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Engraving of Benjamin West

One engraving of Benjamin West dated circa 1830. Standing portrait of West based on a painting by Thomas Lawrence.

GLC08878.0833

Engraving of Benjamin West

One engraving of Benjamin West dated circa 1830. Bust portrait of West.

GLC08878.0834

Engraving of Benjamin West

One engraving of Benjamin West dated circa 1830. Bust portrait of West based on a drawing by J. Thomson.

GLC08878.0835

Engraving of Benjamin West

One engraving of Benjamin West dated circa 1830. Bust portrait of West.

GLC08878.0836

Postcard of Tennessee Williams

One blank postcard of Tennessee Williams dated circa 1990. Seated portrait of Williams.

GLC08878.0907

Engraving of Eliza Winstanley

One engraving of Eliza Winstanley dated circa 1890. Full portrait of Winstanley in costume portraying Mrs. Quickly from the play the Merry Wives of Windsor.

GLC08878.0925

Engraving of Mary Wolsington

One engraving of Mary Wolsington dated circa 1800. Standing portrait of Wolsington.

GLC08878.0951

Engraving of Fernando Wood

One engraving of Fernando Wood dated circa 1950. Bust portrait of Wood.

GLC08878.0954

Engraving of Fernando Wood

One engraving of Fernando Wood dated circa 1950. Bust portrait of Wood.

GLC08878.0955

The Navy Sings

One document entitled The Navy Sings dated circa 1940-1945. The document is a list of lyrics to various naval songe. The songs are; Here Comes the Navy, Over the Seas, Navy Hymn, God Bless America, Stout Hearted Men, Marine Hymn, Marching Along...

GLC09611.599

to Mat

One letter addressed to Mat from John G. Scurry dated Camp near Richmond, June 13, 1862. Describes sneaking off to the theater and escaping his own provost cavalry.

GLC03957.08

Bust of Marcus Garvey

One bust of Marcus Garvey sculpted by Nigerian artist, Stephen Okeke dated 2001. Bust is made of plaster and gilt paint.

GLC09970

The Freeman [Volume 9, No. 32 (October 16, 1897)]

One issue of The Freeman printed in Indianapolis, Indiana dated October 16, 1897. Contains news related to Black communities in Indiana: the erection of a new church and community programs planned, advertisements, cartoons, book reviews, serials...

GLC09971

Ink and watercolor sketch of Fort Wagner, Morris Island, S.C. by 1st Lt, 1st NY Engineers.

Ink and watercolor sketch of Fort Wagner, Morris Island, S.C. by 1st Lt, 1st NY Engineers, two weeks after Fort's capture. Overview, with approaches, and positions of 16 guns and 2 mortars.

GLC08310

[Letters belonging to Wallace and George B. Mitchell, 1861-1867][Decimalized .01-.30]

Collection of letters belonging to George B. and Wallace Mitchell dated 1861-1867. Consists of approximately 32 letters, illustrations, and Union Patriotic envelopes. George B. and Wallace Mitchell were brothers and Union soldiers who served with the...

GLC08334

[Diary of Simon Mower Whistler]

GLC08362.04

[Diary of Simon Mower Whistler]

GLC08362.06

The Girl I Left Behind Me

features woman crying on a soldier's shoulder.

GLC08413.17

Stump Speaking

Civil War print of a man addressing a crowd. A note at the bottom indicates it was "Engraved by Goupil & Company after a painting by George Caleb Bingham." Another notes that it was "Reproduced at the Lakeside Press by Donnelly Sheet Fed Gravure."

GLC08442.11

untitled [auction house]

B&W picture of men at an auction house. a painting is up for sale.

GLC08484.1

The reveille on the line of battle

Marked "Plate 1." Contains two images. Top half is titled "The Reveille on the Line of Battle," and the bottom half is titled "Tattoo in Camp." Top half depicts the line of battle at daylight. The regimental bugler stands on the crest of the hill...

GLC08653.01

Commissary's Quarters in Winter Camp

Marked "Plate 2." The commissary sergeant is in the foreground weighing out rations of meat for the company cook. Structure to the left is an improvised stable built of pine boughs.The camp contains a log cabin and is situated on a lake, which is...

GLC08653.02

A wagoner's shanty

Marked "Plate 4." Contains 3 separate images. Upper left image is titled "A wagoner's shanty," and shows a winter camp of a wagoner. The wagoner is chopping a log in front of his log cabin, which has an overhang of crossed branches and brush. At the...

GLC08653.03

The pontoon bridges

Marked "Plate 5." Depicts an army crossing two pontoon bridges over a river and closing up into column on a hill. The advance is pushing through the woods, which have caught fire. Actual size of the image without the margins is 27.7 x 40.4 cm...

GLC08653.04

A thirsty crowd at the old spring house

Marked "Plate 6." Contains 2 images. Top half is titled "A Thirsty Crowd at the Old Spring House," and shows scene on the line of march on a hot day. Most of the men are in Zouave uniforms. Bottom half is titled "Newspapers for the Army - A Race for...

GLC08653.05