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Celebration of the Defeat of the British at Yorktown on October 19, 1781

image from collection of Princeton University Library

The above image is of the back of a playing card used as an invitation to a celebration of the victory at Yorktown. The card was a 10 of clubs, perhaps used as a seating device for the party: all clubs at this table, all hearts at this table, et cetera.