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![The real Chicago platform, as expounded by the Democratic orators at Chicago ... For sale by all news agents. [n. p. 1864?].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDgvMjkvdGhlLXJlYWwtY2hpY2Fnby1wbGF0Zm9ybS1hcy1leHBvdW5kZWQtYnktdGhlLWRlbW9jcmF0aWMtb3JhdG9ycy1hdC1jaGljYWdvLTk0YmU1MC0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/410/jpg "The real Chicago platform, as expounded by the Democratic orators at Chicago ... For sale by all news agents. [n. p. 1864?].")
![The humble address of the House of Burgesses, to the Honourable Silliam Gooch, Esq. His Majesty's Lieutenant-governor, and commander in chief, of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia [Williamsburg. 1742] [Negative Photostat.].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjgvdGhlLWh1bWJsZS1hZGRyZXNzLW9mLXRoZS1ob3VzZS1vZi1idXJnZXNzZXMtdG8tdGhlLWhvbm91cmFibGUtc2lsbGlhbS1nb29jaC02MTlkMDItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/51/webp "The humble address of the House of Burgesses, to the Honourable Silliam Gooch, Esq. His Majesty's Lieutenant-governor, and commander in chief, of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia [Williamsburg. 1742] [Negative Photostat.].")
![The society called Shakers, in Logan County, Ky. continue their fulling mill in operation ... John McComb, Saml. G. Whyte, Agents. South Union Jasper Springs. Sept. 12th, 1815. Russellville. Printed at the office of the ‘Weekly Messenger' [1815]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4MTUvMDEvMDEvdGhlLXNvY2lldHktY2FsbGVkLXNoYWtlcnMtaW4tbG9nYW4tY291bnR5LWt5LWNvbnRpbnVlLXRoZWlyLWZ1bGxpbmctbWlsbC1pbi02NDAuanBn/40/87/webp "The society called Shakers, in Logan County, Ky. continue their fulling mill in operation ... John McComb, Saml. G. Whyte, Agents. South Union Jasper Springs. Sept. 12th, 1815. Russellville. Printed at the office of the ‘Weekly Messenger' [1815]")
![The real Chicago platform, as expounded by the Democratic orators at Chicago. [1864?].](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMDQvdGhlLXJlYWwtY2hpY2Fnby1wbGF0Zm9ybS1hcy1leHBvdW5kZWQtYnktdGhlLWRlbW9jcmF0aWMtb3JhdG9ycy1hdC1jaGljYWdvLTE4MzA0ZC02NDAuanBn/40/51/webp "The real Chicago platform, as expounded by the Democratic orators at Chicago. [1864?].")
![[...], Chicago, 1924 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MjQvMDEvMDEvY2hpY2Fnby0xOTI0LTItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "[...], Chicago, 1924 - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.")
![The Chicago Times, [newspaper]. May 30, 1865.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjUvMDEvMDEvdGhlLWNoaWNhZ28tdGltZXMtbmV3c3BhcGVyLW1heS0zMC0xODY1LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/52/webp "The Chicago Times, [newspaper]. May 30, 1865.")
![The Republicans in nominating co[nv]ent[ion] in their wigwam at Chicago, May 1860](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDUvdGhlLXJlcHVibGljYW5zLWluLW5vbWluYXRpbmctY29udmVudGlvbi1pbi10aGVpci13aWd3YW0tYXQtY2hpY2Fnby1tYXktMTg2MC1iZjU1OTItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/32/webp "The Republicans in nominating co[nv]ent[ion] in their wigwam at Chicago, May 1860")
![The Chicago Times, [newspaper]. May 29, 1865.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjUvMDEvMDEvdGhlLWNoaWNhZ28tdGltZXMtbmV3c3BhcGVyLW1heS0yOS0xODY1LTMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/53/webp "The Chicago Times, [newspaper]. May 29, 1865.")
![The Chicago Times, [newspaper]. May 25, 1865.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjUvMDEvMDEvdGhlLWNoaWNhZ28tdGltZXMtbmV3c3BhcGVyLW1heS0yNS0xODY1LTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/53/webp "The Chicago Times, [newspaper]. May 25, 1865.")
