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Receipt acknowledging silk cargo received aboard French ships,

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A collection of 15 receipts acknowledging cargo received aboard various French ships, dated May 17, 1684 to June 28, 1790

The receipts are partially printed and partially handwritten.

Only one from the 15 receipts was part of the exhibit.…

Tags: French Cargo; French Ship; Silk cargo

YMCA in America Brochure

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A petition letter by the fan-makers of Britain for the government to restrain from importing fans from East-Indies

The weavers and Clothiers vs the East-India-trade company

Written in verses, the balled is a response to the first Calico Crisis in Britain in late seventeenth century.

Cargo Receipt from a French Ship in 1763

A collection of manuscripts in French of cargo receipts

ABC of It, The book, cover

Caddie Woodlawn book from the exhibit

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Caddie Woodlawn signage from the exhibit

Section of the Carta Marina of Olaus Magnus

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Elephant Balloon

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David Parker from Child's View

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Cook Copley Medal

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Copley Medal awarded to Captain James Cook for his work in the prevention of scurvy aboard ships of the British Navy.

Banner Collage

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ASC collage

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UAR Women Clerks in Room Scheduling Office

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Cap and Gown Day; women walk wearing their caps and gowns

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David Parker with Group

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David Parker Headshot

A Woman’s Place: Women and Work wall banner: Academics

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A Woman’s Place: Women and Work wall banner: Agriculture

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A Woman’s Place: Women and Work wall banner: Arts

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A Woman’s Place: Women and Work wall banner: business

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A Woman’s Place: Women and Work wall banner: Factory

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A Woman’s Place: Women and Work wall banner: home

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The Modern Secretary

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A Woman's Place: Women and Work main sign

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Creative Arts Collage

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Composed of photos from the A Woman's Place: Women and Work exhibit

Resistance and Activism collage

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Composed of photos from the A Woman's Place: Women and Work exhibit

Proper Employment collage

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Composed of photos from the A Woman's Place: Women and Work exhibit

First Women collage

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Collage made up of photos from the A Woman's Place: Women and Work exhibit

Children's Books collage

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Composed of pictures from the A Woman's Place: Women at Work exhibit

Depictions Collage

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Collage composed of photos from the A Woman's Place: Women and Work exhibit

War Work Collage

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Collage composed of photos from the A Woman's Place: Women and Work exhibit

Unpaid & Unrecognized Collage

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Photo collage made up of items from the A Woman's Place: Women and Work exhibit

Childcare Collage

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A collage made of photos from the Childcare page on the A Woman's Place: Women and Work exhibit

Angela Bambace with David Dubinsky, president of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU), at the union’s 50th anniversary

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Curtis's botanical magazine ; illustration of Ixia Mondelpha flower.

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Red Cross Service Areas Motor Service ; woman in uniform checking the oil in a car

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Business Records. Bills of Sale, etc. Campsavana Estate. List of slaves, 1834

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The Illustrated Police News: Law-Courts and Weekly Record ; drawing of men and women gathered around a table in a parlor at a hotel and a women holding a champagne bottle stands on the table as it collapses ; New York Bloods and Belles

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World War I Uniform for YMCA ; Green women's WWI jacket with red patches on the lapels

Your YWCA: A Primer for Volunteers in Community Associations

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How to Care for your Typewriter

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University of Minnesota Department of American Indian Studies program information

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$pread Magazine: The Money Issue ; Three sex workers pose on the cover

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Union W.A.G.E. ; One photo on the cover shows female delegates at the Statewide Union Women's Conference in California and another photo shows women protesting Safeway during a conference break.

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Now Magazine ERA Cover ; Women march holding banners that say ERA NOW

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Sauna Protest Letter ; letter outlines grievances toward Pam's Sauna owners including withheld and stolen wages. There are drawings on the letter showing the owner stealing money from their workers.

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Protest Photo ; Women march with signs

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Sauna Protest Photo ; Protest at Pam's Sauna in Minneapolis, MN. A woman stands outside of Pam's Sauna holding a protest sign that reads "On Strike"

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Women's Employment Service brochure

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YWCA American Youth Congress delegates

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Rajender Decree cover

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June Jordan

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Venus DeMars All the Pretty Horses Tickets for show at the Loring Bar in Minneapolis

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Tuulikki Paananen on the cover of Suomi-Filmin Uuisaitta

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CPA employee ; woman sits at a desk opening mail

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UMN Laundry Staff photo ; women working doing laundry

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Family doing piece work in tenement ; women and children sit around a table working

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Assistant Supervisor visiting Nurse Centre on 136th Street, Harlem ; African American visiting nurse stands with her medical bag

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Your Community vs. the Prostitution Racket ; Who Gets the Prostitution Dollar? ; Silver dollar split into sections like a pie chart

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The Vice Commission of Philadelphia Report to Mayor

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Global Weather Dynamics, Inc ; Women seated at terminals in computer center

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Northside Plant ; woman soldering

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Child Care Not Enough

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Why feminists want child care

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Children of Working Mothers ; illustration on the cover shows a woman who is split down the middle. On one side she is holding the hand of a child and on the other side she is a business woman

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Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) valentine ; a woman on one side is cooking in the kitchen and two women are on the other side dressed in uniform and examining their appearance in a mirror

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USO Women Serving Men ; several soldiers sit around a table and are served beverages

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Secretaries of war ; Color image of four women, all wearing Army identification tags. American flag as background

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Addie Hunton, YMCA worker for American soldiers in World War I in France; Addie Hunton greeting African American troops in France during World War I

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USO Junior Volunteers: Angels with Armbands; a smiling young woman stands in front of a world map wearing a USO arm band

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Women's Army Corps Qualification Certificate; a certificate used for enrolling women in the Women's Army Corps

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Angelic Nurse Calendar; a nurse holds a 1931 tear-away calendar which reads "The Visiting Nurse" at the bottom of the calendar

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You... As A Secretary; A woman stands in the foreground holding a pen and a pad of paper

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For Women Only: Especially those Who Want to Get Ahead

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Mothers for a Day; women stand talking to each other with children around them

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Ms. Magazine; shows woman split in half. On one half, she is wearing casual clothing and holding a child's hand, on the other half she is wearing business attire. Headline says "Can Women Really Have it all?"

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Puntos para los padres tomar en cuenta al escoger una agencia de guarderia para su nino (Points for parents to consider when choosing a childcare agency for your child); Spanish- language day care pamphlet; orange cover with children climbing trees, playing chess, and playing with a bunny and a frog

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Northside Child Development Center Proposal; includes images of children playing and learning and adults inspecting building site

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Rabbi Stacy Offner contact sheet; Offner poses in front of a winder in several different pictures, some with a Torah, while wearing a stole

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Rabbi Stacy Offner stands at a microphone

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Jean Sammet sits at her desk

Helen Mar Ely (Mrs. H.M. Williamson); first woman to graduate from the University of Minnesota

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Class of 1875; depicts Helen Mar Ely (Williamson), the first woman to graduate from the University of Minnesota

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United Foundation Campaign Promotion; Six women in dresses and high heels are standing in a row on the roof of a Burroughs building in front of the Burroughs logo and sign. Each woman poses a torch with the letter "U' on its right and "F" on its left.

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Miss Torchy Winner; Miss Simms, the "Miss Torchy" winner for 1965 United Foundation Torch Drive, at her desk. The United Fund Campaign torch cut out can be seen on two tape towers behind her.

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Minnesota State Fair Exhibit; women exhibiting computers

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Tenement Mother doing Piecework; a woman sits at a table and works while holding her baby

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Katherine Johnson

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Three Japanese-American women prepare dinner

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War Work Meeting Conferences delegates and canteen volunteers; YWCA USO, seven women wearing USO badges gather in front of an Emergency Canteen truck

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Volunteers from Mount Sinai Hospital Auxiliary pose with check

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Warm Hospitality Awaits you at Mount Sinai Hospital pamphlet describing hospital amenities and services provided by the Mount Sinai Women's Auxiliary

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Monies raised by Mount Sinai Hospital Auxiliary; document detailing fund totals from various fundraisers from 1950 through April 1958 and how funds were spent

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Document typed in black ink on white paper

Darren Terpstra

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Visions of Childhood display in the ABC of It exhibit at the University of Minnesota

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A tour group of students at the ABC of It exhibit at the University of Minnesota

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Things to Think About text from the ABC of It exhibit

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