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Photograph of one African American man

One photograph of one African American man dated circa 1925. The man is in a baseball uniform with a P on the left side of the uniform.

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Photograph of three African American men playing baseball

One photograph of three African American men playing baseball dated circa 1925. The photograph features three men one has attempted to slide into base but has been called out by the umpire as the third man has tagged him with the ball. The team name...

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Photograph of six African American men on a field

One photograph of six African American men on a field dated circa 1925. The six men are milling about a field stretching. There is a hat with a P on it identifying the team. The backs of several uniforms are visible showing numbers 95, 20 and 30.

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Photograph of African American baseball player eating

One photograph of an African American baseball player eating dated circa 1925. A man in a Powell Grocery uniform is under a tree eating a sandwich behind him there are other people standing with their backs to him.

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Photograph of four African American baseball players

One photograph of four African American baseball players dated circa 1925. The photograph is focused on two players, one in a regular uniform and another in catcher pads. They are in uniforms with PWC on the left side. Another player is obscured...

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Photograph of three African American baseball players

One photograph of three African American baseball players dated circa 1925. The photograph is focused on one player in a regular uniform holding a catcher mitt. The second player is only half in the image, both are in uniforms with PWC on the left...

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Photograph of an African American baseball player in a field

One photograph of African American baseball player in a field dated circa 1925. The photograph is focused on one player in a regular uniform with PWC on the left side. He is standing in a field.

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FDR and J. Daniels

One undated portrait of Josephus Daniels, secretary of the Navy and Franklin D. Roosevelt who served as his assistant at the time. Photographed in the portico of the current Executive Office Building.

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Girding Their Loins: Franklin Roosevelt Meets Democratic Leaders at Headquarters in Hotel Biltmore

One undated portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt, William Bray, Maurice Block, George R. Van Namee. Pictured at the Hotel Biltmore in New York City to go over state election campaigns. Behind the men is a poster with an image of Alfred E. Smith and text...

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[President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Navy Yard]

One picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt speaking at the Navy Yard dated 1917.

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[Franklin D. Roosevelt, assistant Secretary of Navy with military official during World War I]

One undated picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt serving as the assistant Secretary of Navy walking with a military official.

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Heads of Democratic Ticket Get Together in Columbus, Ohio

One picture dated July 13, 1920 of Governor James M. Cox shaking hands with Assistant Secretary of Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt was on the Democratic Party ticket as Vice President to James M. Cox.

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[Inquiry regarding living in Oklahoma]

One letter addressed to "Sir" from C.W. Mason dated October 20, 1906. Mason writes to ask about the culture of one of the counties in Oklahoma City. States that he is a teacher and former lawyer looking to "make an honest living." Reverse side...

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[Black children riding on a donkey cart]

One photograph taken by J.A. Zellweger of five Black boys riding on a donkey cart.

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The Republican Chairman [Number 560 (September 24, 1891)]

One issue of The Republican Chairman dated September 24, 1891. Issue printed in Newport, New Hampshire. Contains local news, advertisements, obituaries, sports news

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"The Message to Send to Our Soldiers In France"

One poster entitled, "The Message to Send to Our Soldiers In France." Text pertains to sending a message to soldiers abroad in the form of bonds. Communicates that investing in bonds is just comforting to them as correspondence from family...

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"Oversubscribe this Victory Liberty Loan"

One poster entitled, "Oversubscribe this Victory Liberty Loan," dated 1918. Text refers to the service rendered by Sergeant Grady Parrish at Cote de Chatillon on October 16th. Advertisement suggests how Parrish wouldn't have been able to complete an...

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"The Child at Your Door"

One poster entitled, "The Child at Your Door." Refers to a campaign to raise $30 million for 400,000 orphans from Armenia, Greece, Syria and Persia organized by the American Committee Relief in the Near East. Illustration on poster consists of a...

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"Whose Limit Is All That He Can "

One poster entitled, "Whose Limit Is All That He Can." Text contains a poem attributed to "Observer R.F.C." Displays the difficulty for pilots fighting in France. Suggests that buying bonds will aid the cause during World War I. Illustration is of a...

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"Die Siegesfreiheitsanleheihe" [The Victory Liberty bond]

One poster entitled, "Die Siegesfreiheitsanleheihe." Text refers to past German attacks on the English and Americans, with graphic description of the sinking of the Lusitania. Illustration is of a Skull with a bloody saber held through its teeth...

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"Home At Last From Overseas!"

One poster entitled, "Home At Last From Overseas!" Text refers to printed image of a soldier embracing his mother. States that investment in a $200 victory loan will allow soldiers to return home.

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"Europe's Future Map. A vision of Private Kutschkes of the German National Guard = Traumgebild des deutschen Landwehrmanns Kutschke!"

One poster entitled, "A vision of Private Kutschkes of the German National Guard = Traumgebild des deutschen Landwehrmanns Kutschke!" Advertisement for Liberty Bonds contains maps of the German empire in English and in German. Text likens the Kaiser...

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"follow the Boys in Blue for Home and Country"

One recruitment poster entitled, "follow the Boys in Blue for Home and Country," signed by the artist. Depicts civilian men lining up behind sailors boarding a battleship.

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"Lest They Perish"

One poster entitled, "Lest They Perish," pertaining to a campaign organized by American Committee for Relief in the Near East. The organization was meant to raise $30 million for refugees displaced by the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Image...

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"Freyheyt Amerika'm Aznzede iz Beshtstsu Em Lamir a Kzift Band Libedti"

One poster printed in Yiddish by the Allied Printing Trades Council. It was released during World War I to promote purchasing liberty bonds. The phrase translates to: America's freedom is ours. Let's protect it. Buy liberty bonds

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"Amerika szabadsaga a mi szabadsagunk. Vedelmezzuk meg hat es. Vegyunk Liberty Bond-ot."

One poster printed in Hungarian by the Allied Printing Trades Council. The text reads, "Amerika szabadsaga a mi szabadsagunk. Vedelmezzuk meg hat es. Vegyunk Liberty Bond-ot." Poster advertises to purchase liberty bonds. The first line translates,...

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[OUR BROTHERS FIGHT FOR FREEDOM HELP THEM! BUY FREEDOM BOND]

One poster printed in Greek by the Allied Printing Trades Council. Poster is dated 1917-1918, and released during World War I to promote buying liberty bonds.

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"I Nostri Fratelli Stanno Combattendo Per La Liberta! Aiutateli. Acquistate Liberty Bonds."

One poster printed in Italian by the Allied Printing Trades Council. Item is dated 1917-1918 and was released during World War I. The text translates to: Our Brothers Are Fighting For Freedom! Help them. Buy Liberty Bonds.

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"Amerikas Freiheit ist die unserige. Wir Wollen Sie Verteidigen! Kauft Freiheits Bonds!"

One poster printed in German by the Allied Printing Trades Council dated 1917-1918 released during World War I. Text translates to: America's freedom is ours. We want to defend you! Buy Freedom's Bonds!

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Onward

One poster entitled "Onward" by W.L. Haskell dated 1903. Features portraits of Paul Laurence Dunbar, W.E.B. Du Bois, Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones, Hightower Theodore Kealing, and Wilford Horace Smith along the top. On the lower half of the poster...

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Onward

One poster entitled "Onward" by W.L.Haskell dated 1903. Features portraits of Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Booker T. Washington. The poster also features images of the house where Lincoln was born, the Tuskegee institute, Frederick...

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Old Indian Legends

One book entitled "Old Indian Legends" by Zitkala-Sa dated 1901. Written for children in an effort to preserve native stories and culture the book contains fourteen stories and fourteen illustrations by Angel De Cora. The oral stories were...

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The Issue - 1900 Liberty Justice Humanity

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[Portrait of railroad workers]

One undated silver gelatin photograph mounted on a board. Image is of 17 railroad workers, including 14 African American men with tools, posing on tracks.

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The Atlantic Monthly [January - December 1902][Decimalized .01-.12]

Collection of Atlantic Monthly dated 1902. Consists of 12 issues ranging from a variety of subjects pertaining to education, women's rights, international opinions, travel essays and short stories.

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[Collection of The York Dispatch] [Decimalized .01-.05]

Collection of five issues of the publication, The York Dispatch dated October 1918. Issues are related to the 1918 pandemic; its death tolls and infected numbers. Also provides information regarding the eventual surrender of the Germany army during...

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In Memoriam

One document printed in memoriam of Chara Conant Wait. Item is printed by the Grand Memorial Hall Association. Details her date of birth, marriage, and societal contributions. Dated approximately November 16, 1908.

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The York Dispatch [Vol. 86, No. 110, October 4, 1918]

One issue of The York Dispatch dated October 4, 1918. Articles within this issue pertain to World War I, community updates, influenza death tolls, advertisements and other news.

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The York Dispatch [Vol. 86, No. 112, October 7, 1918]

One issue of The York Dispatch dated October 7, 1918. Articles within this issue pertain to peace terms between Germany and the United States, community updates, influenza death tolls, advertisements and soldier obituaries.

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The York Dispatch [Vol. 86, No. 113, October 8, 1918]

One issue of The York Dispatch dated October 8, 1918. Articles within this issue pertain to President Woodrow Wilson negotiating peace terms, World War I updates, community updates, influenza death tolls and names of those infected, advertisements...

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The York Dispatch [Vol. 86, No. 114, October 9, 1918]

One issue of The York Dispatch dated October 9, 1918. Articles within this issue pertain to the advancement of the Allies through France, World War I updates, community updates, influenza death tolls and names of those infected, advertisements and...

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The York Dispatch [Vol. 86, No. 114, October 10, 1918]

One issue of The York Dispatch dated October 10, 1918. Articles within this issue pertain to the status of the German army, World War I updates, community updates, influenza death tolls and names of those infected, advertisements and soldier...

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The Atlantic Monthly [January 1902]

One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated 1902. Contains an essay "What is the Real Emancipation of Woman?" by William Salter.

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The Atlantic Monthly [February 1902]

One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated February 1902. Contains essays on Walt Whitman by John Townsend Trowbridge and on Stephen A. Douglas by William Garrott Brown.

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The Atlantic Monthly [March 1902]

One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated March 1902. Contains an essay on the economic and educational future of the Philippines by Fred W. Atkinson and Charles A. Conant.

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The Atlantic Monthly [April 1902]

One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated April 1902. Contains an essay related to U.S. relations throughout Latin America and the Caribbean entitled, "Pan-American Diplomacy" by John W. Foster and poetry by J.E. Spingarn.

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The Atlantic Monthly [May 1902]

One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated May 1902. Contains an essay related to higher education by J. Laurence Laughlin.

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The Atlantic Monthly [June 1902]

One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated June 1902. Contains essays related education; "Democracy and Education" by Vida D. Scudder, "The Humanities" by Irving Babbitt and "Public Education in Cuba" by Matthew E. Hanna.

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The Atlantic Monthly [July 1902]

One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated July 1902. Contains an essay on the perception of African Americans entitled "The Negro: Another View" by Andrew Sledd; and another on prejudice in the Philippines, "Race Prejudice in the Philippines" by James...

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The Atlantic Monthly [August 1902]

One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated August 1902. Contains essays on the subject of travel, cooking, poetry religion, and a short story by Jack London entitled, "Li Wan, the Fair."

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