circa 1880

John A., Lowewll, & Co. (publishers), 1798-1881

Print

Title: Engraving of James Harrison Wilson

Biographical note is adhered to lower right.

GLC02463.38

circa 1880

H.B. Hall & Sons, fl. 1850-1900

Print

Title: Engraving of William Thomas Harbaugh Brooks

Biographical note is adhered to the lower right.

GLC02463.39

circa 1880

Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893

Print

Title: Engraving of Samuel Ryan Curtis

Biographical note is adhered to lower left. Photo by Anthony. Engd by J.C. Buttre. Published by J.C. Buttre 48 Franklin St. New York.

GLC02463.40

circa 1880

H.B. Hall & Sons, fl. 1850-1900

Print

Title: Engraving of Quincy Adams Gillmore

Engd by H.B. Hall & Sons, New York.

GLC02463.41

circa 1880

Print

Title: Engraving of Quincy Adams Gillmore

Biographical note is adhered to lower right. Photo by Howell appears below and to the left of the image and Wm. Murray, N.Y. is on the right. No other information is present regarding the creator of this engraver.

GLC02463.42

circa 1880

Print

Title: Engraving of Charles Griffin

Biographical note is adhered to lower right.

GLC02463.43

circa 1880

Ritchie, Alexander Hay, 1822-1895

Print

Title: Engraving of Henry Jackson Hunt

Handwritten biographical note is adhered to the lower right.

GLC02463.44

circa 1880

Western Engraving Co.

Print

Title: Engraving of John Alexander Logan

Biographical note is adhered to lower right. Engraved expressly for "Patriotism of Illinois" Clarke & Co. Publishers.

GLC02463.45

circa 1880

Ritchie, Alexander Hay, 1822-1895

Print

Title: Engraving of Alexander McDowell McCook

Biographical note is adhered to the bottom.

GLC02463.46

circa 1880

H.B. Hall & Sons, fl. 1850-1900

Print

Title: Engraving of Edward Moody McCook

Handwritten biographical note is adhered to lower left.

GLC02463.47

circa 1880

Perine, George Edward, 1837-1885

Print

Title: Engraving of Irvin McDowell

Biographical notes are adhered to the lower left and lower right.

GLC02463.48

circa 1880

Milroy, Robert Huston, 1816-1890

Print

Title: Engraving of Robert Huston Milroy

GLC02463.49

circa 1880

Perine, George Edward, 1837-1885

Print

Title: Engraving of John Pope

Biographical note adhered to left.

GLC02463.50

circa 1880

Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893

Print

Title: Engraving of John Pope

GLC02463.51

circa 1880

O’Neill, John A. (b. ca. 1836)

Print

Title: Engraving of John Aaron Rawlins

C.B. Richardson, Publisher.

GLC02463.52

circa 1880

Print

Title: Image reproduction of painting, A group of the "Fighting McCooks," Representing Major Daniel McCook and his nine sons, all of whom served in the Army or Navy of the United States.

Image torn from a book.

GLC02463.53

circa 1880

Print

Title: Image reproduction of engraving of William Passmore Carlin

GLC02463.54

circa 1880

Print

Title: Newspaper engraving of William Barker Cushing

This is a newspaper clipping of an engraving reproduction of Cushing with a separate biographical note attached to upper left. Also there is another smaller engraving of Cushing attached the upper right.

GLC02463.55

circa 1880

O’Neill, John A. (b. ca. 1836)

Print

Title: Engraving of James Birdseye McPherson

C.B. Richardson, Publisher,

GLC02463.56

circa April 1942

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Estelle Spero

Discusses a fist fight that he got into after being provoked by a series of practical jokes. Also discusses his feelings of patriotism, and the need to fight for one's country.

GLC09120.005

1703

Lahontan, Louis Armand de Lom d'Arce, Baron de, fl. 1703

Print

Title: Compilation of 16 engravings taken from : Nouveaux Voyages de Mr. Le Baron de Lahontan, dans l'Amerique Septentrionale

The plates depict American Indians in various scenes. In upper left a small map of Canada's East cost and a profile view of Quebec.

GLC09517

1914

Stevens, Frederick Clement, 1861-1923

Letter signed

Title: to A.G. Johnson

Replies to Johnson's telegram of January 13, 1914 calling for Stevens to oppose the literacy test as part of the Burnett immigration bill. Agrees with Johnson that the bill should not pass and, "...if the provisions of the bill had been carried out during the early history of our State it would have kept out of the State many of our most useful citizens, both from this country and foreign lands."

GLC09518.01

1914

Manahan, James, 1866-1932

Letter signed

Title: to A.G. Johnson

Manahan's reply to Johnson's telegram that he oppose the literacy test of the Burnett immigration bill. Agrees that the test unfairly discriminates against immigrants. "You know as well as I do that if the rabid restrictionists of our country had had their way in the days gone by we would not have been here today."

GLC09518.02

1914

Smith, George Ross, 1864-1952

Letter signed

Title: to A.G. Johnson

In reply to Johnson's telegram, Smith details his opposition to the Burnett Bill especially the measure for illiteracy testing. "I believe in keeping out the crazed, the diseased, the defective… but I do not believe in excluding on the mere ground of illiteracy the honest, healthy, industrious immigrant, who stirred by ambition comes to our shores to better his own condition…"

GLC09518.03

1919

Lejeune, John A., fl. 1919

Document

Title: A Message From the Skies by Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune Commanding Second Division, A.E.F.

It begins, "1. One year ago, the enemy was at the high tide of success. His great offensives of March and April in Picardy and Belgium had with difficulty been checked..." With 2 other bullet points. With Native American chief's face within a star emblem stamped on bottom."Dropped here by aeroplane June 1st 1919 on anniversary of Second Div. participation in defensive," penciled on bottom margin.

GLC09519