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A photo of the report of the Secretary of State on American captives at Algiers, December 28, 1790. This report listed prisoners captured by Barbary pirates and the ransoms demanded for their release. Such acts of piracy led Congress to create the Department of the Navy. From the Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration.
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Copyright registration for "Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze," January 9, 1894. This print is the earliest surviving copyright application for any motion picture. From the Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.
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FDA Poster, ca. 1930s. The Food and Drug Administration is the country's oldest consumer protection agency. This FDA poster warned truckers not to transport milk from farms where there were contagious diseases. From the Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.
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Petition of Union Fire Company No. 1, February 6, 1861. This fire company in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, petitioned Congress to pass legislation to preserve national peace and unity and avoid civil war. From the Records of the U.S. Senate, National Archives and Records Administration.
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Map, "Votes for Women a Success: The Map Proves It," ca. 1914. The National American Woman Suffrage Association used this map in rallies and meetings during its state-by-state campaign for voting rights. From the Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
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