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Clarke's house, hospital for reserve forces.

Inscription on verso: "Clarke's House, Hospital for Reserve." Large house flanked by two smaller cabins with numerous trees and a whitewashed fence in front. Numeric notation on verso: "36(86)."

GLC05111.01.0765

Headquarters of General Porter.

Inscription on verso: "HQ-Genl Porter." Small house on left side of image with a group of soldiers out front. In the distance, there appears a large encampment. Numeric notation on verso: "41."

GLC05111.01.0767

Grigsby House, Centreville, Virginia.

Inscription on verso: "Grigsby House Centreville, Va." Image of white house with a ploughed field in foreground and several people surrounding the house. Numeric notation on verso: "50."

GLC05111.01.0768

Charles City Court House with trees and two men standing in front.

Inscription on verso: "Charles City Court House." Numeric Notation on verso: "65."

GLC05111.01.0779

House near the mange

Inscription on verso: "House near the mange." Numeric notation on verso: "52(556)."

GLC05111.01.0781

Butler's House in Beaufort, South Carolina, with a group of Federal soldiers on porch and barn in background.

Inscription on verso: "Butler's House Beaufort, S.C." The stately home of General Matthew C. Butler in Beaufort South Carolina. Numeric notation on verso: "55."

GLC05111.01.0782

Marshall House, Alexandria, Virginia.

Inscription on verso: "Marshall House Alexandria, VA." Numeric notation on verso: "60(1047)."

GLC05111.01.0783

Lacey House, Falmouth, Virginia, with army wagons on right and left.

Inscription on verso: "Lacy [sic] House [1864 Va]." A large house standing alone in the center of a field, with a horse-drawn wagon in the center of the image. Numeric notation on verso: "138."

GLC05111.01.0785

Robinson House, Manassas battlefield, Virgina.

Inscription on verso: "Robinson House Bull Run." Numeric Notation on verso: "44." Additional inscription on verso: "Picturesque House Campsite."

GLC05111.01.0787

Matthew's House, Manassas battlefield [VA], with horses and buggy and a small group of men standing out front.

Inscription on verso: "Mathew's House 'Store House' Manassas/B.R." Numeric notation on verso: "53(55)."

GLC05111.01.0789

Hotel at Sulpher Springs, Virginia

Image of a hotel at Sulpher Springs, Virginia, mostly hidden by trees, with a tent just beyond the stairs to the entrance. Inscription on verso: "Hotel at Sulpher Springs, Va." Numeric notation on verso: "66." Additional inscription on verso: "[2nd...

GLC05111.01.0799

Thorbrun's House, Bull Run

Image of a white house, enclosed by a white fence on the left and a wooden fence on the right. A horse is tethered to the wooden fence, while two men work at the woodpile in the center of the field. Inscription on verso: "Thorbrun's House, Bull Run."...

GLC05111.01.0801

Rear view of Lincoln's House in Springfield, Illinois [stereocard]

Inscription on verso: "Back view, Lincolns House Springfield Ill."

GLC05111.01.0810

Fairfax Courthouse

Image of the Courthouse at Fairfax, Virginia. Two men sit next to a well, while several others are mounted on horses. To the periphery of the building several other people are seen. Inscription on verso: "Fairfax Court House." Numeric notation on...

GLC05111.01.0911

Roche's House near Fort Albany, Virginia

Image of Roche's House, with Mr. T. Roche leaning against a tree. Inscription on verso: "Roche's House Near Fort Albany Va." Numeric notation on verso: "187." Written near Fort Albany, Virginia

GLC05111.01.0919

Charleston Hotel

The image shows the Charleston Hotel with two wagons and approximately six pedestrians on the street in front of the Hotel. Inscription on verso: "Charleston Hotel Charleston SC Apr 65." Numeric notation on verso: "3431" and "108."

GLC05111.01.0988

House, yard and surrounding street

The image shows a large brick house with a large yard inside a wrought-iron fence. A lone white horse is tied to a pole outside the fence. Dirt paths lead along the fence. Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation on verso: "1127."

GLC05111.01.1074

Three story building on tree lined street

The image shows a tree lined street with a three story terraced building. A wagon stands in the foreground. Numeric notations on verso: "542" and "IV." Inscription on verso: "Gardner."

GLC05111.01.1126

Brick plantation house in woods

A brick plantation house in the woods with a clapboard addition in the rear. A man stands by the front steps. Part of a tent is visible in the foreground. Inscription on verso: "From Genl Ordway Gardner negatives." Numeric notations on verso: "299"...

GLC05111.01.1127

Five log cabins on the horizon

The image shows five log cabins on the horizon. A man lounges in a field in the center of the image. Numeric notations on verso: "IV" and "648." Inscription on verso: "Gardner." Numeric notation scratched into negative: "648."

GLC05111.01.1128

Farmers Inn, Emmitsburg [split stereocard]

Image of large, brick, two-story building. Graphite inscription on verso: "Farmers Inn, Emmittsburg." Numeric notation on verso: "280."

GLC05111.01.1199

East Parlor, Dunlop House, Petersburg [split stereocard]

The image shows the damage caused by an explosion of a shell in the near the East Parlor of the Dunlop House. Graphite inscription on verso: "East Parlor Dunlop House Petersburg Shell Effect." Numeric notation on verso: "42."

GLC05111.01.1202

Lincoln in front of his Springfield home, O-38

O-38. Pre-war photo re-issued after Lincoln's death. Lincoln and his son Willie standing on the terrace of their house. Imprint on verso "The late Residence of President Lincoln, Springfield ill." Graphite inscription on verso "O-38," "The...

GLC05111.02.0032

Lincoln's Springfield home

Imprint on recto "President Lincoln's Home, Springfield, Ills." Photographers imprint on verso: "F.W. Ingmire, Photographer, Springfield Ill."

GLC05111.02.0033

Lincoln's Springfield home with funerary bunting

Photograph has been removed from a book. A small group of men and boys gathered on the corner in front of the house. Black bunting hangs around windows and white bunting hangs from the roof. Graphite inscription on verso "Barrett," "2723/3-1/133,"...

GLC05111.02.0034

Lincoln's Springfield home with funerary bunting

Large crowd gathered in front of Lincoln's home. Inscription on recto "Entered according to the Act of Congress, by S.M. Fassett, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Northern District of Illinois." Graphite...

GLC05111.02.0035

Lincoln's Springfield home with funerary bunting

Lincoln's home with no mourners. Graphite inscription on verso "#20," "Lincoln's Home Springfield, Ill." Photographers imprint on verso: "F.W. Ingmire, Photographic Artist, City Gallery, West Side of Public Square, Springfield, Ill." Cancelled...

GLC05111.02.0036

Lincoln related building

Possibly Oberlin College? Large, institutional type building. Four people stand on a observation deck on the roof. Imprint on recto "A.C. Platt, Oberlin, O[hio]." Cancelled green three-cent tax stamp on verso.

GLC05111.02.0050

to Henry Tazewell

Addressed to either Henry Tazewell or John Dawson. Written by Madison, who left the Congress in March 1797. Apologizes for not being a better correspondent. Expresses concerns for Tazewell's health because of "autumnal pestilence of your marshes."...

GLC04373

to Joseph A. Humphreys

Writing to her son, she recounts the family's experiences in the city. Her daughters have attended so many parties they are running out of clothes. She wishes for a lock of her son's hair to make a bracelet. Writes that she has been to see...

GLC04501.101

"Charlestoner Hof" and "No. 7, Charleston Hotel"

"Charlestoner Hof" and "No. 7, Charleston Hotel" inscribed on recto in pencil and pen, respectively. View across the front of the building taken from proper right.

GLC04509.04

"No. 8, Mill's Hotel."

Osborn stamp on verso. Ink inscription on recto: "No. 8, Mill's Hotel." View across the front of the building taken from proper right.

GLC04509.05

"Ruine der Kathedrale, No. 3."

Osborn stamp on verso. Ink inscription on verso: "Ruine der Kathedrale, No. 3." Ink inscription on recto: "Ruins of Cathedral." View of damaged cathedral and surrounding buildings.

GLC04509.08

View of the soldiers' barracks at Fort Moultrie.

Osborn imprint on verso. View of the soldiers' barracks at Fort Moultrie.

GLC04509.11

View of the soldiers' barracks at Fort Moultrie.

Osborn imprint on verso. View of the soldiers' barracks at Fort Moultrie.

GLC04509.14

to his mother

A short visit to the front line, followed by a visit to the Commissary Sergeant, Bowen, who has commandeered a plantation. The owners fled and the slaves want Bowen to run the farm. Walbridge describes the house, food and slaves on plantation....

GLC04662.008

to unknown

Invites the unknown recipient to inspect a new iron bridge he designed. "We have erected our Experiment Rib and Struck the Center." With engraving.

GLC04218

Photograph "General Grant's Log Cabin"

On verso is a history of the cabin and an advertisment for "Theo. R. Appel Realty Co." Photograph copyright by Edward Joy, 1891.

GLC04360.028

A Debt St. Louis Owes.

"A Debt St. Louis Owes." A pamphlet promoting the preservation of the "Old Grant home" by the Grant-Dent Memorial Association.

GLC04360.046

to her brother

Writes about the nice weather they are having and that the children are outside playing in the back yard while her husband plays the violin. Gives him a detailed description of her home. Draws a small floor plan of the house. She has been busy...

GLC03523.42.44

to W

Letter is signed by "Mary & Cornell." They were very happy to have received his letter and it has been a long time since he had last written. They write that Uncle John and Aunt Lydia are feeling poorly. The other family friends are well. The new...

GLC03523.42.51

to Nathaniel Williams

Introduces Dr. Frederick Hall, a professor of natural philosophy interested in establishing a high school in Baltimore. Asks Williams to talk with Hall about the prospects of accomplishing this.

GLC03545.22

Central Park, the drive.

Hand colored lithograph of pedestrians, carriages, and horseback riders along the Central Park drive. Color scheme is limited to blue, green, and yellow, with a touch of red. Several buildings are visible in the background, one of which is flying an...

GLC03566

to Thomas Ewing

Says he has been in Chicago on business and will leave soon. Describes Chicago as "dull," and the houses in the city as being, " ... the merest shells - which the north west wind, would blow into the Prairie, ... But the people, who are 'sand...

GLC03601.11

to Henry Root

Apologizes for not writing sooner as she has been busy with family and friends. Discusses a sketch of James Garfield's life that Root was to write and states that she is sure he will say what is best to honor him. Mentions that their son, Abram...

GLC03895.02

[Drawing of Fort Marion (Castillo de San Marcos) in St. Augustine, Florida]

The drawing shows an east side view of Fort Marion, which was controlled by the Confederacy during the Civil War. On the back is a note describing the fort, it's building material (coquina) made from crushed shells and its construction by the...

GLC03953.03

to Asa W. Slayton

Mentions death of neighbors Emily Dugal, local foster child, and Armenia [Mason] and whose father must return for NY to have a burial. Mentions farm productivity and that the house has been painted. They describe other improvements and activities on...

GLC03955.10

to Asa W. Slayton

Complains that neighbors have been stealing produce, fruit and grains. Author threatens to shoot neighbors if they are found on property. Author notes that many neighbors are frequently on the move and hopes that these too will leave soon. Author...

GLC03955.14

[Illinois Soldiers College, 1866-1873]

A print of a photograph of the main building of Illinois Soldiers College, established March 30th, 1866 in Fulton, IL as a school where disabled veterans and their children, as well as orphans of Union soldiers, could receive an education. The school...

GLC05111.01.0010

[Port Hudson, Provost Marshall's Quarters]

A print of a photograph taken in Port Hudson, Louisiana in 1863. It portrays a cabin with black women laborers gathered in front and black soldiers lined up on the side. Pencil description written on back notes that Provost Marshall Captain Schenk [...

GLC05111.01.0014