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The First Step from Godey’s Lady’s Book

The First Step from Godey’s Lady’s Book

Credit: Hope Greenberg, University of Vermont Media type: engraving Museum Number: Annotation: An engraving showing a child taking his/her first steps. Godey’s Lady’s Book enjoyed…

Ye May Session of Ye Woman’s Right Convention. Ye Orator of Ye Day Denouncing Ye Lords of Creation

Ye May Session of Ye Woman’s Right Convention. Ye Orator of Ye Day Denouncing Ye Lords of Creation

Credit: Library of Congress Media type: cartoon Museum Number: LC-USZ62-2036 Annotation: This wood engraving of an anti-women’s rights cartoon appeared in Harper’s Weekly on June 11,…

Outrage

Outrage

Credit: Library of Congress Media type: broadside Museum Number: Annotation: This handbill urging opponents of abolitionists to obstruct an anti-slavery meeting demonstrates the depth of…

Watchful Care

Watchful Care

Credit: The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, The University of Virginia Library Media type: book illustration Museum Number: Annotation: Written by John S.…

Frontispiece To Easy Lessons For The Little One

Frontispiece To Easy Lessons For The Little One

Credit: Library of Congress Media type: book illustration Museum Number: Annotation: Coinciding with the rise of the middle class in American society, Easy Lessons for the…

$200 Reward for an Escaped Prisoner

$200 Reward for an Escaped Prisoner

Credit: Library of Congress Media type: advertisement Museum Number: Portfolio 204, Folder 6 Year: 1860