1894

Northrop, B.G., fl. 1894

Printed document

Title: The Homes of the Negroes in the South

Essay written by Rev. B.G. Northrop taken from The Congregationalist of April 12, 1894.

GLC09564

January 25, 1862 - August 04, 1863

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Header Record

Title: [Letter and Newspaper][Decimalized .01- .02]

Letter from Lincoln to General Hurlbut not to order subpar guns, and a issue of Scientific America with a cover story on guns.

GLC00005

August 24, 1865

Unknown

Envelope

Title: [Leather Valise/Pouch]

A transmittal envelope for pardon of Payne. There is a seal on the back.

GLC00044.07.03

August 24, 1865

unknown, 1808-1875

Object

Title: [Leather Valise/Pouch]

Lather valise/pouch contained a pardon for Payne and a transmittal envelope and letter. GLC00044.07.01-.03

GLC00044.07.04

circa 1941

Print

Title: [Burning aircraft carrier flying American flag]

Color image of a burning aircraft carrier flying American flag. Additional American vessel in foreground. Japanese text in caption on right hand side.

GLC09552.09

circa 1941

Print

Title: [Vessel under attack with Japanese planes flying overhead]

Color image of a vessel under attack with Japanese planes flying overhead. Japanese text in caption on right hand side.

GLC09552.10

30 April 1941

Japan Cabinet Printing Bureau

Map

Title: General Map of Greater East Asian Co-prosperity Sphere and Pacific Ocean

Map of territories included in the Japanese propaganda concept, the "Greater East Asian Co-prosperity Sphere." The concept promoted the cultural and economic unity of the region by a self-sufficient bloc of Asian nations led by the Japanese and free of Western powers. Map depicts land, sea, and air routes; national, regional, and provincial borders; and marks natural resources. Includes territories in the region held by Western powers and Japanese military bases. Side of map reads: (Weekly Report Appendix No. 238) Approved for third class mail on October 1, 1936. Printed and published on…

GLC09552.11

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: "The Dogs of War Let Loose Are Howling" -- French 320's in Action, near Reims.

A row of four French railroad guns used to defend the city of Reims, France.

GLC09584.089

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Fort Pompelle near Reims, France.

A view of destruction at Fort Pompelle, a French fort near Reims built into hillside. In the background, a dark silhouette walks along the top of the hill above the fort.

GLC09584.090

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Once Fair Village of Coucy, near Reims, France.

Crumbling walls and stones that used to be buildings form a scene of total destruction in the village of Coucy, near Reims, in France.

GLC09584.091

1917-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: The Ruined Stronghold of Fort de la Malmaison, Chemin des Dames, France

Piles of dirt and stone that were once Fort de la Malmaison, a key element of the German defense of the ridge Chemin des Dames. The fort was destroyed by the French in a successful attempt to retake the region.

GLC09584.092

1917-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Chemin de Dames--Barbed Wire Entaglement

A rusting, barbed wire fence that has become entangled with the undergrowth on the site of a battlefield at Chemin des Dames in France.

GLC09584.093

1917-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Desolate Waste on Chemin des Dames Battlefield, France

A soldier stands amongst the now desolate countryside and fallen trees after the battles at Chemin des Dames in France

GLC09584.094

1917-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Camouflaged Trenches in Chemin des Dames Sector

A lieutenant of the Allied forces stands in a trench at Chemin des Dames. Behind him, chicken wire interwoven with pine and hemlock, covers the opening of the trench, to prevent enemy planes from spotting the trench from above.

GLC09584.095

1917-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Human Wreckage in No Man's Land, Chemin des Dames, France.

The skeleton of a British soldier lies on the site of the battle at Chemin des Dames in France

GLC09584.096

1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Weird Desolation of Berry au Bac, after Four Years of Fighting, France

The destroyed countryside of Berry au Bac at the end of the war.

GLC09584.097

1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: "Through it all like horror, runs the red resentment of the guns." Oise, France.

French soldiers man enormous field guns from a ditch near the Oise, in France.

GLC09584.098

1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: "Out Where the Bombs are Bursting and the Canons Like Hell-doors Slam."

Soldiers on a battlefield, the back of the card describes the conditions of battle, but does not specify where the battle is or which army the soldiers belong to.

GLC09584.099

1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: The Terrible Desolation of Once Fertile Hills and Valleys, France.

Soldiers stand amongst wreckage and shattered rock in France.

GLC09584.100

1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Searching the Ruins. "Somewhere in France."

French soldiers search the wreckage of a razed French village, attacked by German forces. No buildings remain, only rubble.

GLC09584.101

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: French Artillery in the Village of Perthes les Hurlus.

French artillery outside Perthes village. There are horse drawn artillery pieces in the background. The final battle for this location had a French victory.

GLC09584.102

1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Dug-outs and Shelters-Cantonment in the Race Course at Flirey, France

Dug-outs and shelters used during trench warfare in Flirey, France. These dug-outs were better constructed than most were during the war. Flirey villlage was destroyed during the war. It was in No Man's land for four years before American occupation, even though the French had a hold on it for a portion of the war.

GLC09584.103

1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Mass in the Allied Trenches on the Western Front

During the war, priests of the Catholic Church held services for the soldiers. Masses were often held in dug-outs in the front line trenches. It was a solemn scene because of the reality of death these men faced.

GLC09584.104

1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Alincourt, France; German Ammunition Camp Destroyed by Allied Airmen

The image depicts destruction after an an airstrike. There are dead horses, destroyed train cars, and broken wagons in the background. Alincourt was a small village in France. It was occupied for a while by the Germans until the Allies launched a successful airstrike later in the war, leaving behind death and destruction.

GLC09584.105

1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: German Ammunition Depot, after Visit of French Airmen, Alincourt, Ardennes, France

This image depicts destruction done by French airman. There are many dead horses, broken train cards, and debris.

GLC09584.106