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![Maelzel's exhibition at the Julien Hall ... Automaton chess player. Automaton trumpeter. Automaton rope dancers. [Boston] W. W. Clapp, printer [1826].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjIvbWFlbHplbHMtZXhoaWJpdGlvbi1hdC10aGUtanVsaWVuLWhhbGwtYXV0b21hdG9uLWNoZXNzLXBsYXllci1hdXRvbWF0b24tdHJ1bXBldGVyLTdmNGIxZS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/511/jpg "Maelzel's exhibition at the Julien Hall ... Automaton chess player. Automaton trumpeter. Automaton rope dancers. [Boston] W. W. Clapp, printer [1826].")
![... An act fixing the time [for the next annual meeting of Congress. [Philadelphia: Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine, 1791.].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE3OTEvMDEvMDEvYW4tYWN0LWZpeGluZy10aGUtdGltZS1mb3ItdGhlLW5leHQtYW5udWFsLW1lZXRpbmctb2YtY29uZ3Jlc3MtcGhpbGFkZWxwaGlhLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/65/webp "... An act fixing the time [for the next annual meeting of Congress. [Philadelphia: Printed by Francis Childs and John Swaine, 1791.].")
![Maelzel's exhibition at the Julien Hall ... Automaton chess player. Automaton trumpeter. Automaton rope dancers. [Boston] W. W. Clapp, printer [1826].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMjIvbWFlbHplbHMtZXhoaWJpdGlvbi1hdC10aGUtanVsaWVuLWhhbGwtYXV0b21hdG9uLWNoZXNzLXBsYXllci1hdXRvbWF0b24tdHJ1bXBldGVyLTFmNzYxOS02NDAuanBn/40/63/webp "Maelzel's exhibition at the Julien Hall ... Automaton chess player. Automaton trumpeter. Automaton rope dancers. [Boston] W. W. Clapp, printer [1826].")
![Maelzel's exhibition ... To commence with the celebrated automaton chess-player ... [Boston] W. W. Clapp, printer [1828].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MjgvMDEvMDEvbWFlbHplbHMtZXhoaWJpdGlvbi10by1jb21tZW5jZS13aXRoLXRoZS1jZWxlYnJhdGVkLWF1dG9tYXRvbi1jaGVzcy1wbGF5ZXItMS02NDAuanBn/40/78/webp "Maelzel's exhibition ... To commence with the celebrated automaton chess-player ... [Boston] W. W. Clapp, printer [1828].")
![Maelzel's exhibition ... To commence with the celebrated automaton chess-player ... [Boston] W. W. Clapp, printer [1828].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MjgvMDEvMDEvbWFlbHplbHMtZXhoaWJpdGlvbi10by1jb21tZW5jZS13aXRoLXRoZS1jZWxlYnJhdGVkLWF1dG9tYXRvbi1jaGVzcy1wbGF5ZXItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/78/webp "Maelzel's exhibition ... To commence with the celebrated automaton chess-player ... [Boston] W. W. Clapp, printer [1828].")
![Harvest! Band benefit dance and supper! Thurs. evening, Aug. 27, '85 ... Proceeds will be turned over to the uniform fund of the Woonsocket cornet band ... [Woonsocket, S. D. Times Job print. 1885].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDUvaGFydmVzdC1iYW5kLWJlbmVmaXQtZGFuY2UtYW5kLXN1cHBlci10aHVycy1ldmVuaW5nLWF1Zy0yNy04NS1wcm9jZWVkcy13aWxsLTZjNjY0YS02NDAuanBn/40/59/webp "Harvest! Band benefit dance and supper! Thurs. evening, Aug. 27, '85 ... Proceeds will be turned over to the uniform fund of the Woonsocket cornet band ... [Woonsocket, S. D. Times Job print. 1885].")
![Grand concert at People's hall, Tuesday evening May 24th, by the members of the Newburgh Musical institute ... [Newburgh, N. Y.] Martin, printer, Journal office [1864].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjQvMDEvMDEvZ3JhbmQtY29uY2VydC1hdC1wZW9wbGVzLWhhbGwtdHVlc2RheS1ldmVuaW5nLW1heS0yNHRoLWJ5LXRoZS1tZW1iZXJzLW9mLXRoZS0xLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/52/webp "Grand concert at People's hall, Tuesday evening May 24th, by the members of the Newburgh Musical institute ... [Newburgh, N. Y.] Martin, printer, Journal office [1864].")
