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	"The Illustrated American Biography; Containing Correct Portraits of The Principal Actors in American History" 1853 L00.086 Volume I, like the other five volumes, contains 100 portraits and brief biographical sketches of individuals who played an active part in American history.
	"America's Triumph at Panama" 1913 L00.087 The path between the seas - the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans - was ultimately completed by American workers in 1914.
	WWI letter to Emily Gladys Bartlett Jan 20, 1919 L01.018 More than two months after the end of the war, Edward Wirt remained in France while the peace negotiations at Versailles dragged on. Wirt describes life in garrison.
	WWI letter to Emily Gladys Bartlett Mar 1, 1919 L01.019 Wirt reacts to the details leaking out of the Versailles Conference. His reaction to the League of Nations is not very positive. He also refers to the huge surge of labor strikes in the U.S.
	WWI letter to Emily Gladys Bartlett Mar 30, 1919 L01.020 Wirt's unit remained in garrison in France as the peace conference continued. Wirt again worries about the League of Nations concept, worries that many other Americans shared.
	WWI letter to Emily Gladys Bartlett Apr 10, 1919 L01.021 Wirt's unit is about to go home: they were reviewed by Gen. John Pershing, the U.S. commander. By June, most of them will be home. But even though peace is at hand, the treaty that is about to be signed will lay traps for later generations.
	WWI Message to Edward Roswell Wirt 1918 L01.022 In April 1918, King George V of Great Britain issued a welcome and a thanks to the soldiers of the United States who were fighting for human freedom.
	WWI Cartoons 1917-1919 L01.024 Frank Hines clipped this panel of cartoons from a Camp Devon, Massachusetts, newspaper during World War I.
	Letter to Samuel Wells from Colonel Elihu Hoyt Feb 22, 1805 L01.026 The letter of February 22, 1805, speaks of the business of the [General] Court in Boston, and of agricultural matters that would be of interest to a farmer in Deerfield, Massachusetts.
	Indenture of Sarah Green Nov 28, 1797 L01.027 This indenture, or contract, between three citizens of Deerfield, Massachusetts, members of the local Overseers of the Poor, and Ebenezer Hinsdale Williams, also of Deerfield, concerns the future welfare of eight-year-old Sarah Green.

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