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23 December 1860

Parker, James M., fl. 1860-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to "Cousin Hale"

Signed "James M Parker"

GLC02181.16

6 January 1861

Autograph letter signed

Title: [to "Halus"]

Signed [unknown]

GLC02181.17

8 May 1861

Perkins, James Neal, fl. 1861

Autograph letter signed

Title: to J. H. Powers

Signed J. N. Perkins

GLC02181.18

8 July 1861

Parker, James M., fl. 1860-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to "Chums"

Signed J. M. Parker

GLC02181.19

2 August 1861

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Brother

unknown author.

GLC02181.20

25 August 1861

Bortens, H., fl. 1861

Autograph letter signed

Title: to "Friend Powers"

Signed [H Bortens?]

GLC02181.21

6 August 1861

Parker, Sarah H., fl. 1861

Autograph letter signed

Title: to "Brothers and Sister"

Signed "Sarah H Parker"

GLC02181.22

6 August 1861

Parker, James M., fl. 1860-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to "Cousins and Chums"

Signed "Jim"

GLC02181.23

8 August 1861

Nightingale, G.F., fl. 1861

Autograph letter signed

Title: to "Friend Powers"

Signed "G. F. Nightingale"

GLC02181.24

1 September 1861

Perkins, Jacob N., fl. 1860-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to [Chires?]

Signed "Jacobus"

GLC02181.25

26 August 1874

Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894

Sketch

Title: [Pencil and ink. Seneca Lake]

signed

GLC02673.13

28 August 1874

Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894

Sketch

Title: [Pencil and ink. Pavilion Hotel]

signed

GLC02673.14

28 August 1874

Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894

Sketch

Title: [Pencil and ink. Pavilion Hotel in the distance]

note on verso: "Do not charge Mr. Bacthelder [sic] my Hotel Bill. J.W.G."

GLC02673.15

16 August 1875

Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894

Sketch

Title: [Pencil and ink wash. Mauchunk Pennsylvania from Booth Mountain]

GLC02673.16

1876

Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894

Autograph note

Title: [Autograph notes concerning a model, possibly seen at the Centennial Fair, 1876, and probably intended to guide a model he was making.]

Plan of the movements and battles of the Spanish Forces against the Moors in Moroco [sic] during 1859-60.... JBB's large panoramic Gettysburg prints are copyright 1877.

GLC02673.17

1876

Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894

Autograph note

Title: [notes on terra cotta fountain of two children]

One of the most charming designs in the Exhibition is the fountain of Terra Cotta representing two children standing under a spread umbrella above which the jet of water plays.... Autograph note, probably ca. 1876 and accompanied by #19, upon which dating is based.

GLC02673.18

1876

Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894

Sketch

Title: [ink and water color. Terra cotta fountain of children]

On verso is pasted-down newsclipping: "Old Abe" at the Centennial. Describing the famous war eagle mascot of the 8th Wisconsin, clipped from the Philadelphia Times.

GLC02673.19

19 August 1893

Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894

Sketch

Title: [watercolor. Marsh Creek]

Hoffman's Dam. Shows a fisherman

GLC02673.20

1815-1860

Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894

Sketch

Title: [pencil. Man on foot bridge]

Dr. P. D. Keiser. Showing man on foot bridge. Another figure facing this one has been erased.

GLC02673.21

1815-1860

Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894

Sketch

Title: [brown and blue wash on textured paper. Panorama of mountain and forest scene]

GLC02673.22

1815-1860

Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894

Sketch

Title: [watercolor. Two horizons with house]

GLC02673.23

1815-1860

Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894

Sketch

Title: [pencil. unfinished sketch for waterfall]

GLC02673.24

1815-1860

Bachelder, John B. (John Badger), 1825-1894

Sketch

Title: [pencil and watercolor in blue. House on tree lined street]

A striking image, done entirely in different shades of blue. The house cannot be identified from any other material --including photographs of the Bachelder home-- in the collection.

GLC02673.25