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Title: W. A. Johnson Bill of Lading
Date: 1886
Description: Bill of Lading from the Steamer W. A. JOHNSON of the Evansville, Paducah & Tennessee River Packet Company for transport of 39 tons of #1 pig iron at $2.00/ton, for the Lagrange Iron Company from La Grange to Cincinnati 1886.

Title: Thomas Hart Benton Portrait
Description: Engrave portrait of Thomas Hart Benton ca. 1850 by J. Rogers Co. with train vignette underneath.

Title: Western Maryland Railway Inspection Trip-1964
Date: 1964-05-25, 1964-05-25

Title: Beautiful Suburban Towns
Date: 1909, 1909
Description: A guidebook promoting various suburbs around Chicago that were served by the Chicago and North Western Railway

Title: Agreement re: Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line R.R. Co.
Date: 1897, 1897

Title: Western Maryland Railway Company
Date: 1969-05-01, 1969-05-01

Title: General Fibre Co.
Date: 1957-08-18, 1957-08-18
Description: Third and Cedar Street property, formerly owned by Fulton Bag Company, has been purchased by General Fibre Company for Offices and Plant. Building signage still reads Fulton Bags

Title: Completed Elam Elevator
Date: 1954-05
Description: Completed Elam elevator cost nearly $3,000,000 and has a capacity of 2,500,000 bushels of whole grain or soft feed.

Title: Immense Tow of Coalboats
Date: 1898-03-15
Description: On Tuesday, March 15, 1898, the largest single shipment of coal ever moved on the Western Rivers was taken out of the harbor of Pittsburgh, Pa., by the towboat Joseph B. Williams, owned by C. Jutte and Co. of that place.

Title: Roosevelt Meeting Ribbon
Date: 1912-03-28
Description: Ribbon with ribbon badge reading "Reception" in a gold border. The red, white, and blue ribbon reads "Roosevelt Meeting, Armory Hall" with a medal hanging from the ribbon. The medal has a photographic portrait of presidential candidate Theodore Roosevelt surrounded by a gold border. Roosevelt was campaigning across the northern half of the US during the months leading up to the 1912 Republican

Title: Young Men's National Whig Convention of Ratification Ribbon
Date: 1844
Description: home in Lexington, Kentucky. The ribbon is dated "Baltimore, May 2d 1844. Lith. by E. Weber & Co. Balto." Clay had been selected as the Whig party candidate for president at the convention in Baltimore on May 1, 1844.

Title: "Souvenir Folder of McKinley's Birthplace, Niles, Ohio." Postcards
Description: Envelope containing a collection of nine doublesided full-color postcards that fold out accordian style. The front of the envelope has text in black and red that reads "SOUVENIR FOLDER of McKINLEY'S BIRTHPLACE NILES, OHIO." The front of the envelope features a portrait of William McKinley along with a picture of a statue of McKinley. Subjects include monuments and buildings named for McKinley, and buildings and business in Niles, Ohio. The location pictured is identified in a label below the image.

Title: Prosperity At Home, Prestige Abroad Button
Date: 1900
Description: 7/8-inch round, pin back button with black and white portrait of Williams McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt encased in a white circle surrounded by gold written on a dark teal background. Button back inscribed with J.H. Shaw Co., Phila.

Title: Registered 1917 Belleville, Illinois Button
Date: 1917
Description: Round pin-back button with background of a red stripe at top, a white stripe at center and a blue stripe at the bottom, with the words "Registered 1917 Belleville Illinois" in white letters. The Selective Service Act was passed by Congress on May 18, 1917 and authorized the President of the United States to increase military numbers through mandatory enlistment. All men aged 21 to 30 years of age

Title: Report to the stockholders of the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railway. 1886
Date: 1886, 1887

Title: Automatic Voting Machine "Avoid Costly Election Contests" Print Ad
Description: Print ad in "The American City" magazine for "Automatic Registering Machine Co., Inc." of Jamestown, New York. A headline at the top reads "Avoid Costly Election Contests Once and for All By Using Voting Machines". Below is text describing the voting machines' benefits. Near the top right side is a black and white photograph of the back of the automatic voting machine. Text at the bottom reads "AUTOMATIC REGISTERING MACHINE CO., Inc. Jamestown New York".

Title: Malt Bitters Puzzle
Description: Puzzle trade card. Front has a drawing of wooded scene with the words "Malt Bitters Puzzle" on top and below the drawing "Find our next President" If flipped upside down, one can see an outline of a face. The reverse has advertising information for malt bitters from the Malt Bitters company located in Boston, Ma.

Title: Grant Carte-de-Visite
Description: Photograph of General Grant by W.P. Jackson of Sedalia, Missouri. Oval photograph with raised flags, laurel, and eagle surrounding. The back states July 4th.

Title: St. Louis Centennial March
Date: 1909, 1909
Description: Piano score for "St. Louis Centennial March" by Ollie Stoessel.

Title: When I Dream of You
Date: 1911, 1911
Description: Voice and piano score for "When I Dream of You" by Charles L. Johnson.

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