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[Authorization to pay Colonel A.L. Rives $30 to produce map]

Countersigned by the comptroller and auditor. Filled in form of the Department of Northern Virginia, Chief Engineer's Office authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to pay $30 ($10 in gold bullion) for a reproduction of Lieutenant M. McDonald's...

GLC05987.21

From Sandbar to Forbay over the Stanislaus Flume

Small photo scrapbook stamped "Photographs" on front cover. Photographs and manuscript narrative pasted on black paper. The pictures depict railroad, wilderness, timber, logging and other scenery. There is a skinned page at the end of the book...

GLC06062

Floyd's flowers or duty and beauty for colored children

Full title as stated on title page is "Floyd's flowers or duty and beauty for colored children being one hundred short stories gleaned from the storehouse of human knowledge and experience." Published by Hertel, Jenkins & Co. Contains a stamp of...

GLC06119

Complete history of the colored soldiers in the world war: Authentic story of the greatest war of civilized times and what the colored man did to uphold democracy and liberty.

Signed by Sergeant J. A. Jamieson. With a forward by Sergeant John A. Jamieson, Sergeant G. I. Williams, Corporal H. White, Private Jack Allen, and Private John Graham. In the introduction, these men declare that they "the undersigned, 'Colored Boys...

GLC06129

David P. Harmon

Bust portrait of Harmon with printed signature underneath the image.

GLC06143.21

[Collection of Jefferson Cruger, A company, 29th regiment, Wisconsin, infantry] [word processed inventory available] [Decimalized .01- .09]

Collection includes a diary accompanied by personal items: 1 cased photograph, 1 framed photograph, 1 tin type photograph, 1 belt buckle, 1 calico handkerchief, 1 small American flag, 1 pocket comb, and 1 piece of fabric (part of uniform?).

GLC06160

1863 Diary

GLC06160.01

Belt Buckle

GLC06160.02

Photograph of Jefferson Cruger

GLC06160.03

Comb

GLC06160.04

Cased Photograph of Jefferson Cruger

GLC06160.05

Unidentified cloth piece (probabaly from collar)

GLC06160.06

Tintype photograph of young man

GLC06160.07

Calico Handkerchief

GLC06160.08

Small American Flag

GLC06160.09

Red leather case with three photographs.

Red leather case with three photographs: 1) Hilldring in uniform; 2) Hilldring in civilian dress; 3) Hilldring with his wife and two children seated on a porch; 4) Girl with cat found behind photo #3.

GLC06196.202

[Girl with cat]

Found behind photograph of Hildring family (GLC06196.202).

GLC06196.202.04

[Color reproduction of a photograph depicting the lynching of four African Americans]

Beside the photo on the front of the postcard, printed text indicates that the lynching took place at Russellville, Kentucky, and the photograph was taken 1 August 1908. Depicts several lynching victims hung on a cedar tree. Caption states that "[t...

GLC06265

Journal of the Southern campaign (2 v.) with album of 22 cartes de visite [Decimalized .01- .02]

Pope belonged to Company I, 35th Massachusetts Volunteers. The manuscript consists of 2 volumes (total 414 p.). Battle content on Antietam, Fredericksburg and Vicksburg. Also mentions contrabands and General Ambrose Burnside. The accompanying album...

GLC06266

[Collateral photograph album, with carte de visites]

GLC06266.02

The Execution of Mrs. Surratt and the Lincoln assassination conspirators

Contemporary print of the famous Brady negative, showing the bodies hanging. Printed with red margin mounts by Taylor and Huntington. Brady photograph catalog list on back of the mount.

GLC06341

Pocket diary

14 prefatory and almanac pages + 121 diary pages + 37 memoranda and account pages. Entries throughout, plus notes.
Summary of selected entries
1. 01/04/64. Resignation of General Stoneman. Also, "Reconnaissance to Shenandoah Valley has returned not...

GLC06738.04

Diary of member of 33rd New York Regimental Band

Diary of musician, includes descriptions of 2 photos taken by Mathew Brady, on field near Bull Run (included as .02 and .03), as well as review by Lincoln and McClellan, Professor Lowe warning of enemy's advance from his balloon, etc.

GLC06889.01

Catalog of An Important Collection of Fine and Rare Photographs.

Auction catalog from which Neville Franklin Dragoo purchased this collection (lots #200, 212, and 215).

GLC06999.39

to Lovina

Author signs as "Charles," and writes from White River Landing. Describes the crowding of troops traveling upriver on the transport "Nebraska." Comments on troop movements, and relates that a national salute was held in the morning to recognize the...

GLC06593.03