Broadsides, ca.1730-ca.1870.

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Broadsides, ca.1730-ca.1870.

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An artificial and still growing collection of broadsides relating to a wide range of subjects, but which do not advertise any products (advertisements are in Col. 214). Most of the broadsides are from the mid-Atlantic and New England states, with a few from Europe and other parts of the United States. Among the topics covered are slavery, temperance, government and taxes, railroads, the visit of the Marquis de Lafayette to New York City, fire departments, magic tricks, insurance, post offices, taverns, dance societies, the Bunker Hill Monument, religion, turnpikes, poetry (probably songs), recreational activities, slide rules, and others.

2 boxes : ill.

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Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834

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