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    "Up and going" "Excelsior" ginger ale made by John Klee Dayton, O. Joseph R. Peebles' sons, sole agents, Cincinnati, O

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    Image of two fashionably dressed women in slim long dresses and bonnets embarking on a hot air balloon ride, one stands inside the basket holding a lace-edged handkerchief with a mustached balloon operator with a binoculars and a monocle, the other sips ginger ale from a glass as she begins to ascend a rope ladder into the craft; two African-American men with ginger ale bottles attend the balloon; a large crowd of people watches the spectacle from stands behind a white wood fence painted with advertising slogans like "Drink "Excelsior ginger ale made by John Klee Dayton Jos. R. Peebles' Sons agent Cincinnati;" wood crate boxes that read, "John Klee Excelsior Ginger Ale" are visible on the grass in the foreground.

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  • Progress. Always send to headquarters for good in our line

    Progress. Always send to headquarters for good in our line

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    Image of a single-fold advertisement for Harmon H. Kayton, trade supplier of optical goods, watch materials and jewelers' supplies in New York, New York; images of spectacles, parts, and tools such as screwdrivers, lathes, knives, tweezers, lamps, and pliers interspersed with descriptive text and prices.

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  • W. P. Hacker, importer and wholesale dealer in china, glass, queensware & fancy goods, no. 60, North Second Street, Philadelphia

    W. P. Hacker, importer and wholesale dealer in china, glass, queensware & fancy goods, no. 60, North Second Street, Philadelphia

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    Image of an advertisement for W. P. Hacker of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; exterior view of a four-story building housing china and glassware with storefront; men unloading boxes and barrels from horse-drawn cart.

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  • Red Lion camp meeting

    Red Lion camp meeting

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    Image of the Red Lion camp meeting held August 6-14, 1853, near Red Lion, Delaware; large quantity of tents in a forest centered around the pulpit with people and horse-drawn vehicles gathering under the trees.

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  • J. D. Wilson, dealer in dry goods groceries

    J. D. Wilson, dealer in dry goods groceries

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    Image of a man in a suit and top hat driving a horse-drawn cart full of dry goods; a woman in robes stands on a rising sun printed with the words "Good times are coming 1881" (a Morgan silver dollar) and holds a banner that reads "Low prices good goods and plenty of them," and a basket in her other hand; cherub with horn of plenty at right; monster with a sign that reads "hard times" is seen in the distance; image of an elephant carrying a streaming banner with its trunk that reads "The cheap store!" printed below.

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  • Summer

    Summer

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    Image of a summer landscape with large trees near the banks of a pond where two children are fishing; farmhouse in background at left past a split-rail wood fence; farmers haying in field in background at right.

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