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Letter from Helen Keller to Onorio Ruotolo

Letter from Helen Keller to Onorio Ruotolo

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April 28, 1961
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William Henry Harrison's autograph

William Henry Harrison's autograph

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March 28, 1795
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“Final Plans for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom” booklet

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August 28, 1963
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Letter to L.C. Handy from William H. Slocum

Letter to L.C. Handy from William H. Slocum

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May 2, 1895
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Letter addressed "Sir" (presumably Mathew Brady) from Daniel Scott Lamont

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April 20, 1894
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"Senators" title page from album -- "Portraits (and autographs) of the President of the United States, Vice President, Cabinet and Eminent Senators and Representatives. Taken from Life, Washington, D.C. 1859."

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1859
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George Linen Marriage Certificate

George Linen Marriage Certificate

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April 1, 1833
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Letter from Isamu Noguchi to Ginger Rogers

Letter from Isamu Noguchi to Ginger Rogers

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July 14, 1942
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Letter from Charles Sumner to Mrs. Story

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Franklin Pierce's autograph

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Letter to Auguste Edouart from Lydia Maria Child

Letter to Auguste Edouart from Lydia Maria Child

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"Nouveau Theatre d'Italie" - page 4

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Bartolomeo Vanzetti's autograph

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Letter to L.C. Handy from Eliza Hardy

Letter to L.C. Handy from Eliza Hardy

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January 21, 1896
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