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Lombard banner
Date: 1858
Students of Lombard College in Galesburg, Illinois, presented this banner to Lincoln on Oct. 7 when he debated Stephen Douglas there during the 1858 legislative campaign. Lincoln then presented the…
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J.W.H. Golden rifle
Date: between 1858 and 1865
Rifle made by gunsmith J.W.H. Golden in 1862 while superintendent of the Fort Leavenworth Arsenal. Golden settled in Leavenworth, Kansas Territory, in October, 1854 and was shot by border ruffians…
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Samuel Walker’s shotgun
Date: between 1845 and 1854
A 12-gauge muzzle loading shotgun, with the engraved plate, “Gun of Captain Sam Walker, Brought to Kansas in June 1854” attached to the stock. Samuel Walker came to Kansas to…
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Major Abbott’s sword
Date: between 1855 and 1864
Model 1840 Noncommissioned Officers Sword, with brass hilt and steel blade and scabbard, which includes a cotton sword case. Acquired by Major James B. Abbott in 1855, probably from the…
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Dr. John Doy’s carbine
Date: 1859
Dr. John Doy used this Sharps carbine fighting border disputes in Franklin County, Kansas Territory, and at Ft. Titus. In January 1859, Doy was captured near Lawrence by pro-slavery Missouri…
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James Lane’s telescope
Date: 1855
Spyglass used by James Lane and other free-state leaders of Lawrence, Kansas Territory, in observing the movements of pro-slavers. Free state leaders wanted Kansas to enter the United States as…
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David C. Buffum’s tombstone
Date: 1856
Tombstone of David C. Buffum, a free-stater from Massachusetts, who was killed by the pro-slavery Kickapoo Rangers on September 17, 1856. Buffum was plowing a field on his farm near…
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Emigrant Camp and Wagon Train
Date: 1890
This is a painting by Henry Worrall. Born in 1825 in Liverpool, England, Worrall came to Kansas in 1868 for health reasons. A self-taught artist, he became a regular contributor…
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Give war bonds, the present with a future
Date: Between 1939 and 1945
World War II era poster showing a drawing of a Christmas tree with war bonds hanging from it.
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Victory Is In Your Hands!
Date: Between 1939 and 1945
World War II era poster showing photos of women doing various jobs. The subtitle reads “Tighten your grip – get into war work.”
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Women you must help! Join the Auxiliary Territorial Service
Date: Between 1939 and 1945
World War II era poster urging women to join the Auxiliary Territorial Service, the women’s branch of the British Army.
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Use a Pay Day During the War, to Buy a Pay Day After the War
Date: Between 1939 and 1945
World War II era poster showing a drawing of a worker receiving a paycheck and buying a war bond.
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Women! You are needed in the National Fire Service
Date: Between 1939 and 1945
World War II era poster showing a drawing of a women wearing a helmet. The poster encourages women to join the National Fire Service as a telephonist, despatch rider, driver,…
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Help the city children
Date: Between 1939 and 1945
World War II era poster showing a photo of two children. The subtitle reads “Making a new home for Evacuees is a National Service.” The poster was issued by the…
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Check your appearance
Date: Between 1939 and 1945
World War II era poster showing a drawing of a neatly dressed sailor and a list of how a sailor should look in uniform.
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Ministry of Health says “Coughs and sneezes spread diseases”
Date: Between 1939 and 1945
World War II era poster of a drawing of a group of people watching a woman sneeze without using her handkerchief.
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Buying a bond is no sacrifice
Date: Between 1939 and 1945
This World War II era poster depicts a woman holding her child in her arms with a letter nearby “Missing in Action.”
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He didn’t wear his life jacket. Wear yours!
Date: Between 1939 and 1945
World War II era poster of a drawing of an arm sticking out of the water. The poster depicts a man drowning and encourages people to wear life jackets.
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Fighting fit in the factory
Date: Between 1939 and 1945
World War II era poster of a drawing of a woman working in a factory.
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U.S. needs us strong. Eat the basic 7 every day
Date: Between 1939 and 1945
World War II era poster promoting a healthy diet. The poster shows the seven basic food groups.
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For your land and your country, invest in war bonds for future land improvement
Date: Between 1939 and 1945
World War II era poster showing a farm scene and encouraging the purchase of war bonds to support land improvement.
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Follow safety rules
Date: Between 1939 and 1945
World War II era poster showing crosses and stating that more American workers were killed or wounded by industrial accidents in one year than all the casualties from bombs in…
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You can stop the black market. Don’t buy or sell on it!
Date: Between 1939 and 1945
World War II era poster of a hand pointing a finger. The poster encourages people not to buy or sell on the black market. In this case the “black market”…
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Christmas overseas gifts
Date: Between 1939 and 1945
World War II era poster of a drawing of Santa Claus wearing a military helmet. The subtitle reads “Mail between Sept. 15 – Oct. 15.”
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Our good Earth, keep it ours. Buy war bonds
Date: 1942
World War II era poster of a drawing of a man and two children standing in a wheat field. The poster is based on the painting titled “Our Good Earth”…