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- "Milking the Dry Cow" from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 15, 1858 - Frank Leslie's scathing articles exposed New York City's "swill milk" scandal in 1858. Whiskey distillers had been keeping dairy cows in cramped sheds and feeding them leftover mash, sickening them and tainting their milk. In turn, the milk--masked with other ingredients and marketed as "pure" to urban consumers--poisoned thousands of infants. New York State finally issued milk regulations in 1862.
- May 15, 1858
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"Milking the Dry Cow" from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 15, 1858
Frank Leslie's scathing articles exposed New York City's "swill milk" scandal in 1858. Whiskey distillers had been keeping dairy cows in cramped sheds and feeding them leftover mash, sickening them and tainting their milk. In turn, the milk--masked with other ingredients and marketed as "pure" to urban consumers--poisoned thousands of infants. New York State finally issued milk regulations in 1862.
- "Dragging Out a Dead Cow, Just after Milking," from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 8, 1858 - Frank Leslie's scathing articles exposed New York City's "swill milk" scandal in 1858. Whiskey distillers had been keeping dairy cows in cramped sheds and feeding them leftover mash, sickening them and tainting their milk. In turn, the milk--masked with other ingredients and marketed as "pure" to urban consumers--poisoned thousands of infants. New York State finally issued milk regulations in 1862.
- May 08, 1858
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"Dragging Out a Dead Cow, Just after Milking," from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 8, 1858
Frank Leslie's scathing articles exposed New York City's "swill milk" scandal in 1858. Whiskey distillers had been keeping dairy cows in cramped sheds and feeding them leftover mash, sickening them and tainting their milk. In turn, the milk--masked with other ingredients and marketed as "pure" to urban consumers--poisoned thousands of infants. New York State finally issued milk regulations in 1862.
- Lithograph, "Grand Reception of the Notabilities of the Nation," 1865 - This reception was held in the East Room of the White House just after President Lincoln's second inauguration on March 4, 1865. The President and the first lady are prominently placed in the foreground receiving General and Mrs. Grant in a room filled with notable figures in the U. S. Government and Army. The scene is one of the last major public events before the President's Assassination on April 14, 1865.
- March 06, 1865
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Lithograph, "Grand Reception of the Notabilities of the Nation," 1865
This reception was held in the East Room of the White House just after President Lincoln's second inauguration on March 4, 1865. The President and the first lady are prominently placed in the foreground receiving General and Mrs. Grant in a room filled with notable figures in the U. S. Government and Army. The scene is one of the last major public events before the President's Assassination on April 14, 1865.
- Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Volume IX, December 17, 1859 -
- December 17, 1859
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Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Volume IX, December 17, 1859
- "View of Cow Stables Attached to the Distillery" from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 15, 1858 - Frank Leslie's scathing articles exposed New York City's "swill milk" scandal in 1858. Whiskey distillers had been keeping dairy cows in cramped sheds and feeding them leftover mash, sickening them and tainting their milk. In turn, the milk--masked with other ingredients and marketed as "pure" to urban consumers--poisoned thousands of infants. New York State finally issued milk regulations in 1862.
- May 15, 1858
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"View of Cow Stables Attached to the Distillery" from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 15, 1858
Frank Leslie's scathing articles exposed New York City's "swill milk" scandal in 1858. Whiskey distillers had been keeping dairy cows in cramped sheds and feeding them leftover mash, sickening them and tainting their milk. In turn, the milk--masked with other ingredients and marketed as "pure" to urban consumers--poisoned thousands of infants. New York State finally issued milk regulations in 1862.
- "Exposure of the Milk Trade," from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 8, 1858 - Frank Leslie's scathing articles exposed New York City's "swill milk" scandal in 1858. Whiskey distillers had been keeping dairy cows in cramped sheds and feeding them leftover mash, sickening them and tainting their milk. In turn, the milk--masked with other ingredients and marketed as "pure" to urban consumers--poisoned thousands of infants. New York State finally issued milk regulations in 1862.
- May 08, 1858
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"Exposure of the Milk Trade," from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 8, 1858
Frank Leslie's scathing articles exposed New York City's "swill milk" scandal in 1858. Whiskey distillers had been keeping dairy cows in cramped sheds and feeding them leftover mash, sickening them and tainting their milk. In turn, the milk--masked with other ingredients and marketed as "pure" to urban consumers--poisoned thousands of infants. New York State finally issued milk regulations in 1862.
- "Milk, and What Comes of It" from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, December 11, 1869 -
- December 11, 1869
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"Milk, and What Comes of It" from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, December 11, 1869
- "Frank Leslie's Illustrated History of the Civil War," circa 1895 -
- 1861-1865
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"Frank Leslie's Illustrated History of the Civil War," circa 1895
- "Frank Leslie's Historical Register of the United States Centennial Exposition" -
- 1876
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"Frank Leslie's Historical Register of the United States Centennial Exposition"
- "Startling Disclosures! The Milk We Drink..." Advertising Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 8, 1858 - Frank Leslie's scathing articles exposed New York City's "swill milk" scandal in 1858. Whiskey distillers had been keeping dairy cows in cramped sheds and feeding them leftover mash, sickening them and tainting their milk. In turn, the milk--masked with other ingredients and marketed as "pure" to urban consumers--poisoned thousands of infants. New York State finally issued milk regulations in 1862.
- May 08, 1858
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"Startling Disclosures! The Milk We Drink..." Advertising Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, May 8, 1858
Frank Leslie's scathing articles exposed New York City's "swill milk" scandal in 1858. Whiskey distillers had been keeping dairy cows in cramped sheds and feeding them leftover mash, sickening them and tainting their milk. In turn, the milk--masked with other ingredients and marketed as "pure" to urban consumers--poisoned thousands of infants. New York State finally issued milk regulations in 1862.