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Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917

Photograph

Title: John R. Meigs. Bust carte de visite portrait from engraving.

GLC07059.75

1849/10/21

Neafie, Augustus, fl. 1859-1860

Letter signed

Title: to: his father.

Detailed experiences of working on a ship, his life as a 'forty-niner,' panning for gold in California.

GLC07164.01

1850/01/28

Neafie, Augustus, fl. 1859-1860

Letter signed

Title: to: his sister.

His life experiences as a miner, and a businessman, and his hardships due to flooding. He expresses his hopes to receive family news.

GLC07164.02

1850/03/27

Neafie, Augustus, fl. 1859-1860

Letter signed

Title: to: Carrie (p 1-2) and Brother (p3).

His experiences and lifestyle in California, and how he cannot wait to go back to mining, once the winter is over. He lists inflation as a key issue, with costs riding so high that earning $32 per day is not enough to live comfortably.

GLC07164.03

1850/04/11

Neafie, Augustus, fl. 1859-1860

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: father

Explicit details of his life are passed along to his father. He discusses the dreariness of the rainy season (a time in which one cannot go mining) and the sale of a boat owned by Alfred.

GLC07164.04

1850/05/21

Neafie, Augustus, fl. 1859-1860

Letter signed

Title: to: sister.

Relays his fears that, due to lack of received letters, his father has forgotten him. Alfred describes his life and requests that no letters be written to him.

GLC07164.05

1850/06/17

Neafie, Augustus, fl. 1859-1860

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: brother James.

Describes his life to James, relaying his fears of attacks by Indians. Requests news of life back east.

GLC07164.06

1853/12/23

Neafie, Alfred, fl. 1853

Letter signed

Title: to: Cousin Carrie.

Life in Grass Valley, includes a request for information about the family back East. Included in the letter was a folded sheet of paper which included several fragments of panned gold.

GLC07164.07

1861/07/14

Neafie, Theodore F., fl. 1861-1877

Letter signed

Title: to: sister.

Describes how he was sworn into the army, along with his travels to the camp and the rations served. Written in Camp Hamilton, first named Camp Troy.

GLC07164.08

1898 ca.

Photograph

Title: Image showing the preparation of cannons

Image showing the preparation of cannons. Related to image GLC07002.16. "Spanish War" written on verso.

GLC07002.18

1898 ca.

Scribner's magazine

Photograph

Title: Roosevelt standing outside tent in Cuba.

Caption " Roosevelt, Theodore" in red ink on front .

GLC07002.19

30 August 1898

Rockwood, George Gardner, 1832-1911

Photograph

Title: "Col. Roosevelt at Camp Wikoff"

Completed publication form on back, credit for photography given to Rockwood. Written at Camp Wikoff

GLC07002.20

1898 ca.

Scribner's magazine

Photograph

Title: "Roosevelt seated at desk in tent, writing."

Note from previous collection in pencile on verso "file: Roosevelt, Theodore, portraits."

GLC07002.21

1898 ca.

Scribner's magazine

Photograph

Title: Roosevelt dining with Col. Wood and a reporter.

Caption "Roosevelt, Theodore" in red ink on front .

GLC07002.22

1898 ca.

Scribner's magazine

Photograph

Title: Roosevelt standing with Dr. Church and Lieut. Greenway.

An unidentified man stands behind them, with a view of camp in the extreme background. Caption "Roosevelt, Theodore" on front. It is the same image as GLC07002.24 and .25.

GLC07002.23