February 6, 1863

Damuth, Dolphus, fl. 1839-1913

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Maria Damuth

Worried that his sister is sick with diphtheria. Many of the men in camp are sick, and the first man in Damuth's company has died. Damuth's friend Jesse has been vaccinated for small pox and complains of feeling unwell. Comments on a black servant who does the cooking - "a good fellow but is an exception to his race." Complains about division in the North between Republicans and pacifist Democrats.

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6 November 1861

Porter, Charles B., fl. 1861-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Brother Henry

Tomorrow morning the regiment marches toward Tahrick Church. Many think the South will sue for peace in about six weeks' time. Written in Camp Lyon

GLC02172.27

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: U.S Battleships Serve as Transports in Bringing Our Troops ome- The Louisiana at Dock in New York Harbor

This photograph is of a boat carrying soldiers home from fighting in Europe during WWI.

GLC09584.283

1919

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Victory Day Celebration, July 14, 1919--Arch of Triumph, Paris

A parade of French soldiers passes under the Arch of Triumph in Paris as their countrymen cheer from the sidelines.

GLC09584.265

1919

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: France does Honor to the Gallant Sons of Britain--Victory Parade, Paris

British troops participate in the French Victory Parade, marching through the Place de la Concorde.

GLC09584.266

1919

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Sons of France on Parade in Paris.

Soldiers parading through Paris, after the signing of the Peace Treaty.

GLC09584.267

1918-1919

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Devastated Arras, "Grande Place" Section Visited by Peace Conference Delegates, France

Delegates from the Peace Conference stand in the center of the city of Arras. They visited affected cities in Belgium and France to determine how much Germany would pay in reparations.

GLC09584.269

1919

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: The Queen of Belgium Making Stereo Photo During Pres. Wilson's Visit to Belgium

Elizabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Belgium during the war, stands in sparse Belgium woods, holding a camera, making a stereoard of what she sees.

GLC09584.270

1919

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: The President and Mrs. Wilson, Miss Wilson, the King and Queen of Belgium at University of Louvain

Woodrow Wilson stands behind a table reading an address. Beside him stands the King and Queen of Belgium, and Wilson's wife and daughter. This stop at University of Louvain was part of Wilson's tour of Belgium during the Peace Negotiations.

GLC09584.271

1919

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: President Wilson and Brand Whitlock at Nieuport, Belgium

Woodrow Wilson stands talking with Brand Whitlock, the U.S. Minister to Belgium during the war, behind the two is a group of other diplomats.

GLC09584.272

1919

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Where the Peace Treaty was Signed, Palace of Versailles, France

An image of the Palace of Versailles and the fountain in front.

GLC09584.273

1919

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: A Plenary Session of the Peace Conference, in Building of French Foreign Office on the Quai D'Orsay, Paris

Statesmen from around the world, inlcuding President Wilson and Prime Minister David Lloyd George, gather in an elaborate room at the Foreign Office at Quai D'Orsay.

GLC09584.274

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Guards of the Republic- in Palace of Versailles During Treaty Signing

This photograph is of members of the Guard Republicaine in the Palace of Versailles during the signing of the Peace Treaty. They are wearing dress uniforms and are in a room with elaborate furnishings.

GLC09584.275

June 15, 1917

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Galerie des Glaces, Showing Table where Peace Treaty Was Signed, Versailles, France

This photograph is of the room where the signing of the Peace Treaty took place at the end of WWI. It is elaborately decorated with beautiful chairs, windows, and a statue.

GLC09584.276

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Clemenceau, Wilson, and Lloyd George Leaving Palace of Versailles After Signing Peace Treaty

This photograph is of Clemenceay, Wilson, and Lloyd George exiting the Palace of Versailles after signing the Peace Treaty. There are other men in the background of this scene, but the focus is on these three world leaders.

GLC09584.277

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Second Division Men Entraining for the Return Home, Germany

This photograph is of soldiers waiting by trains to be taken home after the war ended. After the war, according to the photograph, some men were sent to occupy parts of Germany.

GLC09584.278

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Some of Our Two Million Fighters Ready for Home, Brest, France

Soldiers are in line, ready to be sent home. There are storefronts and flags waving in the background. According to the photograph, sending men home was a very complicated, yet organized, system.

GLC09584.279

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Our Boys Boarding Transport for For "the Good Old U.S.A"

This photograph is of American soldiers heading home on a boat after the war's end from Europe. According to the photograph, the ride home was unpleasant for many because of poor living conditions.

GLC09584.280

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: The New York City Skyline Brings a Thrill to the Heart of Every Returning Doughboy- U.S.S Louisiana Arriving in the Harbor

In this photograph a boat with soldiers discharged from war aproaches the New York City skyline.

GLC09584.281

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: U.S Transport Leviathan, Formerly the Vaterland, Largest Ship Afloat

This photograph is of a the boat, the "Leviathan." It was the "largest ship afloat" at the time this image was captured and was used in battle.

GLC09584.282

1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Happy Reunion for Home-coming Soldier Fathers.

Two American Soldiers stand beside their wives, holding babies born during the war. Behind them stand their fellow soldiers and officer.

GLC09584.285

1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Fighters Who Broke the Hindenburg Line, Parading Down Fifth Ave., New York

National Guardsmen of the 27th Dvision, who helped take the Scheldt Canal Tunnel, part of an important German network of passageways to machine guns, parade down Fifth Ave., while hundreds cheer on the sidewalks.

GLC09584.286

1973

Peterson Family, fl. 1973

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

One letter from the Peterson family to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated 1973. The Peterson family is against the impeachment of President Nixon. They remark on the President's efforts for world peace, and write, "Is the price of shooting Richard Nixon down worth the blood spared in our president's efforts for world peace?"

GLC09613.02.0065

1865

Emerick, J. H., fl. 1861-1865

Diary

Title: Pocket diary

14 prefatory and almanac pages + 170 diary pages + 32 memoranda and account pages. NB. Missing: pages for December 15 -31. No entries: August 28 - September 1; September 3 - 17; September 24 - October 13; October 16 - November 11; November 15 - December 14, excepting a sum on November 21st and the word "very" on December 13. Summary of selected entries 1. 01/05/65. Commander Melander and other officers of the Swedish navy arrive to visit the Army of the Potomac. 2. 01/27/65. General Grant goes south "to Savannah or Ft. Fisher or both." Also, message from Major E. re. O'Brien being…

GLC06738.05

22 July 1863

Epperly, Christian M., 1837-1904

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Epperly

Reports that there was a battle at Wythville, but his regiment did not get there in time to participate. Notes that the Yankees destroyed a lot of property there. Says that the prospects for peace are not good and the soldiers are becoming "gloomy."

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