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An Amendment to the Constitution is Needed to Give the United States Power to Safeguard the Child Life of the Nation.
Pamphlet advocating for theChild Labor Amendment,passed in 1924, but never ratified.Text from back of pamphlet: A federal minimum will give to American Children all the advantages of our federal form of government.Every state may wish to give its…
Dare to Do Right! Temperance mass meeting handbill.
Handbill advertising a Grand Temperance Mass Meeting held in Illinois (likely Dixon, IL) on Thursday Evening October 25, 1866. "Addresses by Rev. G.R.Vanhorne, Rev. S.S. Waltz and Prof. Ferris. A large delegation from the Red Ribbon Club of Amboy…
Errand Boys, Child Labor Street Permit #254. Pinback button.
Child labor street permit. This pinback button for an errand boy was issued in 1929. Variant state seal with armored Virtus and mountains in the distance.
Letter to Kate Waller Barrett from Calvin Coolidge
Letter from President Coolidge to Kate Waller Barrett regarding the Florence Crittenton Mission which managed homes for unwed mothers and prostitutes.
My dear Mrs. Barrett:
It is not easy to imagine a single reason why the work of the Florence…
My dear Mrs. Barrett:
It is not easy to imagine a single reason why the work of the Florence…
Protect our American Youth by Prohibiting the Liquor Traffic
Woman's Christian Temperance Union placard. A stick handle was once attached to this sign.
Sit-in Songs : Songs of the Freedom Riders
Songs recorded by participants in CORE's Freedom Highways project in the summer of 1962. The project was designed to open chain restaurants along major federal highways to all persons.
Vinyl LP and songbook.
Dauntless DM 4301, a division of Audio…
Vinyl LP and songbook.
Dauntless DM 4301, a division of Audio…
Soldier Attention: A Private Word with You
World War I pamphlet warning soldiers of the effect of sexually transmitted diseases.
From the William E. Blake Collection.
From the William E. Blake Collection.
