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- Austrian Physician and Writer Jakob Eduard Polak, circa 1870 - The interestingly dressed man in this carte-de-visite is Jakob Eduard Polak. Born into a Jewish family in what is now the Czech Republic, Polak received his medical degree at Vienna, Austria in the 1840s. From 1851 to 1860, he taught medicine at a college in Iran and became the personal physician to the shah. He returned to Austria in the early 1860s.
- circa 1870
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Austrian Physician and Writer Jakob Eduard Polak, circa 1870
The interestingly dressed man in this carte-de-visite is Jakob Eduard Polak. Born into a Jewish family in what is now the Czech Republic, Polak received his medical degree at Vienna, Austria in the 1840s. From 1851 to 1860, he taught medicine at a college in Iran and became the personal physician to the shah. He returned to Austria in the early 1860s.
- Letter from Arthur Conan Doyle to George M. Holley, 1927-1928 - George Holley, founder of Holley Motor Company, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, famed author, became acquainted after Holley attended one of Doyle's lectures in Detroit. From 1923 to 1929, the two maintained a robust correspondence. Spiritualism was a frequent topic as they traded recommendations of mediums, bemoaned skeptics like Harry Houdini, and discussed the state of belief on both sides of the Atlantic.
- 1927-1928
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Letter from Arthur Conan Doyle to George M. Holley, 1927-1928
George Holley, founder of Holley Motor Company, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, famed author, became acquainted after Holley attended one of Doyle's lectures in Detroit. From 1923 to 1929, the two maintained a robust correspondence. Spiritualism was a frequent topic as they traded recommendations of mediums, bemoaned skeptics like Harry Houdini, and discussed the state of belief on both sides of the Atlantic.
- Quotation Sign from Mathematica: A World of Numbers and Beyond Exhibition, 1960-1961 -
- 1960-1961
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Quotation Sign from Mathematica: A World of Numbers and Beyond Exhibition, 1960-1961
- "Chicago Transit Authority Bus and Rail Map," Summer 2001 - Chicago-area passengers could use this foldout map to find their routes. Chicago's multimodal transit system includes buses and rail. The rail system is called the 'L,' short for "elevated," though the system now includes surface and subway lines.
- 2001
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"Chicago Transit Authority Bus and Rail Map," Summer 2001
Chicago-area passengers could use this foldout map to find their routes. Chicago's multimodal transit system includes buses and rail. The rail system is called the 'L,' short for "elevated," though the system now includes surface and subway lines.
- First Day Cover Honoring Rachel Carson, May 28, 1981 - Marine biologist Rachel Carson helped spark the environmental movements of the 1960s with her book <em>Silent Spring</em>. It described how widespread pesticide use, in particular DDT, was harming and killing birds and other animals as well as threatening the health of humans. Her book helped the general population understand the interconnected nature of ecosystems and how localized polluting affects larger natural systems.
- May 28, 1981
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First Day Cover Honoring Rachel Carson, May 28, 1981
Marine biologist Rachel Carson helped spark the environmental movements of the 1960s with her book Silent Spring. It described how widespread pesticide use, in particular DDT, was harming and killing birds and other animals as well as threatening the health of humans. Her book helped the general population understand the interconnected nature of ecosystems and how localized polluting affects larger natural systems.
- Portrait of Oscar Wilde, circa 1870 - Around 1870, before he became a well-known writer, Oscar Wilde posed for this carte-de-visite. The carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. People exchanged and collected portrait cartes-de-visite, popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s, to help them remember family and celebrities.
- circa 1870
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Portrait of Oscar Wilde, circa 1870
Around 1870, before he became a well-known writer, Oscar Wilde posed for this carte-de-visite. The carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. People exchanged and collected portrait cartes-de-visite, popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s, to help them remember family and celebrities.
- Noah Webster, 1828-1843 - Noah Webster was an influential American educator and patriot. He is most famous for his American Dictionary of the English Language. But shortly after the American Revolution, and before the dictionary, Webster created an American spelling textbook to replace British and European books. Known as the "Blue-Backed Speller," the book was popular in American schools for more than a century.
- 1828-1843
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Noah Webster, 1828-1843
Noah Webster was an influential American educator and patriot. He is most famous for his American Dictionary of the English Language. But shortly after the American Revolution, and before the dictionary, Webster created an American spelling textbook to replace British and European books. Known as the "Blue-Backed Speller," the book was popular in American schools for more than a century.
- Engraving Showing Noah Webster at His Desk, circa 1828 - Noah Webster was an influential American educator and patriot. He is most famous for his American Dictionary of the English Language. But shortly after the American Revolution, and before the dictionary, Webster created an American spelling textbook to replace British and European books. Known as the "Blue-Backed Speller," the book was popular in American schools for more than a century.
- circa 1828
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Engraving Showing Noah Webster at His Desk, circa 1828
Noah Webster was an influential American educator and patriot. He is most famous for his American Dictionary of the English Language. But shortly after the American Revolution, and before the dictionary, Webster created an American spelling textbook to replace British and European books. Known as the "Blue-Backed Speller," the book was popular in American schools for more than a century.
- Chicago Public Transit Fare Card, 2010 - This laminated paper transit card for Chicago Transit Authority was good for use on the city's elevated train and bus system. Unlike tokens, paper farecards with magnetic stripes can store a flexible amount of value.
- 2010
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Chicago Public Transit Fare Card, 2010
This laminated paper transit card for Chicago Transit Authority was good for use on the city's elevated train and bus system. Unlike tokens, paper farecards with magnetic stripes can store a flexible amount of value.
- Engraving, "Henry W. Longfellow in His Library at Craigie House, Cambridge," 1882 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was the most beloved American poet of the 19th century. Longfellow's poems appealed to mid-19th-century Americans from all classes. Many of his poems centered around American themes and topics--though he often took poetic license to depart from the facts to create an effect. Years after Longfellow's death, his poetry--recited at civic celebrations and studied in school rooms--continued to inspire.
- 1882
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Engraving, "Henry W. Longfellow in His Library at Craigie House, Cambridge," 1882
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) was the most beloved American poet of the 19th century. Longfellow's poems appealed to mid-19th-century Americans from all classes. Many of his poems centered around American themes and topics--though he often took poetic license to depart from the facts to create an effect. Years after Longfellow's death, his poetry--recited at civic celebrations and studied in school rooms--continued to inspire.