07 December 1941

Photograph

Title: [Attack on Pearl Harbor]

Sailors in airfield watch the clouds of smoke and fire from attack on Pearl Harbor. Taken during attack in 1941 and printed and released in 1942 for the one-year anniversary. From Naval History and Heritage command's online catalog: "Sailors stand amid wrecked planes at the Ford Island seaplane base, watching as USS Shaw (DD-373) explodes in the center background, 7 December 1941. USS Nevada (BB-36) is also visible in the middle background, with her bow headed toward the left. Planes present include PBY, OS2U and SOC types. Wrecked wing in the foreground is from a PBY."

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07 December 1941

Photograph

Title: [Attack on Pearl Harbor]

Cloud of smoke seen from one of three ships during attack on Pearl Harbor. Taken during attack in 1941 and printed and released in 1942 for the one-year anniversary.

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07 December 1941

Photograph

Title: [Damaged car from attack on Pearl Harbor]

Damaged car from attack with passenger inside. Taken during attack in 1941 and printed and released in 1942 for the one-year anniversary.

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5 January 1865

Voris, J.A., fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to uncle

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1861-1877

Virtue & Yorston, fl. 1865

Engraving

Title: Washington' Headquarters Near Newburgh

One engraving entitled "Washington's Head Quarters Near Newburgh" circa 1861-1877. Depicts a view of Washington's Head Quarters Newburgh, New York. In the forefront of the painting three soliders relax near the bank of the Hudson River. In the distance two women stand near the front of the headquarters looking towards the river. Engraver unknown.

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1780

Ver Bryck, Cornelius, 1813-1844

Engraving

Title: Washington's Head Quarters at Tappan

One engraving entitled, "Washington's Head Quarters at Tappan" circa 1780. Depicts a distant view of Washington's Head Quarters at Tappan, New York where Major John Andre was tried in 1780. In the forefront of the image three cows drink from the Hudson River. Caption notes, "the house where andre was tried." Engraved by Samuel Valentine Hunt after a painting by Cornelius Ver Bryck (misspelled as Verboyck). Printed by W. Pate.

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1861-1877

Chapin, John Reuben, 1823-1894

Engraving

Title: Washington Raising the British Flag at Fort Du Quesne

One engraving entitled "Washington Raising the British Flag at Fort Du Quesne" circa 1861-1877. Depicts George Washington overlooking two soliders raising the British flag after defeating the French at the Battle of Fort Du Quesne, September 14, 1758. Engraved by J.B. Smith after an original painting by John Reuben Chapin.

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1861-1877

Rogers, J. fl. 1860

Engraving

Title: [Revolutionary War Generals and Notable Soliders] South Carolina

One engraving entitled "[Revolutionary War Generals and Notable Soliders] South Carolina" circa 1861-1877. Portraits of Frances Marion, Thomas Pinckney, William Washington, Thomas Sumter, and Andrew Pickens. Engraved by J. Rogers.

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5 March 1862

Ditmars, Edward, fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Samuel Watson Van Nuys

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March 1862

Ditmars, Edward, fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Samuel Watson Van Nuys

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2 April 1862

Smith, Charles H., fl. 1862

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Samuel Watson Van Nuys

Congratulates Van Nuys on his success in the battle at Winchester, relates news of friends and family members, and mentions the recent escape of several prisoners from Indianapolis, as well as the shooting of another prisoner attempting to escape.

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2 October 1864

Wilber, Z.F., fl. 1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John H. Van Nuys

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10 November 1864

Van Nuys, H.L., fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Bro [John H. Van Nuys?]

Offers his condolences on the loss of his son, and talks at some length of a photograph he has sent of Samuel Watson Van Nuys. Briefly mentions local reaction to the election and the actions of Gen. Sherman.

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1 December 1864

Shaw, Joseph, fl. 1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John H. Van Nuys

offers condolences on the loss of Van Nuys's son and brief news on the whereabouts of members of the family.

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3 December 1864

Wilber, Z.F., fl. 1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Captain A. C. Voris

Transmittal of Wilber's letter from Voris to unknown written on blank half leaf and dated 7 December [1864].

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January 19, 1865

Voris, A.C., fl. 1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to uncle

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3 September 1861-5 December 1861

Van Nuys, Samuel Watson, 1841-1864

Diary

Title: [diary]

Commences: "Bid friends farewell and left for camp Morton to enter the service of "Uncle Sam."

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1 June 1862-19 October 1862

Van Nuys, Samuel Watson, 1841-1864

Diary

Title: [diary]

daily life, troop movements, visits home.

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20 October 1862-10 May 1863

Van Nuys, Samuel Watson, 1841-1864

Diary

Title: [diary]

daily life, troop movements, and news of the war.

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11 May 1863-16 October 1863

Van Nuys, Samuel Watson, 1841-1864

Diary

Title: [diary]

daily life, troop movements, and news of the war. 5 July reads: "The enemys loss has been enormous. Our men also suffered severly--especially our artillery. [B]ehind one of our batteris were 30 dead horses. The stench is almost unbearable."

GLC07687.163

1861-1877

Engraving

Title: A Distant View of Schenectady on the Mohawk River

One engraving entitled "A Distant View of Schenectady on the Mohawk River" circa 1861-1877. Depicts a view of the Mohawk River with Schenectady in the distance. In the forefront of the image a dirt path leads up to a large house where four people gather out front, one man sits atop a horse.

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1861

Poe & Hitchcock, fl. 1861

Engraving

Title: Summer

One engraving entitled "Summer" dated 1861. Depicts a landscape view of a river in Maine. One woman stands near the river's edge watching grazing cows in the distance. Engraver unknown.

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1861-1877

Creswick, Thomas, 1811-1869

Engraving

Title: Rogers' Slide, Lake George

One engraving entitled "Rogers' Slide, Lake George" circa 1861-1877. Depicts a view of Lake George with several boats on the lake. In the forefront four adults and one child relax on a boat. A man in white holds out his arm directing the attention of the other passengers to something in the distance. Engraved by John Cousen after a painting by Thomas Creswick after a sketch by William H. Bartlett.

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1857

Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887

Engraving

Title: Decatur's Conflict with the Algerine at Tripoli

One engraving entitled "Decatur's Conflict with the Algerine at Tripoli" dated 1857. The caption notes "Reuben James interposing his head to save the life of his commander." Depicts the conflict of August 3, 1804, when Stephen Decatur Jr. Boarded a Tripolitain boat after learning that a Tripolitain Captian had shot and killed his younger brother, James Decatur. While Stephen fought with the gunboat's captain, a Tripolitain sailor tried to strike him from behind. Reuben James, one of Decatur's sailors, stepped forward and took the blow, saving him. Published by Johnson, Fry & Co. Engraving…

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1861-1877

Burch, Jaques Hippolyte van der, 1786-1854

Engraving

Title: Maison de Johnson dans le pays des Mohawks

One engraving entitled "Maison de Johnson dans le pays des Mohawks" circa 1861-1877. The title translates to "Johnson's House in Mohawk Country." Depicts a distant view of Sir William Johnson's House in the Mohawk Valley, New York. In the forefront of the painting, two groups of people walk across the lawn towards Sir William Johnson's house. Original painting by Jacques Hippolyte van der Burch. Engraver Unknown.

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