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Volumes 7 (12) and 8 (14)

1868

Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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Volunteer badge from the 2008 Obama campaign

H x W: 4 3/8 x 3 3/4 in. (11.1 x 9.5 cm)

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Voodoo Guitar "Marie" made by Don Moser with debris from Hurricane Katrina

10 pp

The Voodoo Guitar (.1) used by Don Moser of Swampkat. The 6-string electric guitar is wooden with metal-plated head and body. A plaque on the head features text that reads [KATRINA - AUG - 29- 2005]. Metal letters are adhered along one side and the bottom of the head, following the curve [NEW ORLEANS / VOODOO]. Multiple "windows" were built into the guitar head. Contents include objects such as a

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Voting machine used in the 2000 Presidential election

8 pp

A Votomatic III vote recorder that folds up into a metal briefcase with a black plastic handle when closed. The briefcase has four circular rubber pads on each side. A sticker near the handle of the briefcase has a barcode and black text that reads “PROPERTY OF LEE COUNTY ELECTIONS 00000104.” A sticker on top of the briefcase reads “CES VOTOMATIC.” Inside the briefcase there are four metal legs (2

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Voting machine used in the 2000 Presidential election

A Votomatic III vote recorder that folds up into a metal briefcase with a black plastic handle when closed. The briefcase has four circular rubber pads on each side. A sticker near the handle of the briefcase has a barcode and black text that reads “PROPERTY OF LEE COUNTY ELECTIONS 00000005.” Inside the briefcase there are four metal legs (2013.181.2b-e). The metal legs consist of two rods that ar

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Votive candle stand with base from Saint Augustine Catholic Church

5 pp

A votive candle stand with ninety-nine candle holders. The holders all feature four stylized leaves. The top of the stand has five rows of with twenty holders each. One of the holders on the top row is missing. The stand is supported by an inverted arch made up of scrollwork with stylized vines on the outside edges and center. The supports are attached to rows of votive holders by screws. The stan

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Voucher for Union officer with description of "private servant" Dempsy Riley

2 pp

The document has been folded in half vertically and then into thirds, with the exterior facing section of the verso bearing a summary of the contents. This section is also preprinted and completed by hand in black and red ink. It reads [Voucher No. 5 / Paid 15th of January 1865 / 1st Lieut. J. B. Thomas Adj. / 107. Pa U.S. Vols. / From the 1st of September 1864 / To the 31st of December, 1864 / Pa

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Voucher of payment to Private Prince Simbo

2 pp

H x W: 6 1/2 x 8 in. (16.5 x 20.3 cm)

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WWII Asiatic–Pacific Campaign medal ribbon bar

Due to racial tension within the US Army, the 369th Infantry Regiment was assigned to the French Army for the duration of US involvement in World War I. Formed from the 15th New York National Guard Regiment and nicknamed the "Harlem Hellfighters," the 369th was the first African American regiment to reach the battlefields of World War I and the first Allied troops to reach the banks of the Rhine.

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Waco (Subassistant Commissioner)

Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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Waffle iron

A waffle iron with rectangular plates and elongated handles. Each interior of surface of the waffle plates has three (3) sections of pocket patterns: hearts, diamonds, and squares with engraved star shapes. The exterior of the plates are decorated with a scroll, arabesque pattern and each have the letters [ON] in the top right corner. The plates are connected at the bottom with two (2) hinges. Eac

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Wage book for the slave trading ship Fox captained by Robert Mitchell

This bound volume contains information regarding Captain Robert Mitchell and his crew aboard the slave trading ship Fox. The covers are made from a brown paper and the text "Fox's Wages Book / Feb.y 1775 Capt Mitchell" is written on the front cover in black ink. The thirty-six (36) total interior pages have text pertaining to wages and debts of the crew, desertions of the crew, and several deaths

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