"The Underground Railroad," Charleston (SC) Mercury, January 26, 1855

Notes
Cropped, edited, and prepared for use here by Don Sailer, Dickinson College, May 17, 2009.
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document
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No
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Civil War Era Newspapers (ProQuest)
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
The Underground Railroad
Source citation
"The Underground Railroad," Charleston (SC) Mercury, January 26, 1855, p. 2: 5.
Source note
Original image has been adjusted here for presentation purposes.

Fire in New York City, March 6, 1872

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New York Public Library
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Notes
Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 6, 2009.
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engraving
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No
Courtesy of
New York Public Library
Permission to use?
Public
Original caption
New York City: destruction by fire of the Waltham Watch Company's buildings, nos 1, 3, and 5 Bond Street, on the evening of March 6th.
Source citation
The Picture Collection of the New York Public Library, NYPL Digital Gallery
Source note
Image first appeared in Leslie's Monthly Magazine, 1872

Shipwreck and Disaster at Sea, iconic image

Comments
 Iconic image for events.  Sized - height 110
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Library of Congress
Notes
Cropped, sized, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 6, 2009.
Image type
painting
Use in Day View?
No
Courtesy of
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Permission to use?
Public
Original caption
The U.S. Steam Frigate Mississippi....Going out to the relief of the American steamer Hunter.... March 21st, 1847
Source citation
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

The President and Presidential Politics

Comments
 Iconic image for events.  Sized - height 110
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Library of Congress
Notes
Cropped, sized, and adjusted for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 6, 2009.
Image type
photograph
Use in Day View?
No
Courtesy of
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Permission to use?
Public
Original caption
President's house (i.e. White House), Washington, D.C., showing south side, probably taken in winter
Source citation
Daguerreotype Collection, Library of Congress
Source note
DAG no. 1231

Fire and Earthquake Disasters, iconic image

Comments
 Icon image for "Fire and Earthquake Disasters" sized at 110 ppi height
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New York Public Library
Scan date
Notes
Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 6, 2009.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Courtesy of
New York Public Library
Permission to use?
Public
Original caption
New York City: destruction by fire of the Waltham Watch Company's buildings, nos 1, 3, and 5 Bond Street, on the evening of March 6th.
Source citation
The Picture Collection of the New York Public Library, NYPL Digital Gallery
Source note
Image first appeared in Leslie's Monthly Magazine, 1872

Mary Ashton Rice Livermore, circa 1860, detail

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Google Books
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Notes
Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 1, 2009.
Image type
engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Permission to use?
Public
Source citation
Linus Pierpont Brockett, Mary C. Vaughan, Henry Whitney Bellows, Woman's work in the Civil War: a record of heroism, patriotism and patience (Philadelphia Zeigler, McCurdy & Co., 1867), 576.
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