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21 July 1863

Sanford, A., fl. 1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John G. Nicholay

Sanford, U. S. Marshal, requests that General Nicholay, Private Secretary of President Lincoln, assist Captain Ethan Jenks in delivering an Executive Communication from Rhode Island Governor James Y. Smith. States that the Communication (not included) accompanies this document.

GLC02750.055

3 August 1863

Smith, James, fl. 1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Edward Davis Townsend

Smith, Rhode Island Governor, requests the original or certified copy of the enlistment of Private James A. Briggs to be used in the trial of Captain Ethan A. Jenks from Townsend, Assistant Adjutant General.

GLC02750.057

7 August 1863

Briggs, James A., fl. 1863-1864

Autograph document signed

Title: [Private Briggs' statement regarding his health and enlistment in the Seventh Regiment of the Rhode Island Volunteers]

Briggs states that several doctors' examinations' found him fit for military service before he was sworn in.

GLC02750.058

[ca. 1868-1876]

Photograph

Title: Ulysses S. Grant Carte de visite

White mount with printed caption on right side of image: "Grant Family." Pencil notation on verso: "3." Full length portrait of Grant, his wife, and their four children. Smaller version of image #39 in this collection.

GLC07808.032

[ca. 1885]

Photograph

Title: Ulysses S. Grant Carte de visite

White mount with printed caption below image: "Grant in Peace." Half length seated portrait in uniform with child and dog. Photograph from painting or engraving. Similar to image #35.

GLC07808.034

[ca. 1885]

Photograph

Title: Ulysses S. Grant Carte de visite

White mount with printed caption below image: "Grant in Peace." Half length seated portrait in uniform with child and dog. Photograph from painting or engraving. Similar to image #34.

GLC07808.035

[ca. 1861-1865]

Photograph

Title: Ulysses S. Grant Carte de visite

White mount with printed caption below image: "Genl. Grant's Head-Quaters [sic]." Photograph from engraving of headquarters in unidentified location.

GLC07808.036

[ca. 1865]

Taylor & Huntington, fl. 1865

Photograph

Title: Grant, Ulysses S. Sterocard

Orange mount with imprint of Taylor & Huntington on verso. Image #947 in a series of "original war views." Profile bust portrait of Grant in uniform, facing proper right.

GLC07808.039

[1880-1889]

Clow, Ogden & Company

Photograph

Title: Grant, Ulysses S. Cabinet Card

Dark brown mount with imprint of Clow, Ogden & Co. on recto in gold. Pencil inscription on verso: "41." Bust portrait of Grant in civilian dress.

GLC07808.043

19 June 1885

Barrett (photographer)

Photograph

Title: Grant, Ulysses S. Cabinet Card

White mount with imprint Barrett and printed caption below image: "General U.S. Grant and Family, at Mt. McGregor, Taken June 19th, 1885." Verso contains pencil inscriptions "78" and "43." View of Grant and his family gathered on the front steps of their home at Mount McGregor.

GLC07808.045

20 July 1885

Photograph

Title: Grant, Ulysses S. Cabinet Card

White mount with printed inscription below image: "Gen. U.S. Grant, Taken at Mt. McGregor Three Days Before His Death." Pencil inscriptions on verso: "Nelli[es?]," and "42." Image shows an elderly Grant reading on the porch of his home.

GLC07808.046

1941 - 1943

Various

Header Record

Title: US and Japanese photos of the attack on Pearl Harbor [Decimalized .01- .17]

GLC09547

1941 - 1943

Photograph album

Title: Log album US Navy Air Station Pearl Harbor [empty]

The album has a decorated suede upper cover and card lower cover, 5 printed leaves ("memory leaves," "my log and diary"), 28 blank leaves.

GLC09547.01

07 December 1941

United States. Navy

Photograph

Title: [Wrecks of USS Downes & Cassin, 7 December 1941]

Naval History & Heritage Command attributes image to Navy Photographer's Mate Harold Fawcett. Taken during attack in 1941 and printed and released in 1942 for the one-year anniversary. From Naval History and Hertiage's online catalog: "The wrecked destroyers USS Downes (DD-375) and USS Cassin (DD-372) in Drydock One at the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, soon after the end of the Japanese air attack. Cassin has capsized against Downes. USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) is astern, occupying the rest of the drydock. The torpedo-damaged cruiser USS Helena (CL-50) is in the right distance, beyond the crane.…

GLC09547.02

1941 - 1943

Photograph

Title: [Hickam Field]

Inscription on back of photograph: "Hickam Field"

GLC09547.03

February 23, 1863