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The image is a saloon or beer dive because alcohol bottles are displayed behind the bar. Black and white men patronize the facility. Their clothing is tattered, in disrepair, and dirty. The expressions on the patrons’ faces are serious or staring…

The image is of a beer dive catering to black and white male and female patrons. A black man and white woman are seated in the dive. The woman is staring downward and the man has a dazed look while sitting on a beer keg. Their clothing is dirty…

This advertisement was interesting due to it’s claims for free bicycle samples. Laid out just like a modern car ad, this bicycle ad tries to attract as many different customers as possible. It appeals to those who have more money and want the newest…

“The Klondike Gold Fields” by Tappan Adney presented information about gold exploration in the Yukon region of northwestern Canada near Alaska which appealed to national and international audiences. Adney was a renowned author and illustrator of…

Mary A. Nichols provides her account on what is changing in the Gilded Age through the Friend's Intelligencer. She points out that the religious values people hold during the 1890s are weakening due to the increased materialism of churches and…