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Scissors
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)These iron scissors were manufactured by white settlers and traded with the Kickapoo.
Peter Johnson letter
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1881 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A letter from Peter Johnson to Land Commissioner Charles L. Colby of the Wisconsin Central Railroad Company about the land he purchased from the railroad. Johnson describes his success with farming the land "for the benefit of those who may think about making [Northern Wisconsin] their future home." The letter is dated February 20, 1881.
Illinois and Michigan Canal stock certificate
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1840 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A stock certificate from the State of Illinois to American citizens for Illinois and Michigan Canal stock. This copy is signed by the Governor of Illinois and the Auditor of State on June 1, 1840. The document includes the stock certificate and interest cards with various dates.
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.
Speech of Honorary Thomas L. Harris on the tariff question
Multi-Page Item | 16 pages | 1854 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A pamphlet entitled "Speech of the Hon. Thos. L. Harris, of Illinois, on the Tariff Question in reply to the Speech of Mr. Hampton, of Pennsylvania." This publication includes the 6 page "Letter of Hon. Thos. L. Harris, of Illinois upon the Repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law." The pamphlet was printed by Steam Power Press in Springfield, Illinois in 1854.
O'Neill Bros. Grocery
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)A group of men standing in front of the O'Neill Grocery at 1102 W. Chestnut Street, Bloomington, Illinois.
Gun Lock Plate
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This gun lock plate is made of iron. It was a trade item - white settlers traded the gun plate to the Kickapoo.
Albany Northern Railroad Company stock certificate
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1854 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A stock certificate from the Albany Northern Railroad Company assigning E. H. Pease five shares. This copy is signed by the President James A. Wilson and Treasurer L. Green.
A Tabloid History of the Democratic Party
Multi-Page Item | 12 pages | 1924 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A pamphlet entitled, “A Tabloid History of Democratic Party,” by Marion Banister and issued by the Democratic National Committee. This document includes the history of the Democratic Party from pre-American Revolution to the present election in 1924, highlighting the political party differences in tariff policies through the years.
Price List of Land Exploring Tickets over the Wisconsin Central Railroad
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1881 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A flyer about the "price list of land exploring tickets over the Wisconsin Central Railroad" from Milwaukee to several towns. Tickets may "be obtained only of the Land Commissioner at Milwaukee," Charles L. Colby.
J. S. Newhouse Commission and Forwarding Merchant circular
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 0 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A circular entitled "J. S. Newhouse, Commission and Forwarding Merchant" in which J. S. Newhouse solicits "consignments of Merchandise either for sale here or for forwarding to other parts." This circular was published in Chicago, Illinois circa 1850.
Recommendations for new business owners leaflet
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1856 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A leaflet from "Rumsey, Bro. & Co. Storage and Commission Merchants, and Shippers of Produce, Provisions, &c" advertising their "leased a portion of our premises to Messrs. Tanner, Andrews, & Co...who will succeed us in the Transportation and Forwarding of Merchandise." Rumsey, Bro. & Co. recommends new business owners to clients in Chicago, Illinois. This document is dated ...
Message of the Governor of the State of Illinois
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1834 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A "Message of the Governor of the State of Illinois. Delivered December 3, 1834" by Governor Joseph Duncan to Congress, printed by "John Y. Sawyer, Public Printer." Governor Duncan discusses various Illinois financial, commercial, and agricultural policies. On the fourth page, a newspaper clipping describes Senator Young and his involvement in Renaut's Grant.
Collection of decisions of the Cinque savi alla mercanzia, Proveditori di comun and ducal decrees concerning commerce
Multi-Page Item | 42 pages | 1755-1782 | Digital Rare Book Collection Venice (Republic : To 1797)
Iron Arrow Point
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)The iron point was a trade item obtained from white traders.
Knife Blade
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This knife blade was a common tool used by the Kickapoo. It was made of iron.
First National Bank check
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1900 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A check from C. M. Richards to W. F. Churchman for eleven dollars and twenty cents. This financial document was created by the First National Bank in Urbana, Illinois on July 11, 1900.
Waverly: Town Lots for Sale poster
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1835 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A poster entitled "Waverly Town Lots for Sale" describing the new town and its potential growth in order to sell plots of land. This document was printed by Treadway, Parks, & Bailey in Alton, Illinois.
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.
City of Wilmington brochure
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1871 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A brochure entitled "The City of Wilmington, Illinois. Its Natural Advantages and Business Attractions" published in March 1871. This brochure is "dedicated to the public by its Mechanics and Business Men" and includes various articles on manufacturing, grain, education and a map of Wilmington.
Land tax receipt
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1831 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A receipt for tax payment of "five dollars and forty cents" for 160 acres of land in Illinois. The receipt was published by the State Treasurer John Dement on August 30, 1831. A letter accompanying the receipt contains on the tax payments collected in 1831.
Chicago and Burlington Rail Road Line circular
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1856 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A circular from the Chicago and Burlington Rail Road Line General Freight Office informing "agents on this line are hereby authorized to make a deduction of twenty per center from tariff rates on all corn shipped to Chicago" and "on grain." This circular is dated May 6, 1856.
Briggs and White catalogue
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1854 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A circular advertising the catalogue of "Briggs and White, Commission Merchants, Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers in Plan & Painted Wooden, Willow & Cedar Ware" located in Chicago, Illinois in 1854. 2 copies.
Dell'industria e del commercio dei veneziani ai tempi della Repubblica e delle loro relazioni coll'Oriente : discorso letto all'Ateneo veneto il giorno VII febbraio MDCCCLXVII
Multi-Page Item | 42 pages | 1867 | Digital Rare Book Collection Cappelletti, Licurgo
Gun Cock
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This iron gun cock was obtained by the Kickapoo from white traders.
Wickizer Bakery, interior
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Breads and rolls fill the counter of the Wickizer Bakery, which was at 603 N. Main, Bloomington, Illinois.
Carved Bone Hand
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)This carved bone hand was used in glove-making. Glove-making was one of the early cottage industries of pioneer Illinois.
The Tariff As a Tax on Women
Multi-Page Item | 27 pages | 1924 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A pamphlet entitled, “The Tariff As a Tax on Women: What Women Pay the Profiteers, Second Edition,” by Marion Banister and issued by the Democratic National Committee. Banister discusses the Republican and Democratic parties' tariffs and their impact on textiles, sugar, salt, and other household items. She concludes by encouraging voters to vote for Democratic candidates Dav...
What Goes with the Farm Woman's Dollar
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1924 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A handbill entitled, "What Goes with the Farm Woman's Dollar?," created by the Democratic Party about the Republican tariffs affecting the farm woman's supply purchases. The Democratic Party encourages voters to "vote for John W. Davis and cut your living cost in half". 2 copies.
British American Bank Note Company fractional currency
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1870 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A fractional currency note from the British American Bank valued at twenty-five cents.
State Bank of Illinois Shawneetown bank note
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1853 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A five dollar bank note issued by the State Bank of Illinois in Shawneetown, Illinois on October 4, 1853.
Egyptian Picket Guard subscription receipt
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1863 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A receipt documenting payment for a subscription to Egyptian Picket Guard newspaper. Louis P. Pujol paid one dollar and fifty cents for a twelve month subscription. The receipt is dated June 15, 1863, and signed by the paper's editor, John R. Shannon.
Albany Asphalt Composite Company stock certificate
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1872 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A stock certificate from the Albany Asphalt Composite Company, assigning E. H. Pease two hundred and fifty shares on October 17, 1872.
Decatur and State Line Railway Company stock certificate
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1871 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A stock certificate from the Decatur and State Line Railway Company, assigning Snell, Taylor, and Company five hundred shares on September 20, 1871.
F. H. Benson & Co. circular
Multi-Page Item | 3 pages | 1854 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A circular from F. H. Benson & Co. advertising their services as "General Real Estate and Collecting Agents and Dealers in Land Warrants" in Chicago, Illinois and La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1854.
N. P. Tinsley & Co. receipt
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1847 | Clarendon Van Norman Jr. Collection of Ephemera (Digitized Content)A receipt of goods including "one sofa" and "four chairs" received by N. P. Tinsley & Co. in Beardstown, Illinois on March 13, 1847.
Trapping Illustration
Image | Teaching with Digital Content (Cultural Heritage Community)Example of trapping techniques during late 17th and early 18th centuries.
Decatur and East St. Louis Railroad Company bond certificate
Multi-Page Item | 2 pages | 1870 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A bond certificate "from the County of Montgomery in the State of Illinois to The Decatur & East St. Louis Railroad Company" for one thousand dollars. This document is signed by Montgomery County Judge Edward Lane and County Clerk D. Shirley on July 1, 1870.
Railroad Record: Journal of Commerce, Banking, Manufactures, and Statistics
Multi-Page Item | 20 pages | 1856 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)A weekly railroad journal entitled "Railroad Record: Journal of Commerce, Banking, Manufactures, and Statistics." This copy was published by Wrightson and Company in Cincinnati, Ohio on July 10, 1856. This is Volume 4, Issue 20 in the series.
Champaign local business advertisement
Multi-Page Item | 4 pages | 1888 | Illinois and US History Broadsides and Printed Ephemera Collection (Digitized Content)An advertisement for various local stores and businesses in Champaign, Illinois, including the Champaign Bargain Store, Champaign Opera House, and Willis' Philadelphia Store.

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