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Alejandro Oms Cigarette Card
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Tobacco card 1926
Alexander The Man Who Knows
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Magic poster 1920
March 12. Coca-Cola is bottled in Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1894.
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March 12, 1894 – Coca-Cola is first bottled in Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1894. • Coca-Cola poster from 1904.
Darryl Strawberry Takes the Subway
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Subway Poster • Metropolitan Transit Authority • New York City • 80″ x 50″ • 1984
March 11. Giuseppi Verdi’s “Don Carlos” performed in 1867.
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March 11, 1867 – Giuseppi Verdi’s “Don Carlos” performed in 1867 in Paris. • Cigar box label entitled ‘Don Carlos,’ was printed around 1885.
Dock Ellis Concentrating
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News photograph 1971
March 10. Gene Demontreville is born in 1873.
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March 10, 1873 – Gene Demontreville is born. • Portrait of Gene Demontreville from a 1903 candy card.
Fulgencio Batista at a Ball Game
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News photograph 1956
Bert Campaneris in Egypt
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Painting by Mark Rucker 1973
March 9. Pancho Villa and 500 supporters invade Columbus, New Mexico, 1916.
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March 9, 1916 – Pancho Villa and 500 supporters invade the village of Columbus, New Mexico. • Photo of Pancho Villa and his followers on horseback, circa 1912.
March 8. New York Stock Exchange is founded in 1817.
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March 8, 1917 – The New York Stock Exchange is founded. • Trade card for Kerr’s thread featuring a NYSE cartoon scene, c.1885.
Carl Furillo Bowman Card
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Baseball card 1953
March 7. Wireless signals first sent to shore, 1900.
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March 7, 1900 Wireless signals first sent to shore from the German ship SS Kaiser Wilhelm. • Postcard of wireless station in Fort Myer, Virginia, circa 1910.
March 7. Dave Danforth is born, 1890.
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March 7, 1890 – Dave Danforth is born. • Wire photo portrait of Dave Danforth in 1917,
Lefty Grove with Another Trophy
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News photograph 1931
March 6. Incorporation of York, Upper Canada as Toronto, 1834.
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March 6, 1834 – Incorporation of York, Upper Canada as Toronto. • Real photo postcard featuring scenes from the YMCA in York, Ontario, circa 1910.
Jeff Tesreau Loads One Up
March 5. FDR announces a bank holiday during the Depression in 1933.
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March 5, 1933 – During the Great Depression in 1933, President Roosevelt declares a bank holiday, halting all financial activities. • FDR cartoon cover for Judge magazine, the September 1938…
March 4. José ‘Acostica’ Acosta born in 1891.
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March 4, 1891 – José Acosta, known affectionately as Acostica, is born in Cuba. • Billiken cigarette card of José Acosta.
City of Chicago founded in 1837
Postcard • for City of Chicago • 5″ x 3.5″ • 1937
Hockey at McGill University
John Montgomery Ward Up for Auction
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Newspaper cover illustration 1888
Wilt Chamberlain Sets NBA Scoring Record
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News photograph 1962
Mel Ott Batting Practice
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News photograph 1932
Parachute Action
Magazine cover illustration
March 1. Paul Hines born in 1855.
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March 1, 1855 – Paul Hines is born. • Tobin litho trade card with cartoon of Paul Hines.
Pepper Martin Under Arrest
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New photograph 1934
February 29. Child labor laws reformed in South Carolina.
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Feb 29, 1916 – The age for child laborers in South Carolina raised from 12 to 14 years. • Stereo view of two young chimney sweeps from Savannah, Georgia, taken around…
Whitney Opera House in Chicago
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Publicity photograph 1900
Jud Wilson Playing in Cuba
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News photograph 1920
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