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"Any lot or any part thereof, or any building thereon situated or any part of such building, shall not be sold to or leased or allowed to be occupied by any person or persons other than a member of the Caucasian race; otherwise the property shall…

Medal of the guest of the United Irish Societies (picnic)

1867-present
Still in production today, Gulden’s Mustard was one of the first brown mustards introduced to the American public. Sources disagree on the start date for this company;ConAgra (the conglomerate that now owns Gulden’s) boasts 1862 as…

An 8-year-old Henry John Heinz began his entrepreneurial career in 1852 selling extra vegetables from his mother’s garden; seven years later, he started bottling and selling horseradish. In 1869, Heinz and L. Clarence Noble launch Heinz and Noble,…

Haitian-American members representing the Haitian American Museum of Chicago.

Screen capture of the project's digital map of Haitian churches in Chicago.

Exterior view of the pavilion for the Republic of Haiti at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois (1893)

From left to right: Lionel Jean-Baptiste, Toni Preckwinkle, Kwame Raoul and Kwame’s uncle

"Combat et prise de la Crête-à-Pierrot" (Attack and take of the Crête-à-Pierrot). Original illustration by Auguste Raffet, engraving by Hébert.

A lithograph of Shakespeare's Hamlet talking to the skull

1871-1920
Hannis Distilling Company was the 1871 restructuring of Henry S. Hannis & Co, established 1863; both tapped into the booming whiskey industry in 19th-century Philadelphia. Hannis’s Mount Vernon Pure Rye Whiskey won first award at…

Harlequin and Columbine face away from each other, in this scene from The Wonder Hat illustrated by Jaime Deare.

Harlequin and Columbine sense each others' presence, in this scene from The Wonder Hat illustrated by Jaime Deare.

Harlequin and Columbine face each other, each wearing their respective magic item of a hat and a slipper, in this scene from "The Wonder Hat" by Kenneth Sawyer Goodman and Ben Hecht. "Take that silly hat off this minute," reads the caption.

Harlequin and Pierrot in moonlight in the opening scene of The Wonder Hat, illustrated by Jaime Deare.

Harlequin and Pierrot talk by moonlight in the opening scene of The Wonder Hat, illustrated by Jaime Deare.

Harlequin and Pierrot walk in the park in this scene from "The Wonder Hat" by Kenneth Sawyer Goodman and Ben Hecht. The original caption reads, "We agree perfectly."

Harlequin dons the wonder hat, becoming invisible, asking, "I wonder if I have a hand or a leg, or a stomach, or a heart?" in this image of a scene in "The Wonder Hat" by Kenneth Sawyer Goodman and Ben Hecht.

Harlequin dons the hat and becomes invisible, in this scene from The Wonder Hat illustrated by Jaime Deare.

Harlequin considers removing the Wonder Hat, in this scene from The Wonder Hat illustrated by Jaime Deare.

Harlequin examines the Wonder Hat, overlaid on an image of a historical production of The Wonder Hat from Central High School in Aberdeen, North Dakota

Harlequin feels the slipper's magic, in this scene from The Wonder Hat illustrated by Jaime Deare.

Harlequin hides from Pierrot, in this scene from The Wonder Hat illustrated by Jaime Deare.