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  • "Equal suffrage for Michigan in 1916" Advertising Fan for the Bissell Company
    Located in York County, PA
    "EQUAL SUFFRAGE FOR MICHIGAN IN 1916," ADVERTISING FAN FOR THE BISSELL 'CYCO BALL BEARING CARPET SWEEPER,' COMMISSIONED BY ANNA BISSELL (1846-1934), AMERICA'S FIRST FEMALE CEO Oriental-made, twill-woven silk fan with gilt lettering that reads : "Bissell's 'Cyco Ball Bearing Carpet Sweeper' makes sweeping easy," set within an interesting, open, geometric design. A purposefully curved, paper label beneath was applied by the "Michigan Equal Suffrage Association, Kalamazoo, 405 So. Burdick St.," whose byline is along the bottom. On it, a terrific message reads: "OVER 100,000 WOMEN pay taxes in Michigan on property assessed at $177,596,938. In 1910 OVER 175,000 MICHIGAN WOMEN signed a petition sent to Congress asking for Equal Suffrage. 247,373 MICHIGAN MEN voted...
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    Vintage 1910s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

    Materials

    Silk

  • Hand-Painted Patriotic Banner with the Seal of the State of Oregon
    Located in York County, PA
    HAND-PAINTED PATRIOTIC BANNER WITH THE SEAL OF THE STATE OF OREGON AND GREAT FOLK QUALITIES, 1861-1876: Swallowtail format, patriotic vertical banne...
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    Antique Late 19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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    Canvas

  • Hand-Painted Patriotic Banner With The Seal of the State of Illinois
    Located in York County, PA
    HAND-PAINTED PATRIOTIC BANNER WITH THE SEAL OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND GREAT FOLK QUALITIES PROBABLY MADE FOR THE 1868 DEMOCRAT NATIONAL CONVENTION...
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    Antique 1860s North American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

    Materials

    Canvas

  • Large Scale Printed Kerchief of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence
    Located in York County, PA
    Rare, large scale Kerchief with a beautifully engraved image of John Trumbull’s “declaration of independence,” likely made in...
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    Antique Mid-19th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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    Cotton

  • Franco-American Textile with the Image of an Eagle Holding the American and Flag
    Located in York County, PA
    Franco-American textile with the image of an eagle supporting knotted and draped american and French flags beneath four war planes; embroidered silk floss and metallic bullion thread...
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    Mid-20th Century American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia

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    Silk

  • 1868 Map of the Upper Part of the Island of Manhattan Above 86th Street
    By Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co.
    Located in San Francisco, CA
    This wonderful piece of New York City history is over 150 years old. It depicts 86th street and above. It was lithographed by WC Rogers and company. It was made to show what was the Battle of Harlem during the Revolutionary war...
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    Antique 1860s American American Colonial Maps

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    Paper

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