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Oil painting portrait of Lydia Allen Dorr in a seated position.

Print of Sullivan Dorr in seated position.

Street view drawing of the Door Mansion with a gated front yard and buildings in the background.

Indoor statue of Thomas Dorr standing and holding a book in one hand and a paper in the other.

Print of Thomas Dorr with his signature in bottom margin along with the words "Thomas W. Dorr.".

Print of an engraved portrait of Thomas W. Dorr with his signature and the text "Inaugerated Governor of Rhode Island May 31 1842" printed at the bottom.

Colored lithograph portrait of Thomas W Dorr in a seated position with text below.

Title page for the People's Constitution containing the title, date published, and publisher. At the top of the page is a signature.

Title page for the Freemen's Constitution containing the title, date published, and publisher.

Small print of a voting slip with dates, a title, and a description of the ballot.

Printed page with six ballots laid out in two columns and three rows of text.

Three ribbons. The leftmost is red and has an eagle with a crest at top and text below. The middle is white with an image of an anchor with the word Hope at top and text below. The rightmost is white and has an eagle with a crest at top and text below.

Print with drawing of a crowd gathered by a lake with an American flag to the right. There is text below the image.

Drawing of a crowd gathered by a lake with an American flag to the right. There is text below the image.

Print of ballot ticket with date and candidates.

Print that reads "SECOND WARD." with an image of an eagle with a crest below it. Below this is text that reads "FOR DELEGATES To the People's Convention of October 4th. Thomas W. Dorr, John A. Brown, Samuel H. Wales.".

Print with main title and two paragraphs titled "To The Polls!" and "Friends of Suffrage" respectively.

Paper clipping with one paragraph of text.

Six cartoon panels with the title "Scenes in Rhode Island During the Rebellion." The first panel is a depiction of Thomas W. Dorr. The second panel is blank. The third panel is of soldiers on horses riding down a path. The fourth panel is of soldiers on a field with a tree and a building. The fifth panel is of a crowd surrounding Thomas Dorr who is holding a sword. The sixth panel is of a group of soldiers inside a building.

A cartoon of Thomas W. Dorr with the text "Thomas W. Dorr. Aged about 35 Years." below.

A cartoon showing a crowd of people surrounding Dorr, who is holding a sword and standing on a carriage. The text below reads "Dorr flourishing the Sword which he received in New York, makes great professions of what he would do.".

Cartoon of soldier on a field with a cannon pointed at building. The text below reads "The attempt on the Arsenal on the night of May 17th".

A cartoon of soldiers with rifles inside a building. The text below reads "Upper room of the Arsenal on the night of the 17th of May.".

Cartoon depicting soldiers on horseback running along a path. One has fallen over. The text below reads "First section of Cadets in pursuit of Dorr.".

Clipping from paper with paragraph of text.

Sepia photo of the street view of an inn with a porch.

Colored drawing of a street with trees and houses lining it. The text at the bottom reads "Main Street, looking South, Chepachet, R.I.".

Colored drawing of a street with trees, houses, and metal gates lining it. The text at the bottom reads "Main Street, showing Bridge, Chepachet, R.I.".

Black and white drawing of soldiers on a fenced road with hills, houses, and cows in the background. There is text below the drawing.

Colored drawing of a fort with an American flag waving. It is by a body of water where a boat is sailing. The text at the bottom reads "Fort Adams".

Clipping of a printed text with an image at the top of an anchor with the word "Hope" drawn across it. There is text below the image.

White ribbon that reads "Suffrage MASS CLAM BAKE. September 28, 1842.".

Printed page with an image of an anchor at the top with the word "hope" written across it. There is text below the icon.

Printed page with a cartoon of four men in suits. There is text above and below this cartoon.

A newspaper page with a cartoon at the top depicting six figures riding a carriage which is being drawn by a cow with the head of Thomas Dorr and a three headed dog. There is text above and below the image.

A newspaper cartoon depicting six figures riding a carriage which is being drawn by a cow with the head of Thomas Dorr and a three headed dog. There is text above and below the image.

A newspaper clipping with the title "Dorr, Jackson, Simmons, and Arnold! 'We stoop to conquer.''Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.'" There is text below the title.

Newspaper clipping of a poem.

A slip of paper with two images on either side and text in the center. The image on the left is a drawing of Dorr on a medal being carried by an eagle with a star below reading the word "Liberty." The image on the right is of an eagle fighting a snake on a medallion with an anchor next to a shield below it.

Black and white cartoon of six men all with speech bubbles. The man in the middle is enchained and an angel with a horn and a wreath flies above him.

Handwritten letter on white paper.

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