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- Man Wearing a Frock Coat, 1864-1866 -
- 1864-1866
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Man Wearing a Frock Coat, 1864-1866
- Portrait of Andrew Johnson, 1864-1865 - Cartes-de-visite, small, professionally made photographs on cardboard stock, remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Many were given to friends and loved ones, but enterprising photographers also produced images of famous individuals to sell to the collecting-crazed public. Celebrities, military officers and politicians, such as Andrew Johnson, were popular subjects.
- 1864-1865
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Portrait of Andrew Johnson, 1864-1865
Cartes-de-visite, small, professionally made photographs on cardboard stock, remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Many were given to friends and loved ones, but enterprising photographers also produced images of famous individuals to sell to the collecting-crazed public. Celebrities, military officers and politicians, such as Andrew Johnson, were popular subjects.
- Letter from W. R. Talbot to George Appleton, December 8, 1876 -
- December 08, 1876
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Letter from W. R. Talbot to George Appleton, December 8, 1876
- Receipt for Property Taxes Paid by William Ford (Henry Ford's Father) on February 17, 1896 - When William Ford, Henry Ford's father, emigrated from Ireland in 1847 at the age of twenty he had little wealth. William settled near family in southeast Michigan and eventually purchased a tract of land. By the late 19th century, William was a prosperous farmer. In 1896, the date of this receipt, he owned over two hundred acres of farmland in Wayne County.
- February 17, 1895
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Receipt for Property Taxes Paid by William Ford (Henry Ford's Father) on February 17, 1896
When William Ford, Henry Ford's father, emigrated from Ireland in 1847 at the age of twenty he had little wealth. William settled near family in southeast Michigan and eventually purchased a tract of land. By the late 19th century, William was a prosperous farmer. In 1896, the date of this receipt, he owned over two hundred acres of farmland in Wayne County.
- Receipt for Property Taxes Paid by William Ford (Henry Ford's Father) in 1871 - When William Ford, Henry Ford's father, emigrated from Ireland in 1847 at the age of twenty he had little wealth. William settled near family in southeast Michigan and eventually purchased a tract of land. By the late 19th century, William was a prosperous farmer. In 1871, the date of this receipt, he owned over two hundred acres of farmland in Wayne County.
- 1871
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Receipt for Property Taxes Paid by William Ford (Henry Ford's Father) in 1871
When William Ford, Henry Ford's father, emigrated from Ireland in 1847 at the age of twenty he had little wealth. William settled near family in southeast Michigan and eventually purchased a tract of land. By the late 19th century, William was a prosperous farmer. In 1871, the date of this receipt, he owned over two hundred acres of farmland in Wayne County.
- Receipt of Taxes Paid by George L. Appleton April 15, 1876 -
- April 15, 1876
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Receipt of Taxes Paid by George L. Appleton April 15, 1876
- Union Army Soldier, 1865 - This carte-de-visite portrait of an unidentified Union Army soldier was photographed at A.A. Barnes' Picture Palace in Indianapolis, Indiana, 1865. Carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s, people exchanged and collected CdVs to help them remember family and celebrities.
- May 15, 1865
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Union Army Soldier, 1865
This carte-de-visite portrait of an unidentified Union Army soldier was photographed at A.A. Barnes' Picture Palace in Indianapolis, Indiana, 1865. Carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s, people exchanged and collected CdVs to help them remember family and celebrities.
- Receipt of Taxes Paid by George L. Appleton December 31, 1876 -
- December 31, 1875
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Receipt of Taxes Paid by George L. Appleton December 31, 1876
- Button, "Abolish Poll Tax: 100% Democracy," circa 1950 - By 1900, most southern states required citizens to pay a tax to vote. Poll taxes were one way to keep Blacks and many poor whites from voting. Though some states repealed their poll tax laws by 1950, five still clung to them. The passage of the 24th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution in 1964 and subsequent court rulings abolished the discriminatory practice.
- circa 1950
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Button, "Abolish Poll Tax: 100% Democracy," circa 1950
By 1900, most southern states required citizens to pay a tax to vote. Poll taxes were one way to keep Blacks and many poor whites from voting. Though some states repealed their poll tax laws by 1950, five still clung to them. The passage of the 24th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution in 1964 and subsequent court rulings abolished the discriminatory practice.
- Portrait, "Captain and Mrs. Milton Russell, Taken on His Return from the War," 1865 -
- 1865
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Portrait, "Captain and Mrs. Milton Russell, Taken on His Return from the War," 1865