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lichens
70051
Composite organisms consisting of a fungus and a photosynthetic partner, either a green alga or a cyanobacterium, growing together in a symbiotic relationship. Lichens are named based on the fungal component. They are greenish gray, yellow, brown, or blackish in color, growing in leaflike, crustlike, or branching forms...
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animal components
70051
Parts or components of animals, including humans.
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flocks
70051
Groups of animals of one kind, feeding or traveling together; in modern usage, specifically applied to an assemblage of birds, sheep, or goats.
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index maps
70051
Small-scale maps keyed to an atlas or series of maps showing how the total area has been divided up by the individual maps.
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portage bills
70051
Ship's papers made out by the shipmaster at the end of a voyage stating the total earnings of each crew member, including any overtime or gratuities due under special circumstances.
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weaving drafts
70051
Diagrams for setting up shaft looms to construct particular weaves. Traditonally drawn up on point paper or some other kind of paper with preprinted lines, they show at least one weave unit of the cloth to be woven. A complete set of them instructs the weaver how to plot the drawing in of the warp, connect the shafts a...
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charter parties
70051
Charters by which all or part of a ship is leased for a specific voyage or period of time.
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sea letters
70051
Ships' papers issued to a neutral vessel certifying her nationality and the specific details of a voyage, such as cargo, names and nationalities of crew members, port of registry, and destination.
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protests
70051
Declarations made by the master of a vessel before a government official, indicating that any damage incured during a voyage was due to sailing conditions rather than neglect or misconduct.
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ration books
70051
Books containing coupons that entitle the holder to a fixed allowance of a rationed item.
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fotonovelas
70051
Comic books or strips in which the pictures are photographs with balloons containing the speech or thoughts of the characters. Most are of the romance or soap opera kind.
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bath books
70051
Children's books intended for use in the bath, with plastic or vinyl waterproof leaves, often filled with foam sponge so that they float; usually pictures predominate over text.
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bumper books
70051
Mass-produced children's books, printed on cheap and lightweight but very thick paper, typically containing non-copyright material for which no royalties had to be paid, printed in large type, and re-using the same illustrations from one book to another. They were produced in Britain from about 1925.
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Bible stories
70051
Stories paraphrasing Biblical texts or closely based on Biblical events.
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ticket stubs
70051
Detachable portions of tickets returned to the user as proof of purchase.
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protection certificates
70051
Citizenships papers consisting of pre-printed documents, issued to American seamen by customs collectors from 1796 to 1940, as a result of An Act for the Relief and Protection of American Seamen of 1796.
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geological maps
70051
Maps showing the structure and composition of the Earth's crust, including the strata of its composition, plates, their mutual relationships, and the successive changes to which their present condition and positions are due.
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historical maps
70051
Refers to maps that indicate political administrative boundaries or other characteristics of a region at periods of time before the present. They typically include historical names for places, historical population dispositions, and the historical state of physical features.
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land use maps
70051
Maps showing the existing uses of a given area.
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military maps
70051
Refers to maps created or used in the context of military observations or activities.
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polar charts
70051
Refers to maps that depict a polar projection, which is an azimuthal projection drawn to show Arctic or Antarctic areas. Such a projection is based on a plane perpendicular to the Earth's axis in contact with the North or South Pole, and is limited to around 10 or 15 degrees from the poles. Parallels of latitude are de...
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population maps
70051
Refers to maps that show the patterns of populations of people or animals, often within the context of political administrative boundaries. Indications of various demograhic characteristics may be included, such as the life-conditions of communities of people, as shown by statistics of births, deaths, diseases, etc.
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inscriptions
70051
Words, texts, lettering, or symbols marked on a work, including texts, legends, documentation notes, or commemoration. For standardized symbols or notations on objects that convey official information, use "marks (symbols)."
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lists
70051
Transcribed collections of numbers, names, or other text indicating tallies of concepts collocated for any particular purpose.
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mesostichs
70051
Short poems or prose compositions in which text is arranged so that letters other than the first or last in each line form another word, phrase, or motto.
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notes
70051
Brief statements of a fact or experience, written down for review, or as an aid to memory, or to inform someone else; also includes short, informal letters.
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picture books
70051
Books of images with little or no text, especially those intended for children or beginning readers.
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programs
70051
Brief outlines or explanations of the order to be pursued, criteria for participation, or the subjects embraced in a given event or endeavor. Includes lists of the features composing a dramatic or other performance, with the names of participants.
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calendars
70051
Registers of days or other contrivances for reckoning days, months, years, etc., such as a table showing the division of a given year into its months, weeks, days, years, or other divisions of time. A calendar may include important astronomical data, ecclesiastical or other festivals, and other events belonging to spec...
300027265
questionnaires
70051
Documents containing a set of questions for submission to a number of persons in order to obtain statistically useful information. Use "surveys" for documentation of inspections conducted to achieve a comprehesive view.
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cost reimbursement contracts
70051
Contracts based on payment by an agency to a contractor of reasonable costs incurred in the contract performance. These contracts may not require completion of a project, but rather the best efforts of the contractor.
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fixed-price contracts
70051
Types of contracts in which the buyer agrees to pay the seller a definite, predetermined price.
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tobacconists' figures
70051
Shop signs in the form of various types of figures, usually of carved wood, advertising tobacco products; popular in Europe from the 17th century and America from the 18th century until the early 20th century.
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ledgers
70051
Documents in which are entered debits, credits, and all other money transactions under each individual account or heading.
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paybooks
70051
Individual pay records of members of the armed forces.
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payrolls
70051
Lists, sometimes recorded in book form, of those entitled to receive compensation at a given time and of the amounts due to each.
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coastal zone maps
70051
Maps of hydrographic data that may include data on coastal intertidal and shallow water zones, vegetation, contours, land use, drainage, shoreline, wetlands, or other features. These may be rendered in digital or printed form.
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flood-prone-area maps
70051
Maps that chart the extent of past incursions of water on land, showing possible patterns that may occur in the future.
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hydrologic maps
70051
Maps which show the spatial distribution of water balance components and water resources.
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isogonic charts
70051
Charts having lines that connect places of equal magnetic declination or variation.
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mineral resource maps
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seismicity maps
70051
Maps showing earthquake-related structural features of the earth.
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soil maps
70051
Charts or maps indicating various existing soils in an area and often indicating particular soil use.
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battlefield maps
70051
Maps that depict the relief and other features of a battlefield, generally including representations of the disposition and movement of troops. It may also include references to military strategies and tactics.
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census maps
70051
Refers to maps that focus on the population patterns as described by a census, which is an official enumeration of the population of a country or district.
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legislative records by form or function
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legislative records by provenance
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federal government records
70051
Books, papers, maps, photographs, machine-readable materials, or other documentary materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics, made or received by an agency of a federal government in connection with the transaction of public business and preserved or appropriate for preservation by that agency or its le...
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parish inventories
70051
Lists of the real estate and belongings of a parish, including chalices, patens, altarpieces, crucifixes, other liturgical equipment, vestments, candles and wax, hymnals, etc.
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guideposts
70051
Posts, usually mounted on the roadside or at intersections, bearing a sign or signs for the guidance of travelers.
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shop signs
70051
Use broadly for signs identifying places of business.
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escrows
70051
Any items, such as deeds, bonds, or monies, held in trust by a third party to be turned over to the grantee upon fulfillment of a condition.
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time zone maps
70051
Small-scale charts of the world designed to show the legal time on land.
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transportation maps
70051
Maps that represent the routes and other features of a transportation system; usually restricted to ground transportation although routes for ferries and other water transportation may be included.
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weather maps
70051
Maps indicating patterns of weather, such as the movement of clouds or wind, high and low systems, and rain.
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zip code maps
70051
Maps that display area boundaries of zip codes.
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glossed Bibles
70051
Bibles that have annotations in the margins or between the lines explaining, interpreting, or translating the Biblical text.
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Bibles historiales
70051
Medieval picture bibles that are composed of paraphrased passages translated into French, including passages from the "Historia Scholastica" of Petrus Comestor, or of biblical passages juxtaposed with passages from Comestor.
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funeral books
70051
Works which recount aspects of funeral and memorial activities relating chiefly to royalty, nobility, or famous persons, usually illustrated and containing descriptions of processions, services, attendees, caskets, church decorations, and other funeral furnishings and structures, and often including sermons, eulogies, ...
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escutcheons
70051
Shields, or shield-like surfaces upon which coats of arms are depicted.
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affidavits
70051
Sworn statements in writing; especially made upon oath before an authorized magistrate or officer.
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agreements
70051
Writing made to evidence the terms and conditions, or the fact, of an accord or arrangement.
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state government records
70051
Records made or received by an agency of a state government and maintained in the conduct of state government business.
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ships' manifests
70051
Lists or invoices of cargo on a ship, usually containing marks or indication of contents or commodity, consignee, and other pertinent information for use at terminals or customhouses.
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burial records
70051
Official documentation of burial kept by officials charged with registering interment.
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death certificates
70051
Certificates issued by public officials stating that a person has died; often include the cause of death and the signature of the attending or examining physician.
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death registers
70051
Official lists of recorded deaths, including details considered sufficiently important to be formally noted, and maintained in a regular manner for a community; typically including the names of the deceased, dates of death, living relatives, and often location and cause of death.
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divorce records
70051
Records documenting the legal separation of husband and wife, effected by the judgment or decree of a court, and either totally dissolving the marriage relation, or suspending its effects so far as concerns the cohabitation of the parties.
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marriage certificates
70051
Certificates which serve as evidence of marriage, and are executed by the persons officiating at the marriage.
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schedules
70051
Plans of procedure, showing the sequence of items or operations and the time allotted for each.
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software
70051
Computer system programs, procedures, and associated documentation concerned with the operation of data processing systems, and which require hardware for use to be made of them. For individual collections or sequences of code provided by a user to perform a particular task, use "programs." For programs that serve a pa...
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taxonomies
70051
In general, an orderly classification for a defined domain. More specifically, a classificatory nomenclatures of real objects, organisms, or phenomena, especially for living and extinct organisms.
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telestichs
70051
Short poems or prose compositions in which text is arranged so that the last letters of each line form a word, phrase, or motto.
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cloth money
70051
Officially circulating media of exchange manufactured from cloth, such as the strips or squares of woven raffia commonly made and used in West and Central Africa prior to the 20th century, as well as other types used in Japan and Indonesia in the past.
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animal paintings
70051
Paintings in which the primary subject is an animal, generally a dog, horse, or other prized pet or livestock, or an exotic wild animal. The subject genre was highly developed in 18th-century European painting.
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ikegobo
70051
Sculpture serving as cult objects associated with the Cult of the Hand of the Bini people of Africa; they are made of cast bronze or carved wood in cylindrical form with a projection from the top, relief sculpture around the sides, and figures on the flat top.
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crosses
70051
Visual works in the shape of two intersecting bars, usually an upright one traversed by a horizontal one, especially those used as Christian symbols. For motifs consisting of two intersecting lines, with many variations in the shapes of the arms, use "crosses (motifs)."
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hand crosses
70051
Crosses with short handles that are held in the hand, used in Christian rituals or devotions; they may be used in religious processions but are smaller than processional crosses.
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processional crosses
70051
Crosses or crucifixes mounted on staffs and carried in Christian religious processions. Such crosses seem to have been in general use from very early times, given that it is mentioned in the Roman "Ordines" as to suggest that such a cross belonged to each church.
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stained glass
70051
Works made of transparent or semi-opaque colored glass, generally in the form of a window, autonomous panel, or lampshade, in which the design is meant to be observed through refracted light and its effect is greatly dependent on the quality of the light. Generally the glass is primarily made of "stained glass (materia...
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strikings
70051
Elaborate flourishes, often resembling animals, humans, or plants, produced by calligraphers to decorate calligraphic works. They were especially common in European copybooks of the 17th and 18th centuries, and were made, or made to look if they were made, with a single unbroken line.
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motion pictures
70051
Works presented in the form of a series of pictures carried on photographic film or video tape, presented to the eye in such rapid succession as to give the illusion of natural movement. For the study and practice of filmmaking and motion pictures as an art and form of expression, use "film (performing arts)."
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sea lilies
70051
General term for any member of the class Crinoidea having a stalk that secures it to the ocean bottom, in contrast to other members of the class that can travel. Sea lilies have a cup-shaped body mounted on a stalk with branched, feathery arms studded with tube feet that trap food and convey it to the mouth in the cent...
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patents
70051
Grants made by a government to an inventor, assuring the inventor the sole right to make, use, and sell the invention for a certain period of time.
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regulations
70051
Broad term for principles, rules, or laws designed to control or regulate behavior of individuals, corporations, or other entities.
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decisions
70051
Conclusions or resolutions reached after consideration by a judicial body.
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subpoenas
70051
Commands to appear at a certain time and place to give testimony upon a certain matter.
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summonses
70051
Instruments delivered by a sheriff or other appropriate party, notifying a person that a court action has been commenced against the person and that the person is required to appear in court on the day named to answer the complaint.
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base maps
70051
Outline maps showing the important natural and man-made features of an area, to which specific information may be added for any of various purposes.
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orthophotomaps
70051
Maps made from an assembly of perspective photographs in which tilt and relief have been removed.
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buried cable maps
70051
Maps that indicate the locations of telecommunications, power, or other types of cable that are routed underground, and act as a guide for workers that are digging into the earth.
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natural-gas-pipelines maps
70051
Maps depicting the locations of natural gas pipelines.
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labor and material bonds
70051
Guarantees provided by a bonding or surety agency to the principle shareholder of a construction project on behalf of a contractor. These bonds cover payment for equipment, labor, goods and services in the event that the contractor fails to pay for them under the terms of a contract.
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payment bonds
70051
Surety bonds submitted by a contractor that guarantees payment of all sums owed to its employees, suppliers, and subcontractors.
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papal encyclicals
70051
Letters addressed by the pope to all the bishops of the church.
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franchises
70051
Includes documents expressing special privileges conferred by government on individuals or corporations, any privileges granted or sold, such as to use a name or to sell products or services, and rights given by a manufacturer or supplier to a retailer to use his products or name, on terms and conditions mutually agree...
300027753
indentures
70051
Legally binding agreements between two or more parties in two or more originals or copies. Also, contracts binding one person to work for another for a given period of time.
300027754
indictments
70051
Formal written accusations originating with a prosecutor and issued by a grand jury against a party charged with a crime.
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powers of attorney
70051
Legal instruments authorizing one to act as the attorney or agent of the grantor, either generally for the management of a specified enterprise or, specifically, for the accomplishment of a particular transaction.
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submittals
70051
Documents by which a dispute is referred to arbitration pursuant to an agreement between the parties.