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1863/11/09
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
[Early photo of the coin counting room of the Philadelphia Mint]
[Early photo of the coin counting room of the Philadelphia Mint]. A photo of two men sitting at a table counting coins.
GLC01992.02
6 March 1893
Unknown
How the Treasury is Robbed and No Load in that Barrel
Article discusses the problem they have on their hands with the duplication of bonds and treasury notes. Currently there is no method of preventions and they've had to pay millions in redemption. The other side talks about taxes and how farmers are...
GLC02691.12.02
9 November 1863
Appointment of John G. Butler, Chief Coiner, Philadelphia (c/s Seward) and photograph
Appointment of John G. Butler, Chief Coiner, Philadelphia (c/s Seward).
GLC01992.01
20 December 1929
Hoover, Herbert (1874-1964)
to Richard Edmonds
Acknowledges to Edmonds, the founding editor of the Manufactures Record, that their unemployment was high but contends "it is fantastic for the Englishman you mention to talk about five million." Also notes that he needs to hear from Edmonds...
GLC02346.01.01
1868 ca.
Election campaign carte de visite of Ulysses S. Grant and Henry Wilson
Campaign carte depicting Grant and Vice-Presidential candidate Henry Wilson, with quotation about reducing taxation and national debt.
GLC06663.01
May 1961
Bernot, Rafael A. (fl. 1961)
Project for the economical development of Mexico and Latin America
Co-authored with Renan E. Perez Rivero. Published in Mexico City, Mexico in May 1961. President John F. Kennedy signed a note "For Jim," using his personal stationary, which is pasted at the front of the binder. Items contained in green leather...
GLC05723.01
1961 ca.
Knudsen, R. L. (fl. 1961)
[Tickertape parade in Mexico]
Shows police motorbikes in flying-V parade formation with line of vehicles following.
GLC05723.02
[John and Jacqueline Kennedy with unknown Mexican government officials]
John and Jackie Kennedy stand at a banquet table with four other people making a toast. Behind the table is a backdrop with the American and Mexican flag crossed.
GLC05723.03
1 September 1854
unknown (fl. 1855)
to Franklin Butler Van Valkenburgh Esquire
A letter written to Franklin Butler Van Valkenburgh. In this letter, the author writes about farming and how the lack of rain will effect the crops if the weather persists. The author goes on to write about the prices that his crops, including wheat...
GLC06253.05
18 January 1865
The Congress of the Confederate States of America
A Bill to be entitled an Act to levy additional taxes for the year 1865, for the support of the government
GLC06745.146
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