Literature, classified by type, including serialized novels, essays, sheet music, poetry, tracts, and personal narratives. Authors represented include Charles Dickens, Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, and William Makepeace Thackeray. Biographies, often illustrated, of prominent people, searchable by occupation. Advertisements, indexed by manufacturer, product category, brand, and retailer. Illustrations by prominent figures such as Thomas Nast, Matthew Brady, and Winslow Homer.
Illustrated material includes maps, cartoons, portraits, and fashion trends.
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