Be a Cadet Nurse, the Girl With a Future
ImagePoster, color, 20 x 27.9 in., published by the United States Government Printing Office
Be a Victory Farm Volunteer in the U.S. Crop Corps
ImagePoster, color, 14 x 22.1 in., published by the United States Government Printing Office
...Because Somebody Talked!
ImagePoster, color, 20 x 27.75 in., published by the United States Government Printing Office
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois
ImageUniversity Avenue, Urbana, Illinois
Become a Nurse, Your Country Needs You
ImagePoster, color, 28 x 22 in., published by the United States Government Printing Office
Bedkey and Folding Bed
Multi-Page Item | 2 pagesBedkey and folding rope bed
Bed Steps, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
ImageWooden steps. Two-steps, solid sides, open back with one dovetailed rail near bottom. H 10 1/2" x L 9 1/2" x D 9 1/2".
Beebee's Patent Cure for Balkiness in Horses Advertisement
ImageThis is an ad for a patent to prevent balkiness in horses and mules. Balkiness is an unwillingness of the horse to move forward. Horses sometimes become balky due to physical ailments such as sharp teeth, sore feet, a sore back, badly fitting tack or emotional ailments such as fear or stubbornness.
Benz Velo Automobile
ImageThe Benz Velo is a motorized two-passenger buggy. Its engine is situated in a box behind the seats. The auto has four wheels with spokes, the back two are 35.5 and the front two are twenty-three inches. The car is painted burgundy with gold trim.
Bequette-Ribault House, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
ImageConstructed of red cedar posts set into a trench in the ground (poteaux en terre), this house was built around the turn of the nineteenth century. The spaces between the vertical logs were filled with a mud-plaster chinking (bouzillage). This house is located on St. Mary's Road a short distance out of town.
Bernardi Automobile
ImageThe Bernardi is a two-passenger automobile painted black with red trim. It has three wheels, two in the front and one in the rear. The small steering wheel is on the right side next to the brake handle. It has a brown upholstered buggy bench. The engine is located in a box underneath the bench.
The Best States Right' political cartoon from the New Hampshire Republican
ImageTitle page, New Hampshire Republican v. 1 n. 6 (August 30, 1890).
The Best States Right' political cartoon from the New Hampshire Republican;
Imagehouse
Be With Him at Every Mail Call
ImagePoster, color, 28 x 21 in., published by the United States Government Printing Office
B.F. Harris, II House (Carle Pavilion), Champaign, Illinois
ImageThe B. F. Harris house, which is now the Carle Pavilion, is located at 809 West Church Street. The B.F. Harris family founded the Cattle Bank, The First National Bank, and owned the Urbana and Champaign Railway, as well as the End Amusement Park on West Church Street (now Eisner Park). In 1904, B.F. Harris II built the mansion on West Church Street. In 1957, the building ...
B.F. Harris, II House (Carle Pavilion), Champaign, Illinois
ImageThe B. F. Harris house, which is now the Carle Pavilion, is located at 809 West Church Street. The B.F. Harris family founded the Cattle Bank, The First National Bank, and owned the Urbana and Champaign Railway, as well as the End Amusement Park on West Church Street (now Eisner Park). In 1904, B.F. Harris II built the mansion on West Church Street. In 1957, the ...
B.F. Harris, II House, Champaign, Illinois - a selection of images
Multi-Page Item | 5 pagesDifferent views of the B.F. Harris II House.
Bits of careless talk are pieced together by the enemy
ImagePoster, color, 19.9 x 28 in., published by the United States Government Printing Office
Blanket Chest, associated with Abraham Lincoln
ImageMedium sized blanket chest on legs. Bun and peg feet, turned legs. Bottom section of chest contains one drawer with two mushroom knobs. Lid of chest is rounded, black paint outlining on chest, top chest utilizes dovetail joints and sides. L 37" x H 33" x W 19".
Blickensderfer Typewriter No. 5
ImageA portable manual typewriter (in original carrying case), 'Blickensderfer No. 5 Stamford Conn. U.S.A.' Ideal keyboard, with type-wheel, black keys with white letters. No. 58627.
Block House, Carlock, Illinois
ImageThis concrete block home south of Carlock, Illinois, was built around 1900.
Bloomington Band - Mardi Gras
ImageThe Bloomington Band Mardi Gras is shown on the east side of the Square. The musicians are in a variety of costumes. Kresge's department store is in the background.
Bloomington Bicycle Club, Illinois
ImageThe members of The Bloomington Bicycle Club are shown with their bicycles.
Bloomington Book Bindery Advertisement
ImageThe Bloomington Book Bindery started business in 1854. Books of all kinds were bound in Russia, Calf, Morocco, or Sheep. Russia was a trade name which applied to a shaved cowhide or calfskin which was begetable-tanned with tannins from willow or other barks. Calf paper is colored and embossed, resembles leather and is now used only occasionally for covering books. Morocco...
Bloomington Brush and Trunk Company Advertisement
ImageThe Bloomington Brush and Trunk Co. was a 19th century manufacturer. They produced brushes of all types -- clothes, stove, shoe, tooth, hair, and paint -- and, in 1877, expanded production to included travelers' trunks and suitcases.
Bloomington Cider and Vinegar Company Advertisement
ImageThe Bloomington Cider and Vinegar Co. factory was a short-lived 19th century business packaging vinegar and sweet pickles.
Bloomington Corn Palace in 1916
ImageThis sketch of the 1916 Bloomington Corn Palace shows the palace as it was built around the Coliseum.
Bloomington Cracker Company Advertisement
ImageThe Bloomington Cracker Company on East Front Street was also Gerken's Bakery.
Bloomington Fire Company, Bloomington, Illinois
ImageThis photograph shows the Bloomington Fire Company with its equipment. Downtown Bloomington, Illinois, can be seen in the background.
Bloomington High School Band
ImageThe members of the Bloomington High School Band pose in full uniform.
Bloomington Hoop Skirt Manufactory Advertisement
ImageThe Bloomington Hoop Skirt Manufactory was a manufacturer and wholesale and retail dealer in hoop skirts, corsets, hosiery, zephyrs (light shawls), and underwear. It was run by D. Winter.
Bloomington, Illinois
ImageThe photo shows South Center Street in Bloomington, Illinois, around 1857. Shops, sidewalks, livestock, etc. are all visible.
Bloomington Manufacturing Company
ImageThe Bloomington Manufacturing Company manufactured the "Graham Mower and Reaper" in the 1860s.
Bloomington - Normal Street Car
ImageThe photo shows street cars that were part of the street railway system. The viaduct under the C&A tracks in Normal is shown, and it is still used by an occasional auto.
Bloomington Pickle Factory
ImageThe Bloomington Pickle Factory manufactured pickles and vinegar in the 1920s and 1930s.
Bloomington Pork Packing Company
ImageIn 1872, William Van Schoick combined his company with three partners to form the Bloomington Pork Packing Company. The company butchered 15,000 hogs annually, but ultimately failed, due to competition from national producers in the 1890s.
Bloomington Star Dairy Advertisement
ImageThe Bloomington Star Dairy was located two miles northwest of Bloomington.
Bloomington Trunk Factory Advertisement
ImageThe Bloomington Trunk Factory manufactured trunks, satchels, valises, and traveling bags in Bloomington in the late 1800s.
Blunt Calked Horseshoes Vs. Sharp Calked Horseshoes
ImageCalks were knob-like structures placed on a horseshoe to prevent a horse from slipping. Blunt calks are box shaped, the top being most obviously flat. Sharp calks come to a point at the top and look triangular from the side.
Boeing 40B-2 Air Mail Plane
ImageA single-engine biplane. The fuselage is painted green and gray and its wings are red and gray. Wing construction consists of solid spruce wooden poles routed out for lightness, spruce ribs and a plywood leading edge. The fuselage is a welded steel-tube frame covered with fabric. Fuel is carried in two forty and sixty-gallon tanks. The mail compartment is right behind the en...

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