Images Dated 9th May 2012

The Horse in motion. Sallie Gardner, owned by Leland Stanfor

The Horse in motion. Sallie Gardner, owned by Leland Stanford; running at a 1:40 gait over the Palo Alto track, 19th June 1878. Photograph with twelve frames showing motion of a race horse. Date c1878. The Horse in motion. Sallie Gardner, owned by Leland Stanford; running at a 1:40 gait over the Palo Alto track, 19th June 1878. Photograph with twelve frames showing motion of a race horse. Date c1878

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The meat market

The meat market. Illustration shows a butcher labeled The Beef Trust standing behind a counter in a butcher shop, around him are meat products labeled Potted Poison, Chemical Corn Beef, Bob Veal Chicken, Tuberculosis Lard, Decayed Roast Beef, Deodorized Ham, Embalmed Sausages, and Putrefied Pork. A verse from the Bible appears below the counter: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink. Matthew VI:25. Date 1906 June 13. The meat market. Illustration shows a butcher labeled The Beef Trust standing behind a counter in a butcher shop, around him are meat products labeled Potted Poison, Chemical Corn Beef, Bob Veal Chicken, Tuberculosis Lard, Decayed Roast Beef, Deodorized Ham, Embalmed Sausages, and Putrefied Pork. A verse from the Bible appears below the counter: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink. Matthew VI:25. Date 1906 June 13

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The return of the dove to the ark

The return of the dove to the ark. Illustration shows an ark labeled Democratic Principles aground in the receding waters of the flood near a landscape labeled Republican Power; the ark is full of democrats labeled Wilson, Parker, Watterson, Shepard, Johnson, Owen, Gray, Havens, Harmon, Tillman, Clark, Mack, Williams, Gore, Folk, and Gaynor; flying toward the ark is the Democratic donkey as a dove carrying a large tree branch labeled Democratic Victories, Revolt Against the Tariff, and Reduced Republican Majorities. Date 1910 October 19. The return of the dove to the ark. Illustration shows an ark labeled Democratic Principles aground in the receding waters of the flood near a landscape labeled Republican Power; the ark is full of democrats labeled Wilson, Parker, Watterson, Shepard, Johnson, Owen, Gray, Havens, Harmon, Tillman, Clark, Mack, Williams, Gore, Folk, and Gaynor; flying toward the ark is the Democratic donkey as a dove carrying a large tree branch labeled Democratic Victories, Revolt Against the Tariff, and Reduced Republican Majorities. Date 1910 October 19

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