[1861/04/17]

Osborn & Durbec

Photograph

Title: "[No.] 19."

Purported to be the only known photograph of the interior of Fort Sumter's casemate, this view shows a row of guns mounted beneath brick archways.

GLC03919.09

1863 ca.

McPherson, & Oliver, fl. 1864

Photograph

Title: [Scene of the 'Negro Charge' on the Reb Works]

Carte de visite. Penciled caption on verso, with additional pencil inscriptions "307" and "7793." View of a fortification on the edge of a valley. White mount with tan border. McPherson & Oliver imprint on verso.

GLC04596.01

[n.d.]

McPherson, & Oliver, fl. 1864

Photograph

Title: Carte de visite of "A Rebel dismounted Columbiad."

Penciled caption on verso, with additional inscriptions "306" and #7793." Image of a damaged cannon with the rear portion broken off and lying near several cannonballs and a ramrod.

GLC04596.02

[n.d.]

McPherson, & Oliver, fl. 1864

Photograph

Title: Carte de visite of "Trench[e]s at Port Hudson."

Penciled caption on verso, with additional inscriptions "310" and "7793." Image of several tents and a pavilion in a wooded valley.

GLC04596.03

[1863?]

Photograph

Title: Cameron Hill and Tennessee River

Pencil inscription on verso: "Cameron Hill and Tennessee River." View of Cameron Hill taken from the Tennessee River.

GLC04749.02

1864/04

Photograph

Title: Flooding along Tennessee River, April 1864

Pencil inscription on verso: "Flooding along Tennessee River, April 1864." Image of flooded road and yard.

GLC04749.04

[1863]

Photograph

Title: Lookout Mountain Hotel, Hooker's HQ in 1863

Pencil inscription on verso: "Lookout Mountain Hotel, Hooker's HQ in 1863." Front view of the hotel with approximately ten men and women gathered at the base of the stairs.

GLC04749.05

1864/04

Photograph

Title: Lula Falls and Lake, Lookout Mtn, April 1864

Pencil inscription on verso: "Lula Falls and Lake, Lookout Mtn, April 1864." View of the falls and lake similar to image #3, but includes large group of men gathered at the edge of the lake.

GLC04749.06

[1863]

Photograph

Title: Redoubt Carpenter

Pencil inscription on verso: "Redoubt Carpenter." Image of bridge, river, and town as seen from above. Probably taken from atop a hill.

GLC04749.08

[1863]

Photograph

Title: Lula Falls, Lookout Mountain.

Pencil inscription on verso: "Lula Falls, Lookout Mountain." Image of 12 men seated and standing on rocks near waterfall.

GLC04749.09

[1863]

Photograph

Title: Citico Mound, Chatanooga [sic], T.N.

Pencil inscription on verso: "Citico Mound, Chatanooga [sic], T.N." Image of men standing at base and on top of a fenced-in mound. Small building on top of mound with flagpole.

GLC04749.12

[1863]

Photograph

Title: Street Scene, Not in Cities under the Gun

Pencil inscription on verso: "Street Scene, Not in Cities under the Gun." Image of muddy street with numerous businesses and several men alongside the road. Sign near building in foreground reads "Cressey Adams Co., Photographers."

GLC04749.13

[1863]

Photograph

Title: Tennessee River

Pencil inscription on verso: "Tennessee River." Image of river with mountain in background.

GLC04749.14

[1863]

Photograph

Title: Checking a Pass, Bridge Over TN River, Chatanooga [sic].

Pencil inscription on verso: "Checking a Pass, Bridge Over TN River, Chatanooga [sic]." Image of two men standing on bridge; one man uniform, the other in civilian clothing.

GLC04749.15

1870 ca.

Photograph

Title: "Hager's Class of '61 19 in number."

Nineteen young men in Naval academy uniforms.

GLC05173.01

1870 ca.

Photograph

Title: "Gunnery model room."

Room with various displays of artillery guns and shells. British flags and buntings on the back wall and around the windows.

GLC05173.02

1870 ca.

Photograph

Title: "Infantry Drill."

Cadets lined up on parade ground. Military band on the right hand side of the photograph and cadets on the left. Same uniforms as in print #1.

GLC05173.03

1870 ca.

Photograph

Title: "Inside of Armward."

Weapons room. Artillery guns in the center of the room. Rifles, gunbelts, and pouches hang on the walls. Sabers suspended from the ceiling, arranged like ceiling fans. The number "122" appears on the pouches. Signs on the wall read "Company H."

GLC05173.04

1870 ca.

Photograph

Title: "Dress Parade in Summer."

Cadets lined up on parade ground in front of building. Dress uniform consists of White hate and pants with a dark jacket.

GLC05173.05

1889 March

Prettyman, William S., fl. 1889-1894

Photograph

Title: [Oklahoma Prairie]

A group of men holding rifles and standing in front of an oxen-driven wagon train. Penciled notation on verso: "E. Hamill, Oklahoma City, March 1889."

GLC05475.01

1889 August

Prettyman, William S., fl. 1889-1894

Photograph

Title: Oklahoma City

Title from verso. Image of a fairly large town consisting of frame buildings shown at a distance. Railroad passes in front of town. Boxcars from the AT & SF RR line the tracks. A frame house and several horses grazing are in foreground of the image in front of the railroad tracks. Penciled notation on verso: "Oklahoma-City, Aug. 1889."

GLC05475.04

1894 November

Prettyman, William S., fl. 1889-1894

Photograph

Title: Atoka First Baptist Church.

White frame church with congregation in front. Small piano and woman in wheel chair are seen to the right of the group. Penciled notation on verso: "Atoka - First Baptist Church. It was here Mr. & Mrs. Michael Conlan were married Nov. 6, 1894. 'This picture as given to Czarina C. Conlan by her aunt Mrs. Czarina Robb soon after Nov. 6 1894. This church was at one time the best in Ind. Terr. or Okla."

GLC05475.11

1821/02/03

Van Ness, Cornelius P., 1782-1852

Printed document

Title: [Report on the progress and expenditures of the Commissioners regarding the fifth, sixth, and seventh articles of the Treaty of Ghent]

The fifth, sixth, and seventh articles of the Treaty of Ghent pertained to the establishment of various parts of the boundary between the United States and Canada. Van Ness was the commissioner for the section of the boundary outlined in article five and Peter B. Porter was the commissioner for the section outlined in articles six and seven. The report ends with a printed letter from Van Ness to Secretary of State John Quincy Adams regarding the execution of article five.

GLC05634.02

1818/03/26

Turner, Charles, 1760-1839

Manuscript letter

Title: to John Holmes

Reports on his activities assisting in the execution of the part of the fifth article of the Treaty of Ghent pertaining to the settlement of an United States-Canada border in the east. Discusses several problems with the enterprise, being at odds with government agents, and the various suggestions he made. Submits his ideas for Holmes to make use of as he sees fit and asks they be kept confidential. Fears becoming a scapegoat. Holmes had been appointed a commissioner to divide the islands of Passamaquoddy Bay between the United States and Great Britain. Turner was a Massachusetts state…

GLC05634.03

1818/04

Manuscript document

Title: [Resolution of the Select Committee on the execution of the Treaty of Ghent]

Copy of a declaration including a letter in the report of the Select Committee investigating the expenditures made in the execution of the part of the Treaty of Ghent fixing the boundary line between Maine and Canada. The letter, written by Charles Turner, was critical of the execution of the treaty (see GLC05634.03). Also resolves "That the Select Committee be discharged from further considering the said report." Addressed to Cornelius P. Van Ness in Burlington, Vermont.

GLC05634.05