile of James Madison, a founding father and fourth President of the United States. On the reverse, Madison is shown sitting at a desk. His proper right elbow rests casually on the back of his chair as his proper left arm rests on the desk. In his proper left hand, he holds a document. Nineteen stars circle the inner edge of the medal.

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  Roger Williams Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)

  Robert A. Weinman, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans

  The medal's obverse features the left-side profile of Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island and advocate for the separation of church and state. On the reverse, three men are pictured. One is older with a beard and stands holding a scroll. The second is Native American and stands with his arms stretched upward. The last is a man kneeling in prayer.

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  For God so loved his children.

  H. H. Weiss

  The reproduction print features an image of a relief sculpture of Abraham Lincoln's right-facing profile. The likeness of Lincoln is in the style of the Penny Profile, which was taken from a photography made by Anthony Berger in 1864 [ref: O-89].

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  For God so loved his children.

  H. H. Weiss

  The reproduction print features an image of a relief sculpture of Abraham Lincoln's right-facing profile. The likeness of Lincoln is in the style of the Penny Profile, which was taken from a photography made by Anthony Berger in 1864 [ref: O-89].

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  John Greenleaf Whittier Commemorative Medal (from Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University Medal Series)

  Elizabeth Weistrop, Medallic Art Company, and Hall of Fame for Great Americans

  The medal's obverse design depicts the left-side profile of John Greenleaf Whittier, an American Quaker, poet, and abolitionist most well-known for his work, Snow-Bound. On the reverse, a scene from his poem "Maud Muller" is shown. A man sits on the back of a horse, while a woman stands on the ground to his proper right. In her hands she holds a hat and a rake.

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  Jealousy

  Franklin G. Weller

  The stereograph contains a hand-colored image of a man fitting a woman for shoes as an older man and another woman looks on in the background. The older man sits in the background, while the second woman stands to the right of the image. The image appears on a yellow card paper mount and features documentary information on its reverse. The stereograph also has a crease down its middle.

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  Jealousy

  Franklin G. Weller

  The stereograph contains a hand-colored image of a man fitting a woman for shoes as an older man and another women look on in the background. An older man sits on a chair in the background to the left, while a woman looks through a cutout in the small wall on the right. The image is on a yellow paper card mount, and its reverse contains documentary information.

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  Just Before the Battle

  Franklin G. Weller

  The stereograph contains a hand-colored image of three girls standing on top of chairs and holding brooms while poking at a box on the floor. A fourth girl sits atop a table. The card's reverse includes documentary items. The image is on a peach-colored paper card mount.

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  Stereoscopic Treasures: A Doubtful Case

  Franklin G. Weller

  The stereograph features a hand-colored image of a boy and girl playing. The girl holds a doll while the boy places a hand on the doll. The two appear to be playing doctor. The image is mounted on a cream card with rounded corners. Its reverse features publication and series information.

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  There Is No Rose without a Thorn

  Franklin G. Weller

  The stereograph contains a hand-colored image of a man standing outside a window holding the hand of a woman who stands indoors. Another woman stands behind the man with a broom in hand. The card's reverse features a handwritten inscription. The image is on a yellow-colored paper card mount.

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  General Order No. 51.

  Gideon Welles

  The broadside contains an order penned by Gideon Welles announcing the death of President Abraham Lincoln and directing that a badge of mourning be worn for six months and that all flags be flown at half-mast. This particular copy is clean, but does have a light crease down its center.

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  Abraham Lincoln, Engraving

  Wenderoth and Taylor

  Photograph of an engraving or lithograph of a bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln. The original photograph was taken by Wenderoth & Taylor at the White House in 1864. [Ref: O-96.]

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  Mrs. Lincoln

  Wenderoth and Taylor

  Photo of a painting or print featuring a bust-length portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln. Probably after a photo by Wenderoth & Taylor. [Ref: ML, O-24.]

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  Wenderoth & Taylor Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

  Wenderoth and Taylor

  The carte-de-visite features a bust-length oval portrait of Abraham Lincoln taken by Wenderoth & Taylor. [Ref: O-95.]

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  Wenderoth & Taylor White House Photograph of Abraham Lincoln

  Wenderoth and Taylor

  The carte de visite features a photograph taken by Wenderoth & Taylor in 1864. On 20 April 1865, Wenderoth, Taylor, and Brown published an advertisement in the Philadelphia Inquirer for the sell of card photographs featuring this image. [Ref: O-95.] The photograph features a seated Abraham Lincoln from the waist up. It is cut into an oval shape and affixed to a paper card.