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![Antiques! minerals, medals, ancient and rare books! Engravings, shells, &c. &c. A splendid collection of the above articles just received on sale, at Carusi & Young's music saloon ... [Washington, D. C,] Polkinhorn, printer. August 28th, 1852.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTIvMDEvMDEvYW50aXF1ZXMtbWluZXJhbHMtbWVkYWxzLWFuY2llbnQtYW5kLXJhcmUtYm9va3MtZW5ncmF2aW5ncy1zaGVsbHMtYW5kYy1hbmRjLTEwMjQuanBn/320/407/jpg "Antiques! minerals, medals, ancient and rare books! Engravings, shells, &c. &c. A splendid collection of the above articles just received on sale, at Carusi & Young's music saloon ... [Washington, D. C,] Polkinhorn, printer. August 28th, 1852.")
![Boots & shoes! Great bargains offered by E. B. Palmer & Co. No. 25. Guild Row. Boston Highlands ... W. H. Hutchinson, Printer 1820 Washington Street. [1868].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjAvYm9vdHMtYW5kLXNob2VzLWdyZWF0LWJhcmdhaW5zLW9mZmVyZWQtYnktZS1iLXBhbG1lci1hbmQtY28tbm8tMjUtZ3VpbGQtcm93LTRjYzJmYy02NDAuanBn/40/74/webp "Boots & shoes! Great bargains offered by E. B. Palmer & Co. No. 25. Guild Row. Boston Highlands ... W. H. Hutchinson, Printer 1820 Washington Street. [1868].")
![[Great Hall. Detail of carved frieze and moldings. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjIvZ3JlYXQtaGFsbC1kZXRhaWwtb2YtY2FydmVkLWZyaWV6ZS1hbmQtbW9sZGluZ3MtbGlicmFyeS1vZi1jb25ncmVzcy10aG9tYXMtOTA5MzZhLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/29/webp "[Great Hall. Detail of carved frieze and moldings. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]")
![[Catalog card printing in the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjAvMDEvMDEvY2F0YWxvZy1jYXJkLXByaW50aW5nLWluLXRoZS1saWJyYXJ5LW9mLWNvbmdyZXNzLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/29/webp "[Catalog card printing in the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.]")
