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Act of Incorporation of the Pike County Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Image | 1837 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A political circular of the "Act of Incorporation of the Pike County Mutual Fire Insurance Company" created by the Illinois General Assembly and printed by I. R. Butts in Boston, Massachusetts in 1837.
Frank Chase's Popular Excursions to California poster
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1886 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A poster advertising "Frank Chase's Popular Excursions to California Leaving Boston." This broadside lists "useful information," including departure dates, railroad companies and connections from Boston to Kansas City to Los Angeles.
A Nos Héros
Multi-Page Item | 8 pages | 1916 | World War I Sheet Music from the James Francis Driscoll Collection of American Sheet Music
We'll fight for Uncle Abe
Multi-Page Item | 6 pages | 1863 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A music score entitled "We'll fight for Uncle Abe: Plantation Song and Chorus" composed by Fred Buckley and words written by C. E. Pratt. This song "sung with great success by C. Pettengill, at the concerts of the Buckley Serenaders." The score was published by Oliver Diston & Co. in Boston, Massachusetts in 1863.
Admission to Boston Juvenile Institution
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1830 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A pass written for admission to the Juvenile Institution in Boston, signed by the Director on August 5, 1830. The pass lists visitor regulations.
The Hinkley Locomotive Works
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1870 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A broadside advertising "The Hinkley Locomotive Works, Manufactures of Locomotive Engines and Tenders, Boilers, and Tanks [and] Sole Manufacturers of The Hinkley Patent Boiler" located in Boston, Massachusetts.
The loving ballad of Lord Bateman / illustrated by George Cruikshank
Multi-Page Item | 110 pages | 1884 | Digital Rare Book Collection
Federal Street Theatre Ball receipt
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1831 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A receipt for Franklin Haven’s ten dollar payment “for his subscription to the Ball to be given at the Federal Street Theatre, on the Evening of the 22d February” from Simon E. Greene, Treasurer, Lobby of State Bank.
Eastern Railroad U.S. Mail route handbill
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1870 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A handbill for the "Eastern Railroad. U.S. Mail Route Between Boston and the State of Maine and the Sea Shore Route for the White Mountains and the East." This document was created by Superintendent J. Prescott and printed by C.C. Roberts in Boston, Massachusetts on May 1, 1870.
Fast Line, Cincinnati Express, New York Express, and Pacific Express advertisement
Image | 1870 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A clipping advertising Fast Line, Cincinnati Express, New York Express, and Pacific Express railroad connections traveling between major cities such as Boston, Albany, Chicago, Cincinnati, and Pittsburgh.
The Daily Amateur, vol. 1, no. 1
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1877 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)An amateur journal entitled "The Daily Amateur," published in Boston, Massachusetts and edited by L.W. Griffin and W. and Eben S. Frye. This issue, published July 2, 1877, includes various advertisements, articles, and news.
Tufts College Library
Image | John Starr Stewart Ex Libris CollectionText within single-line border.
The Mason Machine Works
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1870 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A poster of an advertisement for "The Mason Machine Works, Manufacturers of Cotton Machinery, Locomotives, Car Wheels" located in Taunton, Massachusetts. This advertisement includes photographs of the eight wheel locomotive, double track locomotive, and the cotton card and cotton loom.
Catalogue of Books poster
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1800 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A poster entitled "Catalogue of Books (American Editions), for sale" by "William P. and Lemuel Blake at the Boston Book Store" in Boston, Massachusetts. This poster lists various book titles and prices.
Boston Botanic Garden share receipt
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1839 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A receipt for Franklin Haven, Esq.’s payment of 100 dollars as payment for “one share in the stock of the Botanic Garden, in Boston,” signed by Simon E. Greene, Treasurer.
Tufts College Library
Image | 1900 | John Starr Stewart Ex Libris CollectionText within single-line border
Bedside service of the American Library Association in the Base Hospital, Camp Devens, Massachusetts
Image | 1918 | American Library Association Archives Digital CollectionsMen reading in bed. Additional caption reads: With her book truck, the librarian brings to the man's bed the book he wants. The A.L.A. has placed libraries in 208 hospitals. The men in hospitals and camps here and overseas need your magazines. As soon as you have read them, place a stamp on the notice on the cover, and mail.

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