The focus of the historical collection includes the following areas:
- Rural education in Iowa (1850 – 1955)
- UNI campus (1886 – present)
- Costumes, Midwest (clothing 1850 – present)
- Currency, international
History
Displaying 1801 - 1900 of 10467
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| 1801 | 1971.32.7 | Nail | None |
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| 1802 | 1971.32.8 | Nail | None |
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| 1803 | 1971.32.9 | Nail | None |
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| 1804 | 1971.38 | Button, Homecoming | 1971 UNI; white with purple three-toed "panther paw" and yellow lettering which reads, "UNI Homecoming '71". Color: WH,PR,YL |
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| 1805 | 1971.4.1 | Postcard | ISNS. Shows mainly the Auditorium AND Wright Hall, from the northeast.. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1806 | 1971.4.2 | Postcard | ISNS (Iowa State Normal School), # 1732. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1807 | 1971.4.3 | Postcard | ISNS (Iowa State Normal School), color; Auditorium, Administration. Two horizontal images on face of card. Color: ML |
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| 1808 | 1971.4.4 | Postcard | Color; ISNS. No. 2294, ISNS from Southeast. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1809 | 1971.4.6 | Placecard | For Mr. Frank Mimocks from 25th Reunion 1890-1915. Tied at end with purple and gold ribbon. Has signed photo of Homer H. Seerley on the back. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1810 | 1971.41.0052 | Whistle | U. S. Army. Dark green plastic with brass rivets and cork ball inside. Marked "U. S. Army, 1943." Attached to the whistle is a 16" metal linked chain with hook and snap fittings. World War II. Color: GR |
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| 1811 | 1971.41.0072 | Ribbon, campaign | U. S. Army. White with blue and red stripes at each end; pin back. Color: WH,BL,RD |
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| 1812 | 1971.41.0075 | Pin, lapel | U. S. Army 133 Infantry; brass, consisting of two crossed rfles with the no. "133' at the top, two screw pins at the back. |
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| 1813 | 1971.41.0076 | Pin | U. S. Army 133 Infantry; brass, consisting of two letters "U.S." and the name "Iowa" with screw button back. |
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| 1814 | 1971.41.0077 | Pin, lapel | U. S. Army 133 Infantry; brass, consisting of two letters "U.S." and the name "Iowa" with screw button back. |
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| 1815 | 1971.41.0081 | Spur | U. S. Army, aluminum, with leather straps and buckle. Inside of each spur is marked "Eglentine". |
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| 1816 | 1971.41.12 | Knapsack | Field pack, U. S. Army. Khaki canvas pack with shoulder straps, buckles and snap hooks. Stamped "U. S." - inside flap marked R.I.A. (Rock Island Arsenal) 1918. Color: KH |
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| 1817 | 1971.41.39 | Helmet | U. S. Army, early World War II. Net attached to outside (#71.41.083). Brodie helmet worn by British soldiers. Known to American soldiers as a Doughboy helmet. Color: GY |
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| 1818 | 1971.41.68 | Thread | U. S. Army. Green thread wrapped around paper roll. Color: GR |
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| 1819 | 1971.41.7 | Strap | Strap, brown leather. Used in attaching equipment. Has metal snap hook. Color: BR |
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| 1820 | 1971.41.70 | Key | Three holes in handle and marked "M H H M"; reverse side marked "1607-74D". Color: SL |
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| 1821 | 1971.41.88 | Shirt | U. S. Army enlisted man's World War II combat issue; olive green wool material; brown plastic buttons at front; button flap breast pockets; interior neck marked, "31389756", "G-9756". Color: GR |
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| 1822 | 1971.41.89 | Shirt | U. S. Army khaki colored dress shirt, long sleeves, two button cuffs. 80% wool, 20% cotton. Shoulders have epaulets, left sleeve has round blue, gold, and red badge hand-sewn on it. Size 15 1/2", 32" Color: KH |
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| 1823 | 1971.41.90 | Shirt | U. S. Army khaki colored dress shirt with long sleeves and two button cuffs. The shirt has two pockets on the front with buttoned flap pockets. The shirt is 80% wool and 20% cotton. Stitching on this shirt is a lighter shade of green than is on (72.41.089). Also at the neck closing there are 4 buttons instead of one button. The buttons are tan colored as opposed to khaki colored buttons on the other dress shirt. On the inside of the shirt just below the collar is a machine sewn label with "The Mfg. Co., Military and Society Goods, Cincinnati, O". Below this label is another label with "Lt. Sheperd" hand-embroidered on it. Color: KH |
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| 1824 | 1971.41.94 | Net, mosquito | Made of very fine cotton thread. The thread is green but has become discolored with age. A white woven cord acts as a drawstring at the bottom. The crown of the net is round with a piece of flexible metal ring to keep its shape. Color: GR |
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| 1825 | 1971.5.1 | Box | Box containing self-lighting candles. The box opens via an insert that is pulled out by a small pieced of black cloth attached to the insert. Five self-lighting candles remain in the box. The front of the box has a picture of a woman holding flowers and field brush. The backside of the box has a picture of a standing woman. One side if the box reads, "Roche & Cie. Grand Prix Paris 1900," while the other side reads, "Paris Rue Caumartin.7." The top of the box has a strip of sandpaper. |
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| 1826 | 1971.6.2 | Pin, literary society | ISTC alpha pin with Philo guard. Color: GD |
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| 1827 | 1971.6.3 | Pin, literary society | ISTC Alpha Debate Team. Diamond shape. Color: GD |
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| 1828 | 1971.8.1 | Novelty | Painted Desert of Arizona in an upside down shotglass. Purple felt on bottom. Sticker on glass says "Painted Desert of Arizona." |
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| 1829 | 1972.0006 | Parasol | Chiffon ruffle; black handle with crook at end. 3 rows of black embroidered geometric design. Silk cord and black fringe tassel around shaft. Numbered below catch. |
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| 1830 | 1972.0011 | Print, photographic | Babylonian tablet of bills. Color: CR,BR |
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| 1831 | 1972.12 | Program | Spring, June 4, 1971. UNI Commencement. White pages with black lettering. 51 pages. Color: WH,BK |
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| 1832 | 1972.13 | Program | Eighty-Eighth Annual reunion for alumni and faculty of UNI, Cedar Falls, May 30, 1971. White with black lettering; small picture of campanile on front. Color: WH, BK |
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| 1833 | 1972.16 | Hat | Woman's.White pique, brimmed; has feather attached. Late 1950's. |
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| 1834 | 1972.17 | Hatpin | Metal with white head. |
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| 1835 | 1972.19 | Card, identification | Finance Committee for the re-election of the President, 1972. Color: SL |
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| 1836 | 1972.2.1 | Stereoscope | Viewer. |
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| 1837 | 1972.2.2.1 | Stereograph | Lucerne, Le Lion. Shows tone lion lying down, carved in niche. Words above read "Helvetiorium Fidei Ac Virtute." Color: BK,WH,RD |
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| 1838 | 1972.2.2.10 | Stereograph | Milan Cathedral. Labeled "3818 Milano La Cattedrale." Color: BK,WH,RD |
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| 1839 | 1972.2.2.2 | Stereograph | Chemin de Fer du Rigiet, Le Pilate. Shows open-sided car in rocky, mountainous area. Color: BK,WH,RD |
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| 1840 | 1972.2.2.3 | Stereograph | Chemin de Fer du Giessbach. Shows open sided coach on bridge over river. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1841 | 1972.2.2.4 | Stereograph | City Hall in Brussels. Marked "Bruxelles L'Hotel de Ville (XVE Siecle). Color: BK,WH |
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| 1842 | 1972.2.2.5 | Stereograph | Michelangelo's Statue of Venus. Shown between two carved columns. Card marked "Vedutti di Roma" at one end and "Vues de Rome" at the other. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1843 | 1972.2.2.6 | Stereograph | Sculpture, Callipygian Venus. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1844 | 1972.2.2.7 | Stereograph | Bridge of Sighs, Venice, Italy. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1845 | 1972.2.2.8 | Stereograph | Venetian gondolas, seen on Grand Canal near Venice. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1846 | 1972.2.2.9 | Stereograph | "3907 MILANO Dettaglia della Cattedrale." (Detail of the cathedral.) Color: BK,WH |
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| 1847 | 1972.2.3.1 | Stereograph | Broadway. , from Union Square to Madison Square, New York, U. S. A. Shows four and five-storey buildings and horse-drawn vehicles, including a trolley. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1848 | 1972.2.3.10 | Stereograph | "The New Woman - Wash Day". Shows a man in an apron scrubbing on a washboard while a woman in knickers and a bowler straw hat stand with one foot up on a chair examining his work. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1849 | 1972.2.3.11 | Stereograph | "He Don't Like His Pants". Shows boy in short pants sitting in front of grindstone being turned by girl at left. A wooden building and some barrels are also seen. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1850 | 1972.2.3.12 | Stereograph | "Schoolhouse. Sac and Fox Agency I. T." Shows children seated and standing on the grass in front of a one-room brick schoolhouse. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1851 | 1972.2.3.2 | Stereograph | Suspension bridge. Back shows silver medal of the Centennial Exhibition, presented to Charles Bierstadt for the best stereoscopic views. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1852 | 1972.2.3.3 | Stereograph | Devil's Slide, Union Pacific Railroad. Shows mountain with rock formation in foreground. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1853 | 1972.2.3.4 | Stereograph | "Artist's Dream, Watkin's Glen. On the Line of the Erie Railroad." Back shows silver medal of the Centennial Exhibition, presented to Charles Bierstadt for the best stereoscopic views. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1854 | 1972.2.3.5 | Stereograph | "Wonder Grotto, Cave of the Winds, Niagara Falls, New York. " Shows rock formations within cave. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1855 | 1972.2.3.6 | Stereograph | "Genera. View from Suspension Bridge, Niagara Falls, New York. " American and Horseshoe Falls are both visible, with a dock and boat in the river at bottom of view. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1856 | 1972.2.3.7 | Stereograph | International Exhibition, 1876, Philadelphia, Penn. Shows interior of large shed-like structure, filled with furniture and some sculptures. Resembles storage rather than display. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1857 | 1972.2.3.8 | Stereograph | Sculpture, "The Council of War". Shows a seated Abraham Lincoln and two standing figures, not identified. Back shows images of a silver medal of the Centennial Exhibition, awarded to Charles Bierstadt for the best stereoscopic views. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1858 | 1972.2.3.9 | Stereograph | Sculpture, "Cold". Shows a scarfed girl shivering with no wrap. International Exhibition, 1876. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1859 | 1972.21.0071 | Print, photographic | Miss Inez E. Radell. a. In 1942 in New York City when the demitasse cups were first displayed and studied in her college and university classes. Black & white, enclosed on the left hand side of a double brown leather folder. b. In 1972 in Cedar Falls, Iowa when the demitasse cup collection and accompanying materials, also colored slides of each cup and saucer with commentary on tape, were given to the University of Northern Iowa Museum. Full color. Enclosed on the right hand side of a double brown leather folder. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1860 | 1972.21.0075 | Plaque | Acknowledgments to Virginia V. Voboril, Maxine Schwanke, and Dr. Neva Henrietta Radell. Signed by Inez E. Radell. |
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| 1861 | 1972.21.66 | Cup | Demitasse cup, includes saucer. Biscuit or bisque after first firing.a. and b. |
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| 1862 | 1972.21.67 | Decal | Decals for a 6-inch plate, a saucer, and a well. a. and b. and c. Color: WH,BL |
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| 1863 | 1972.21.68.0002 | Kit, teaching | Sedimentary. Contained in a glass mineral show bottle. Used for making china.a. and b. and c. |
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| 1864 | 1972.21.68.0003 | Glaze | Liquid lavender. Contained in a glass mineral show bottle. Used for making china. a. and b. and c. |
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| 1865 | 1972.21.68.0004 | Slip | Material before water is drained. Contained in a glass mineral show bottle. Used for making china. a. and b. and c. |
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| 1866 | 1972.21.68.0005 | Kit, teaching | Ball clay. Contained in a glass mineral show bottle. Used for making china. Part of the demitasse cup collection donated by Inez E. Radell. a. and b. and c. |
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| 1867 | 1972.21.68.0006 | Sand | Contained in a glass mineral show bottle. Used for making china. a. and b. and c. |
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| 1868 | 1972.21.68.0007 | Kit, teaching | Residual china clay. Contained in a glass mineral show bottle. Used for making china. a. and b. and c. |
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| 1869 | 1972.21.68.0008 | Kit, teaching | Ground marble. Contained in a glass mineral show bottle. Used for making china. a. and b. and c. |
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| 1870 | 1972.21.68.1 | Feldspar | Contained in a glass mineral show bottle. Used for making china. a. and b. and c. |
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| 1871 | 1972.21.69.0001 | Marble | Marble stones to be ground for hard paste. Used for making china. a. and b. and c. |
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| 1872 | 1972.21.69.0002 | Marble | Marble stones to be ground for hard paste. Used for making china. a. and b. and c. |
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| 1873 | 1972.21.69.0003 | Marble | Marble stones to be ground for hard paste. Used for making china. a. and b. and c. |
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| 1874 | 1972.21.70 | Tool, Pot-Setting | Used to hold each piece of china in the glaze firing to insure the smooth under-rim. White, equilateral triangle. a. and b. and c. |
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| 1875 | 1972.21.71.0001 | Print, photographic | Miss Inez E. Radell in a double frame. a. 1942 photograph. b. 1972 photograph. |
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| 1876 | 1972.21.71.0002 | Label | Accompanying the photograph of Miss Inez E. Radell. a. For 1942 photograph. b. For 1972 photograph. |
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| 1877 | 1972.30.10 | Pin, literary society | Shakespearian society pin. Horse-shoe in shape. Initials I. S. N. S. 1890 are engraved on the pin. A crown is attached and swings freely under the initials I. S. N. S. Pin fastener on the back side. Contained in a plastic case. ISNS. Color: BZ |
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| 1878 | 1972.30.3 | Leaflet | Group photograph of alumni who graduated fifty or more years ago (1890 or before) and who attended the annual Alumni-Faculty Reunion dinner, June 2, The names and years of graduation of the individuals are given below the picture. Mrs. Carrie Hickman Cowan, '90 is included. On the reverse side is part of an article about the reunion. ISTC. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1879 | 1972.30.5 | Pen | Used by Carrie Hickman Cowan while in college at ISTC. A. Gold pen with orange swirl design. The code number is written on the ink storage part. B. Black case with maroon strip on both top and bottom, blue silk on the inside of the case. Two gold hooks fasten the case closed. A code number is written on the bottom maroon strip toward one end. Color: N/A |
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| 1880 | 1972.30.6 | Inkwell | Plated with pure gold. A. Glass inkwell. B. Gold cap for glass inkwell with engraved lion head. Color: GD |
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| 1881 | 1972.30.7 | Fan | Circular hand fan. Tan with wooden handles. Brass hook to keep the fan open. Color: TN |
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| 1882 | 1972.32.2 | Button | Four thread holes. Worn at the edges. Color: GY |
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| 1883 | 1972.32.3 | Nail | Four thread holes. Color: GY |
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| 1884 | 1972.33 | Stamp | Nixon stamps. (25). |
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| 1885 | 1972.34.3 | Ticket | Ticket for World's Columbian Exposition Expressly for Chicago Day, October 9, 1893. The ticket number is 16065. A picture of Fort Dearborn, Chicago, 1833 is on the reverse side. Color: GR-GY |
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| 1886 | 1972.34.4 | Ticket | For World's Columbian Exposition Chicago 1st of May to 30th of October 1893. Has a human profile and is number 878883. Reverse side says "Good for one admission at pay gates." Reverse side is rust in color. Color: TN,GY-BK |
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| 1887 | 1972.38.1 | Sticker, bumper | White background with red and blue letters, "Democrats for Nixon". Color: RD,WH,BL |
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| 1888 | 1972.38.18.1 | Booklet | For Neil Stadlman, Republican candidate for Secretary of Agriculture. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1889 | 1972.38.18.10 | Leaflet | Nixon neighborhood volunteer folder. Color: WH,BL,RD |
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| 1890 | 1972.38.18.11 | Leaflet | Picture of president Nixon at his White House desk. Campaign information entitled "The Record" is on the reverse side. Color: ML |
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| 1891 | 1972.38.18.12 | Handbill | Urges graduates to register Republican. |
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| 1892 | 1972.38.18.2 | Booklet | For Neil Stadlman, Republican candidate for Secretary of Agriculture. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1893 | 1972.38.18.3 | Handbill | Robert H. Lounsberry, Republican candidate for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture. Reverse side has county serial numbers, population in thousands, and mileage to Iowa county seat towns. |
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| 1894 | 1972.38.18.4 | Handbill | On Governor Ray. "Ray for Young People". Color: YL,RD,BK |
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| 1895 | 1972.38.18.8 | Booklet | On Republicans; Robert D. Ray for governor; reverse side has county serial numbers. Color: BK,WH |
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| 1896 | 1972.38.18.9 | Handbill | Sheet on voting on required unlimited annual sessions of the Iowa Legislature. a. Five duplicates of this sheet, "Vote No Annual Sessions". b. Envelope. |
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| 1897 | 1972.38.19.1 | Poster | "Re-elect Jack Miller your United States Senator" with picture of Miller. |
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| 1898 | 1972.38.19.2 | Poster, political | Nixon poster with a picture of President Nixon. |
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| 1899 | 1972.38.19.3 | Poster, political | For Congressman H. R. Gross. "America Needs His Sense of Values". |
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| 1900 | 1972.38.19.4 | Poster | Picture of the Republican elephant with GOP written on its side. |
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