Letter was written by the president of the Toledo Humane Society to A. R. Rogers, the promoter for Dr. William Key and Beautiful Jim Key. Rogers worked hard to recruit the support of local human societies during his work as Jim Key's promoter, as...
Photomontage picturing President Andrew Johnson, "Seventeenth President of the United States," his tailor shop in Greeneville, Tennessee, and his tailor's "goose and shears."
These 1886 Average Crop Reports chart the county-by-county acreage, yield, condition, and damage of specific crops and livestock by local Tennessee farmers from April through November and offer them in comparision to the 1885 reports as an average....
Centennial celebrations; Public speaking; Exhibitions; Souvenirs
Three-page souvenir transcript of an address by J.W. Thomas, President of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, delivered at the opening of the exposition on May 1, 1897. Thomas proclaimed that the event was to celebrate the state's past and...
Letter to Beautiful Jim Key promoter A. R. Rogers from Guy Richardson, the secretary for the MSPCA (Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) and the American Humane Education Society.; The letter indicates that the MSPCA and...
Animal ambulance, a relatively new innovation for the time. The ambulance is for the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society, and has a picture of Jim Key on the back. There were countless horses working in the United States at this time for...
Beautiful Jim Key's performance tent. The sign reads, "Most wonderful horse in the world, Beautiful Jim Key" Another sign is also visible, which reads, "ticket office - Beautiful Jim Key - The Educated Horse." A. R. Rogers took Jim Key all around...
Letter written by representatives of the Nashville Humane Association to the reverend in charge of the Ryman Tabernacle. At this point in time the Ryman was a church; inviting non-religious performers such as Jim Key was unorthodox, although this...
Letter written by the president of the MSPCA (Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), George T. Angell, to A. R. Rogers, Beautiful Jim Key's promoter. Angell was the founder of the MSPCA and one of the earliest leaders of...
Beautiful Jim Key's performance tent and a crowd of visitors. The sign reads, "The Most Wonderful Horse in the World! Beautiful Jim Key Arabian-Hambletonian Hundred Thousand DollarEquine Wonder - his first appearance in Rhode Island - The greatest...
Form letter sent by A. R. Rogers (also known as Uncle Bert) to children around the country, and in this case, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to let them know about joining the Jim Key Band of Mercy, which supported humane values to animals. Two kids...
This large promotional archway is shaped like a horseshoe and promotes an upcoming performance by the Beautiful Jim Key. A crowd of onlookers appears to be waiting for the show to start. The promotional signs read, "the educated horse" and "The...
Dr. William Key is pictured working with the Beautiful Jim Key. Two women are watching in the background. A small white fluffy dog can be seen in the foreground. Panels of a house can be seen in the background.
Broadside that reads, "The Horse You Read About! Beautiful Jim Key - valued at $100,000 - The Celebrated Arabian-Hambletonian Educated Horse - First Appearance in Rochester - See His Marvelous Performance at Fitzhugh Hall." This benefit was for...
This page in Mitchener's POW diary from World War II shows two different images. The first is an eagle with a ball and chain on its feet. A banner, "Kriege Klarion," is pictured below the eagle, and the words, "To preserve the democratic, its...
