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1893 ca.

Fitchburg Railroad Company

Photograph

Title: View South from office window Fitchburg

Inscription on verso: "Fitchburg, Mass." Identical to GLC05235.12.02. A large church steeple is visible in the left middle-ground of the image. Roundhouse and long rectangular building in the foreground of the image. Prosperous looking town with many large, well kept buildings. Taken from upper story of building.

GLC05235.12.01

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of Abraham Lincoln, and "The Fence that Uncle Abe built"

GLC06627.03.001

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of an eagle standing on a shield, surrounded by a laurel wreath and seven United States flags.

GLC06627.03.002

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of an eagle standing on a shield, and the caption The Union and the Constitution

GLC06627.03.003

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of Major General McClellan

GLC06627.03.005

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of an eagle standing on a shield, surrounded by a laurel wreath and seven United States flags. The same as GLC06627.03.02

GLC06627.03.006

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of an eagle standing on a shield, and the caption The Union and the Constitution. The same as GLC06627.03.03

GLC06627.03.007

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of a upsidedown flag with the caption of "a flag-itious article out of place. A villianous subject, a bad case, And unmistakenly out of place"

GLC06627.03.008

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of a Racoon and the capation of FLOYD of the C.S.A.

GLC06627.03.009

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of an eagle with two flags crossing behind a shield acros the top.

GLC06627.03.010

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of a satierical I.O.U. with a caption reading " Fac-Simile of the New Confederate Bond"

GLC06627.03.011

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of a Skeleton sitting on top of a barrel of whiskey with two snakes around it. the caption reads "The Key To Southern Rebellion."

GLC06627.03.012

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of a large ball labbeled Union, chasing and running over soldiers. The caption reads "Secesh getting Crushed out. Stand from under!"

GLC06627.03.013

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of General Winfield Scott.

GLC06627.03.014

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of the devil and the florida state seal. It is part of the Rebel State Series.

GLC06627.03.015

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of agentleman talking to two ladies with a caption that reads " How Russel Got His News. Russel- Pray tell me all you know about the fight, so I can put my English friends all right. Old Woman- Oh! there was a Rustling Time. The cap'ured all the North, Swords, Guns and Shields. And put them all to work in the Coton Fields."

GLC06627.03.016

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of a gentleman holding a switch gettting attacked by some kind of flying bug. With a caption that reads "Jeff Dav's attack on Fortress Monroe"

GLC06627.03.017

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of a lady next to a pillar, with names wrapped around it, as well as a flag wrapping around it. With a caption that reads "Pillar of Glory"

GLC06627.03.018

1861-1865 ca.

Envelope

Title: Envelope

The envelope has a image of a an sitting getting stabbed by a man in a uniform. With a caption that reads "Dr. Scott- Now Jeff Davis, I shall have to let a little bad blood out of your system."

GLC06627.03.019