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Color map titled "Linguistic Families of American Indians North of Mexico" by J.W. Powell, showing tribal territories across North America in distinct colors.
Source: <a href="/products/us-congressional-serial-set-1817-1994" hreflang="en">U.S. Congressional Serial Set 1817-1994</a>
Trade card for A.A. Marks Artificial Limbs, 701 Broadway, NYC, featuring an engraving of the Washington Monument with visitor statistics listed above.
Source: <a href="/products/american-broadsides-and-ephemera1749-1900" hreflang="en">American Broadsides and Ephemera,1749-1900</a>
Black-and-white engraving captioned "Premiere Assemblée du Congrès," depicting the First Continental Congress in session, 1782.
Source: <a href="/products/us-congressional-serial-set-1817-1994" hreflang="en">U.S. Congressional Serial Set 1817-1994</a>
1775 broadside titled "Bloody Butchery, British Troops" listing casualties from the Battle of Concord, bordered by coffin illustrations.
Source: <a href="/products/early-american-imprints-series-i-evans-1639-1800" hreflang="en">Early American Imprints, Series I Evans, 1639-1800</a>
Printed broadside of "Concord Hymn" by Ralph Waldo Emerson, four stanzas on aged paper, commemorating the Battle of Concord.
Source: <a href="/products/american-broadsides-and-ephemera1749-1900" hreflang="en">American Broadsides and Ephemera,1749-1900</a>
Cover of Survey Graphic magazine, February 1939, with bold red text on blue star-spangled background and shield reading "Calling America."
Source: <a href="/products/antisemitic-historical-literature-american-jewish-historical-society" hreflang="en">Antisemitic Historical Literature from the American Jewish Historical Society</a>
Presidential proclamation announcing a treaty between the United States and the Sac and Fox tribes, dated 1859.
Source: <a href="/products/native-american-tribal-histories-series-1-4-1813-1880" hreflang="en">Native American Tribal Histories, Series 1-4, 1813-1880 </a>
Front page of Spanish-language newspaper *El Misisipi*, dated October 12, 1808, with dense columnar text.
Source: <a href="/products/hispanic-american-newspapers-1808-1980" hreflang="en">Hispanic American Newspapers, 1808-1980</a>
Printed address titled "Are We a Nation?" by Charles Sumner, 1867, arguing for national unity post-Civil War.
Source: <a href="/products/american-civil-war-collection-1860-1922-american-antiquarian-society" hreflang="en">American Civil War Collection, 1860-1922: From the American Antiquarian Society</a>
1953 newspaper article headlined "5,000 at Gallup Welcome Japanese-American Hero," covering Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Hiroshi Miyamura.
Source: <a href="/products/asian-life-america" hreflang="en">Asian Life in America</a>
Anti-defamation broadside titled "Use Civil Rights Issue," warning of extremist propaganda against Jews and African Americans, circa 1948.
Source: <a href="/products/antisemitic-historical-literature-american-jewish-historical-society" hreflang="en">Antisemitic Historical Literature from the American Jewish Historical Society</a>
Typed BBC radio broadcast transcript dated June 6, 1944, reporting the first D-Day Allied paratrooper landings in France.
Source: <a href="/products/bbc-monitoring-summary-world-broadcasts" hreflang="en">BBC Monitoring: Summary of World Broadcasts</a>
February 1931 *Springfield Republican* newspaper page featuring articles on Washington, Lafayette, and Count Pulaski.
Source: <a href="/products/lgbtq-life-america" hreflang="en">LGBTQ+ Life in America</a>
1883 trade card advertisement for Pratts Astral Oil featuring a dramatic nighttime illustration of the Statue of Liberty illuminated against a moonlit, cloudy sky, with a city skyline visible in the background across the water.
Source: <a href="/products/american-broadsides-and-ephemera1749-1900" hreflang="en">American Broadsides and Ephemera,1749-1900</a>
Afro-Americana Imprints, 1535-1922 https://www.readex.com/products/afro-americana-imprints-1535-1922-library-company-philadelphia
Source: <a href="/products/afro-americana-imprints-1535-1922-library-company-philadelphia" hreflang="en">Afro-Americana Imprints, 1535-1922: From the Library Company of Philadelphia</a>
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Promotional banner for the ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in Chicago, June 25–29, 2026, featuring a photo of Cloud Gate (the Bean) sculpture in Millennium Park reflecting the city skyline under a clear blue sky. Text reads "For Our Libraries. For 150 Years More." with the American Library Association logo and alaannual.org.

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