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Bombardment of Island "Number Ten" in the Mississippi River

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Subtitle is "By the Gunboat and Mortar fleet, under the command of Flag Officer A.H. Foote." Caption under the title says: "The Bombardment commenced on Saturday...

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Battle of Corinth, Miss. Oct. 4th 1862

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Caption under title says: "Between the Federal troops under Genl. Grant and the combined Rebel forces, under Genls. Van Dorn, Price, and Lovell; the Rebels were...

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Battle of Chattanooga, Tenn. Novr. 24th & 25th 1863

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Subtitle is: "Between the Union forces under Genl. Grant, and the Rebel Army under Genl. Bragg." Caption under title says: "This great conflict began on Monday Novr...

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The Battle of Antietam, Md. September 17th 1862

Color print depicts Union Army "utterly routing" Confederates at Antietam. Caption under title reads: "This splendid victory was achieved by the "Army of the Potomac," commanded by their Great General, Geo. B. McClellan, over the Rebel Army under Lee...

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Battle of Malvern Hill, Va. July 1st 1862

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Mounted in folder. Caption under title says: "Charge of the 36th New York Volunteers, at the Battle of Malvern Hill, July 1st 1862, and Capture of the Colors of the...

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General Scott's victorious entry into the City of Mexico Sept. 14th 1847

Colored lithograph depicting General Winfield Scott entering Mexico City in 1847. Scott is surrounded by other soldiers on horseback. There is an American flag flying in the background. Printed by N. Currier "in the Clerk's office of the District...

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to Mr. Kennard

Saint-Gaudens, a noted Gilded Age sculptor, discusses an inscription with Kennard (possibly Martin P. Kennard, a Boston abolitionist and political reformer). States that the inscription, designated for a Boston monument honoring Robert Gould Shaw...

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Battle of Williamsburg Va. May 5th 1862

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Print is mounted. Caption under the title reads: "Victorious charge of the gallant Soldiers of the North and East, under Genl. McClellan, the invincible leader of the...

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Bombardment & capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, Ark. Jany. 11th 1863.

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Print is mounted. Full title: "The Bombardment and Capture of Fort Hindman, Arkansas Post, Ark. Jany. 11th 1863. By the Gun-boats, commanded by Rear Admiral D. D...

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Terrific combat between the "Monitor" 2 guns & "Merrimac" 10 guns

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Print is mounted. Title continues: "in Hampton Roads, March 9th 1862. In which the little "Monitor" whipped the "Merrimac" and the whole "School" of Rebel Steamers."...

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Fort Pickens

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Print is mounted. Full title: "Fort Pickens. Pensacola Harbor, Florida." Depiction of Fort Pickens in Pensacola Harbor, the only Southern fort to remain in Union...

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Bombardment and capture of Fort Henry, Tenn.

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Print is mounted. Full title: "Bombardment and Capture of Fort Henry, Tenn. By the Federal Gunboats, under command of Commodore Andrew H. Foote - Feby. 6th 1862."...

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Fort Sumter. Charleston Harbor, S.C.

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Print is mounted. Depicts Fort Sumter, seemingly before the Confederate bombardment on 12-13 April 1861, with the American flag flying above it. A sailing ship floats...

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Battle of Five Forks Va. April 1st 1865

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Caption under the title says: "This splendid Victory which led to the capture of the South side Railroad & the fall of Petersburg and Richmond was achieved by the...

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Capture of Roanoke Island, Feby. 8th 1862

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Caption under title reads: "By the Federal Forces, under command of Genl. Ambrose E. Burnside, and Gunboats under Commodore L.M. Goldsborough." Shows Union soldiers...

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Genl. Shields at the battle of Winchester, Va. 1862

Hand colored print published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Caption under title says: "The Battle was commenced on the afternoon of March 22nd at which time Genl. Shields while in the act of leading forward his men, was struck by...

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Battle of Fredericksburg, Va. Dec. 13th 1862

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Caption under title says: "This battle shows what undaunted courage, the Lion-hearted Army of the Potomac always meets its foes. After forcing the passage of the...

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The Siege of Charleston

Hand colored lithograph published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Caption under title says: "Bombardment of Fort Sumter, and batteries Wagner and Gregg, by the Union Batteries on Morris Island, under the command of General Gilmore...

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[Portrait of Abraham Lincoln]

Print of a pen and ink drawing of Lincoln from the waist up without a beard. Issued to the members of the Bibliophile Society.

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[Print of pen and ink drawing of Lincoln delivering a speech]

A date of June 15, 1858 is written in pencil. Print is signed Watt.

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[James T. Brady]

Photograph of a portrait painting of Brady by Joseph Ames held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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W.J. Ferguson, actor, dies; saw Lincoln shot

Newspaper clipping announcing the death of W.J. Ferguson, the last living actor to have witnessed the assasination of President Lincoln. Ferguson played the part of Lietenant Vernon in "Our American Cousin." The actor and Laura Keene were in the...

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[Sketches of curled banners on small scrap of paper]

One undated scrap paper of drawings of curled banners.

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[Cutout of flourished shape]

One decorative cutout of a cardstock in a flourish shape, pencil details fill in the shape.

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[Robert and Shelia Stone meeting Queen Elizabeth II]

One photograph taken by Pic Photos dated 1981. Photograph taken at a London Theater at a command performance of the 1981 movie "Absence of Malice" starring Paul Newman, Sally Field, and directed by Sidney Pollack. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince...

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