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Les Tables de Geographie reduites en un Jeu de Cartes
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Creator: |
Duval, P. (Pierre), 1619-1683 |
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Dates: |
1669 |
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This collection contains an uncut sheet of 52 geographic playing cards created by Pierre Duval in 1669, and engraved by Robert
Cordier. Each suit represents a continent, and each numbered card has the same number of facts about the regions they represent.
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Identifier: |
ms4325 |
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Hargrett Library |
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18th Century tarot cards
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1700-1799 |
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This collection contains partial sets from three different 18th Century tarot card decks. Two are Italian, one of which contains
a signature of the cardmaker Solesio, and the third is French, of the tarot de Marsaille type design originally of Northern
Italy.
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Identifier: |
ms4324 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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A.J. Mirick photograph of card players
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Creator: |
Mirick, A. J. |
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Dates: |
Circa 1890s |
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Consists of one 8 X 10 photograph, stamped on the back "A.J. Mirick, practical and artistiz photographer, studio, 115 Broad
Street, Athens, GA." Features three unidentified men sitting at a table playing cards.
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Identifier: |
ms4237 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Historical event souvenirs and artifacts
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Creator: |
Hargrett Library |
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Dates: |
1750-1945 |
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The collection consists of miscellaneous memorabilia commemorating historic events from United States and world history from
the 19th and 20th centuries. Included are a a drinking cup (pewter) from the mess chest of General John B. Gordon; wood from
the apple tree at the McLean house at Appomattox; flooring from Independence Hall, Phil.; packet of sand from San Salvador
Island; nail from Fort Massachusets, Ship Island, Gulfport, Miss.; playing card from survivor of the Lusitania; impression
of a seal found at Fort Frederica; commemorative postage stamps honoring James Edward Oglethorpe; piece of the fuselage of
the Graf Zeppelin; thread from the tablecloth on which the Japanese signed the surrender papers; vial of ashes of London after
the bombings of World War II; piece of Yale fence; nail from the Bastille; glass jar of coffee beans purchased during the
Civil War; and newspaper clippings.
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Identifier: |
ms1061 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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