1903

Pamphlet

Title: Portraits of the Civil War Period "A partial list"

"Photographs for the most part from Life Negatives by M.B. Brady. Now in the possession of F. H. Meserve 265 Edgecomb Avenue New York City." This pamphlet is an itemized list of images from the Civil War period, owned at the time of printing by F.H. Meserve and available to the public in the form of reproductions. The images are itemized alphabetically in the following categories: Statesmen and Prominent Persons, Etc.; Union Officers; Union Naval Officers; Confederate Officers; Authors, Artists, Journalists.; Clergymen; Actors.; Actresses.; War Cartoons.; Cartoons by Nast.; Barnum's…

GLC05111.01.1383

1860

Book

Title: Sketches of Camp Boone

Complete title "Sketches of Camp Boone the First encampment of the Kentucky State Guard; held near Louisville, From August 23d to August 30th, 1860. Also, Photographic views of the Camp, and Portraits of the General Staff." Photographs of the nine staff members of the Kentucky State Guard appear on page 5, followed by a description of the formation and duties of the Kentucky State Militia on pages 7 - 12. Pages 13 through 17 contains a complete list of officers in the state militia. The day by day operations of the first encampment, namely August 23rd through 30th are detailed following the…

GLC05111.01.1386

circa 1861-1865

Header Record

Title: Cartes de visites

Smaller unmounted photographs matted in medium size mats, boxes 46-49 (items numbered #373-451). Carried on separate inventory.

GLC05111.02

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Portrait photo of Major General William Hemsley Emory USA [cabinet card]

The image shows General Emory seated in his Union uniform. His body is turned to the right, but he is looking directly at the camera. Inscription on recto: "Conly Boston." Inscriptions on verso: "Maj. Gen. W. H. Emory" and "C.F. Conly 465 Washington St. Boston, Mass. Negatives Preserved Duplicated Can Be Had At Any Time. Enlargements in Ink or Crayon. Porcelain Lenographs a Specialty."

GLC05111.01.1376

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Portrait photo of unidentified man [John C. Fremont ?] [cabinet card]

Same as #1382. The image shows a grey-haired man wearing a civilian suit. He is looking to his left of the camera. Inscription on recto: "I am truly yours John C. Fremont" and Copyrighted, July '90 by Doremus, Paterson, N.J." Inscription on verso: "L. H. Doremus Photographer Solar Phot's. Crayons etc. 240 main Street Paterson, N.J. Negatives kept--Copies can be had."

GLC05111.01.1379

1908

Morton, Jack, fl. 1908

Postcard

Title: [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]his is a multiple cedar tree and these four make a total of nine men lynched on this tree, some were white men." Photograph includes two witnesses watching the lynching. A warning sign hangs from the neck of one lynched man. On verso, printed text indicates placement of address and stamp. Copyrighted by Morton, a salesman in Nashville,…

GLC06265

1862-1864

Pope, Albert, fl. 1861-1864

Header Record

Title: 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 has 22 cartes.

GLC06266

circa 1861

Pope, Albert, fl. 1861-1864

Photograph album

Title: [Collateral photograph album, with carte de visites]

GLC06266.02

1865

Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882

Photograph

Title: 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

4 August 1921 to December 1924

Terk, R., fl. 1921-1924

Manuscript signed

Title: 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 that appears to be missing a photograph. Some photographs have blue ink transfer from the manuscripts opposite.

GLC06062

1905

Floyd, Silas Xavier, 1869-1923

Book

Title: 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 Hudgins Publishing Company, Atlanta, Georgia. Floyd, an African American author, offers educational and moral lessons to children. Includes biographical sketches of historical figures such as Frederick Douglass. Contains illustrations throughout the text by John Henry Adams, an art professor at Morris-Brown College in Atlanta. Includes…

GLC06119

1919

Jamieson, J.A., fl. 1919

Book signed

Title: 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,' who have been over seas with both the Ninety-Second, and Ninety-Third Division ... made up our minds while in the thick of battle that our people throughout the country should have a true history of what our boys have done right from we men who went through every part of the war." Includes details of battle and camp life. Contains photographs as…

GLC06129

1863

Cruger, Jefferson, fl. 1863

Header Record

Title: [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

13 July 1864

Seddon, James A. (James Alexander), 1815-1880

Printed document signed

Title: [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 map of Richmond (see GLC 5987.20). It is to be made with "chloride or gold" through a "photographic process."

GLC05987.21

circa 1861-1865

Walker, Hiram, ?

Photograph

Title: As sergeant, seated 3/4 length portrait

Subject has lost his left arm. His right arm rests on a table, and he is wearing a black hat. Ink inscription on verso "Hiram Walker. Lost arm May 29-1865 at Petersburg Va." Photographers imprint on verso: "This Negative Preserved at the Photographic Rooms of L. B. Silver, Salem, Ohio. Copies made for 25 cents each, or 5 for One Dollar. His fifteen years of experience in the beautiful Art of Making Pictures, and greatly improved facilities, enables him to make Photographs just as weel on a cloudy day, as in clear weather. His Photographs are gotten up with a very superior finish, and…

GLC05111.02.1289

1863

Photograph

Title: View of Little Round Top, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Image shows a view of Little Round Top, with two men in a wagon in the middle distance. Graphite inscription on verso "Little Round Top--Gettysburg-1863 man on left probably Mathew Brady photo by T. O'Sullivan. Horan P. 74" "1.50--." Photographers imprint on verso: "Published by E. & H. T. Anthony, 501 Broadway, New York. Manufacturers of the best Photographic Albums."

GLC05111.02.1326

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: View of exterior wall of Fort Sumter

Image shows four men, two seated on a large camera with the other two standing, in front of the exterior wall of Fort Sumter. Graphite inscription on verso "**Book" "Fort Sumter." Photographers imprint on verso: "H. C. Foster, Photographer, Morris Island, S. C."

GLC05111.02.1340

1861-1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: The Thirteen-inch Mortar "Dictator"

Taylor & Huntington, Sole owners of the Original War Views, Hartford, Conn. Caption includes an extensive description of the Dictator, which was mounted on a special flat car so that it could be moved from one site to another and a defense of the prices which the company charges for its stereocards.

GLC05137.189

1861-1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: Cavalry members in front of tent with Ku Klux Klan sign on tent

A group of men sitting in a campground. Above the tent in the background is a sign reading "Ku Klux Klan. Case. Bowers. Bacon. Rocwell. Olmested. " Cavalry insignia between the names. Uniforms of soldiers hand-colored. Possibly a reunion photograph? On sides are advertisements for "Camp, Photographer, Hartford, Conn." and "Rooms, Charter Oak Bank Building, Cor. Asylum and Trumbull Sts."

GLC05137.190

1861-1865 ca.

Photograph

Title: Camp Life, Army of the Potomac. Taking it Easy

E. & H. T. Anthony & Co., publisher. "Taking it Easy." Large number of men sitting around posing for the camera. Some have climbed on top of buildings and sit in trees in order to be in the photograph.

GLC05137.202

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Unidentified man with Fez, vignette bust portrait

Photographers imprint on verso: "Mrs. Dr. J. Hitchcock, Photographer, Canton, N.Y. Negative Preserved."

GLC05111.02.0840

circa 1861-1865

Harvey, A.A. (photographer), fl. 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: William A. Custes, in uniform rank obscured, vignette bust portrait

Ink inscription on recto "Yours Truly Wm. A. Custes Co 'B' 46th Ind. V." Graphite inscription on verso "Sallie Horn" "S130" "Wm A Custes 46th Ind Co B." Photographers imprint on verso: "Mrs. A. A. Harvey Photographer, No. 72 Broadway, Logansport, Ind." Cancelled orange two-cent tax stamp on verso.

GLC05111.02.1244

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: As captain, seated 1/2 length portrait

Ink inscription on recto "Capt. Jos. W. Morton. 4th Mass. Cavalry." Graphite inscription on verso "**Book." Ink inscription on verso "Capt. Jos. W. Morton, 4th Mass Cavalry Co. D." Photographers imprint on verso: "Photographed by Mrs. Stuart, 258 Washington St., Boston. Hair Jewelry made to order."

GLC05111.02.1173

circa 1861-1865

Photograph

Title: Unidentified man in civilian suit, standing full-length portrait w/ white hat

Photographers imprint on verso: "Wm. F. Hunter, Photographer, 282 Fulton St., Brooklyn, Formerly of Broadway, N.Y. Photographs finely finished in Oil. Water colors. India Ink. Small Daguerroertypes, Ambrotypes, &c., copied to Photographs of any size. Views of Churches and Residences taken." Cancelled blue two-cent tax stamp on verso.

GLC05111.02.1185

1966

Johnson, Frances B., fl. 1966

Book

Title: Hampton Institute Album [exhibition catalog]

"44 photographs...from an album of the Hampton Institute." Black and white exhibition catalog from the New York Museum of Modern Art. Collateral to Hampton Institute photographs.

GLC07444