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Civil War: The Mathew B. Brady Photograph Collection of Civil War Scenes & Era Personalities with Finding Aid 6,050 Civil War related photographs from the Mathew Brady Studios along with a table of contents/index. Plus 1190 pages of finding aids. The photographs in this collection are from the Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Record Group 111, and Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, Record Group 165, held at the Still Picture Branch of the National Archiv

170 British political cartoons dating from 1766 to 1787 referencing the American Revolution. The drawings show early rebelliousness in the American Colony, open Revolution, and the aftermath of England's loss of the colony. The earliest illustration from 1766 depicts the end of the stamp act of 1765. Features several illustrations by the famous British caricaturist James Gillray. The prints often show satirical expressions of English views of the American Revolution. The drawing give representa

World War II United States Army Pictorials1,534 World War II photographs combined by United States Army historians of the Office of the Chief of Military History of the United States Army, into three pictorial volumes. The photographs in these three volumes were picked by United States Army historians to show in greater detail the conditions under which the combat forces lived, the methods by which they were trained, the weapons they and their opponents used, the terrain over which they fought,

WRIGHT BROTHERS PHOTOGRAPHY345 photographs. 302 photographs, mostly all taken by Wilbur or Orville Wright between 1896 and 1911. 43 photos by Octave Chanute. The first powered flight was made by Orville Wright at Kitty Hawk, N.C., on December 17, 1903, the result of years of experiments and design by the Wright Brothers, who were operators of a bicycle repair shop and factory in Dayton, Ohio. The brothers continued their flying experiments in Ohio and in Fort Myer, Va., and were granted a paten

WORLD WAR I & II POSTERS3,900 American World War posters. World War I (200) and World War II (3,700). World War I and World War II posters promoting a wide variety of behaviors to support the war effort. These posters represent the two paths of persuasion used in American war time posters. Some posters were designed to motivate the viewer by instilling patriotism, confidence, and a positive outlook. Patriotic colors of red, white, and blue predominate. Pictures of fists, muscles, tools, and art