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The song of the Vermonters. 1779
Printed in two columns. See Carroll A. Wilson, MS 801 W692w for different versions of poem, and Misc. file #1660 for more information.
The seventh Vermont regiment: "Now is the day, now is the hour"
This poster is unusual in its highly evocative and detailed appeal to Vermonters specifically. Burnell, the recruiting officer responsible for it, evoked the language and imagery of Vermont's earlier military heroes, the Green Mountain Boys, and…
The right of manufacturing Cooper's patent rotative fire engines, force-pumps, etc. ... recently ... purchased from Messrs. Cooper, Phelps & Campbell ... / Luther Foote, Secretary
Text printed across page at top and bottom separated by two columns of print. Full description and prices of engines. Rotative piston patent to John M. Cooper, Guildhall, July 16, 1827.
The Red Cross sees a man through
Text continues: "More than 26,000 men are still in hospitals as the result of the war. Your membership helps the Red Cross make their lives happier." Poster features three photographs of men receiving aid, including letter writing and the projection…
The public health nurse, she answers humanity's call : Your Red Cross membership makes her work possible
American Red Cross membership drive poster showing a female public health nurse on horseback.
The power of erasure: reflections on civil war, race, and growing up White in Vermont
Guyette makes a case for looking at Vermont's history as it concerns the treatment of African Americans and how we need "to understand our real history and the 'culture-wide stampeded spirit' engendered by our myths that burden people of color."
The original Norfolk Jubilee Singers from Norfolk, Va. : a genuine slave band ... Capt. F. G. Brayton, manager ...
From the Program in African American History, Library Company of Philadelphia: "The Norfolk Jubilee Singers were a popular music group founded in the 1870s after the success of the Fisk Jubilee Singers. This broadside features portraits of six…
The old school-house down by the mill : song and chorus. Music by H. P. Danks
Author, a Vermonter born in Montpelier. Words and one line of music appear on handbill advertisement.
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Marshfield Knights of Pythias at Camp Ewin
Eighteen members of the Marshfield order of Knights of Pythias attend Camp Ewins in Barre, VT. Canvas tents flank the standing men. Eldred Pitkin and…