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Title: Le Pont du Gard (1er siècle): circuits automobiles au dèpart d'Avignon
Summary: Travel poster reproduction of a painting depicting a view of a Roman aqueduct in Gard, France built in the 1st century. At top of poster is Paris - Lyon - Méditerranée, or PLM, which was a French railway company created between 1858 and 1862.

Title: Lest they perish: Campaign for $30,000,000 : American Committee for Relief in the Near East, Armenia, Greece, Syria, Persia
Summary: Poster showing Syrian mother and child, standing in front of a destroyed home.

Title: Lest we perish: Campaign for $30,000,000 ; American Committee for Relief in the Near East ; Armenia - Greece - Syria - Persia ; One Madison Ave
Summary: Poster showing Near Eastern girl with arms outstretched.

Title: Germany wants to see you
Date: 9999 />, 9999, between 1920 and 1930

Title: Newquay in the Cornish Riviera
Summary: Travel poster showing three paintings of the beaches of Newquay. The text lists various activities to do in Newquay and where to get an illustrated pamphlet.

Title: Carte de la Riviere de Cook, dans la partie N. O. de L'Amerique (1785)
Date: 1785-01-01
Summary: This is a copper engraved map of Alaska from the first French Edition of the Chronicles of James Cook's Third Voyage. The title of the book is Cartes et figures du troisième voyage de Cook or Maps and figures of Cook's Third Voyage. This was published in 1785 in Paris at Hôtel de Thou, Rue des Poiteuins. This map shows the coast of Southern Alaska that Cook explored in May of 1778. The map gives a starting date of May 12, 1778 and traces his route along the coast. He gives depth measurements and coastline information along the way. The title of the map is Carte de la Riviere de Cook, dans la partie N. O. de L'Amerique which translates to Map of the Cook River in N (North) O (West) Part of America. The map shows Prince William Sound, where Valdez currently is, which is shown as Entree du Prince Guillaume and Cook Inlet along with its Turnagain Arm and its Knik Arm where Anchorage currently is.

Title: They shall not perish: campaign for $30,000,000 : American Committee for Relief in the Near East : Armenia, Greece, Syria, Persia
Summary: The poster depicts a young ethnic girl, symbolizing the Near East, clinging to Miss Columbia with sword, symbolizing America. Both are wrapped in an American flag., Girl, symbolizing Near East, clinging to woman with sword and U.S. flag, symbolizing America.

Title: All in the day's work: Enlist in the United States Marine Corps for interesting duty-land, sea, or sky
Summary: U.S. Marines recruitment poster showing recruits engaged in various activities at a Marine Corps training camp.

Title: Rackham illustration : [1 leaf]

Title: Stultifera navis : [1 leaf], Das narrenschiff, Ship of fools

Title: The Collection of stipple engravings : [1 leaf]

Title: Icones Veteris Testamenti : [1 leaf]: illustrations of the Old Testament

Title: JM-021: Mr. American reactionary abroad tries to change the opinion of Europe
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting an American visiting places such as France, Germany, and Italy and hearing praise for Roosevelt, which the American does not agree with.

Title: JM-065: Our present divorce laws
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting a couple being warned by a train worker and moving to sit together or apart depending on what state the train is passing through.

Title: JM-271: Britain, Japan, and the U.S. head toward bankruptcy or revolt
Summary: Battleships of Japan and U.K. head for rocks of bankruptcy. The U.S. ship heads toward rocks of "Revolt against huge expenditure", but the captain calls for the ship to slow down.

Title: JM-047: The onward march of civilization
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting a hand tallying both the men engaged in battle and the losses of those same battles. There are nine battles, ranging a long time span, from Waterloo to Shakhe River.

Title: JM-098: Strategic war map showing Japanese plan of operations at Port Arthur and the "Tiger's Tail"
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting a rope with many cans attached to it tied around the "Tiger's Tail" area of Korea.

Title: JM-202: Cartoons of the day
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting three separate cartoons. In the top panel, a man on a cart titled "Delaware" blocks women in cars titled "Suffrage" from passing him on the road to the 1920 polls. In the middle panel, "Germany" kills his pack horse ("Hope") underneath a burden of "Economic Terms of the Treaty"; he is unable to continue on "Reparation Trail". In the bottom panel, Uncle Sam and John Bull attempt to communicate via telephone, but uproar in Ireland blocks connection.

Title: JM-090: Grosvenor and Platt present different views on McKinley
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting Charles Henry Grosvenor and Thomas C. Platt presented as sideshow hawkers speaking to a group of people. They each point to a large banner focusing on President William McKinley behind them. On Grosvenor's banner, McKinley is presented as the "largest man in the world." On Platt's banner, McKinley is presented as the "smallest man in the U.S."

Title: JM-174: All about politics
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting five scenes about the Democratic convention in St. Louis. Wilson and Bryan appear.

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