The Good Old Days--they Were Terrible!Looks at the negative aspects of American society between the 1860s and the early 1900s, including housing, education, food, travel, work, and health, illustrated with contemporary cartoons, prints, and photographs. |
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Equine smells Industrial | 3 |
smelly scandal Arcadian | 10 |
Nothing dingier | 16 |
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