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13 September 1898
Britton, Edward E. (fl. 1865-1898)
General orders no. 4
Lists commanders of each company of the 114th regiment NY National Guard. Inspection for a parade.
GLC04558.193
21 November 1898
Brower, George A. (fl. 1865-1898)
General orders no. 6
Orders concerning mustering out of the service of the 114th regiment.
GLC04558.195
28 November 1898
General orders no. 7
Orders regarding mustering out.
GLC04558.196
Duplicate of GLC04558.196. Orders regarding mustering out.
GLC04558.197
7 December 1898
General orders no. 8
Announcing the mustering out of specific companies in the regiment. Accompanied by notice asking that all regiment members give particular attention to personal appearance at the time of mustering out.
GLC04558.198
15 July 1898
Stevens, Edwin (fl. 1865-1898)
Encampment announcement
Notice for the 32d National Encampment, G.A.R.
GLC04558.199
Reunion announcement
Reunion announcement for the 32d National Encampment, G.A.R.
GLC04558.200
circa 1858
J.E. Farwell & Co.
[Broadside advertising The life and personal adventures of Uncle Tom, for 40 years a slave! Also, The surprising adventures of wild Tom...]
Autobiography of Uncle Tom Jones, aka Thomas H. Jones, with an additional biography of Wild Tom, a fugitive slave from South Carolina, included. Published in 1854 and 1858, this edition is offered by Boston's J.E. Farewell & Co., who boast of its...
GLC05508.013.08
1853
National Theatre (New York, N.Y.: 1850-1860)
[Broadside advertising Uncle Tom's cabin at the National Theatre, New York]
A note from G.L. Aiken, the author of the specific play version of Uncle Tom's Cabin being advertised, warns the public that his play has only been performed at the Troy Museum before its current run at the National Theatre. Also includes excerpts...
GLC05508.013.09
1852
Unknown
Slave life! or Uncle Tom's Cabin
Poster for a stage production of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Starting 16 December 1852, the production is not "a mere Stage Version of the Tale, but a Play, in which free use has been made of [Stowe's] personages and most striking incidents." The broadside...
GLC05508.013.10
5 March 1861
Young, Joshua M. (fl. 1861)
President Lincoln's Inaugural. Maine Democrat Extra
Printing of Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address in three colums.
GLC05557.01
15 August 1867
Rogers, John F. (fl. 1867)
Great Sale of Government Clothing
Advertises a public auction of army-issue clothing on 3 September 1867 by order of Quartermaster General Rogers. With some calculations on the verso.
GLC03619.02.14
circa 30 November 1783
New York (N.Y.). City Council.
Order of exhibition of the fire-works, on Monday evening the first of December, 1783.
Program for a fireworks display, showing the order in which the different fireworks will be set off and prohibiting other illumination in the city on the night of the exhibition unless specially authorized. In the title, the word "first" has been...
GLC02437.10571
12 September 1969
Life Magazine
Coretta King's Moving Account of Life With Her Martyred Husband, He Had a Dream.
One poster printed by Life Magazine dated September 12, 1969. Image displays Coretta Scott King a year following Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.
GLC09779.14
1968
Harris, Charles "Teenie" (1908-1988)
[Protesters with signs reading "Citizens Commitee Says Negro Teachers Want Upgrading Now" and "Doctor Marland Says Wait 4 Years, We Say do It Now" outside Pittsburgh Board of Education building]
One black and white photograph of protesters dated 1968 taken by Charles "Teenie" Harris. Image displays protesters--adults and children--holding signs that read, "Citizens Committee Says Negro Teachers Want Upgrading Now," "Dr. Marland Says Wait 4...
GLC09779.10
1963
Moore, Charles (1931-2010)
The Dogs' Attack is Negroes' Reward
One poster dated 1963 entitled, "The Dogs' Attack is Negroes' Reward." Image displays white police officers with canines during a protest. One dog is biting into a black man's leg.
GLC09779.09
May 1965
Sleet, Moneta Jr. (1926-1996)
50,000 March on Montgomery
One cover of Ebony magazine entitled, "50,000 March on Montgomery," dated May 1965. Image displays marchers of the 1965 March on Montgomery. Notable figures featured are Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King, Rosa Parks, Ralph Abernathy, and...
GLC09779.11
8 March 1968
Parks, Gordon (1912-2006)
The Negro and the Cities: The Cry That Will be Heard
One cover of Life magazine entitled, "The Negro and the Cities: The Cry That Will be Heard," dated March 8, 1968. Image consists of a tear-eyed African-American girl, Ellen Fontenelle.
GLC09779.13
21 March 1836
Ximeno, Jose (fl. 1836)
Suplemento al Diario del Gobierno de la Republica Mexicana [No. 326, Vol. IV (March 21, 1836)]
One newspaper dated Mexico, March 21, 1836 printed by Jose Ximeno. This is a supplement with an account of the Mexican Army's win at the Battle of the Alamo. Printing includes letters written between Mexican generals; Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna...
GLC09800
5 World War I posters
GLC09808
2 World War I posters
GLC09809
4 John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy posters
GLC09811
Five Thousand by June, Graduate Nurses Your Country Needs You
GLC09812
Help Us Help Our Boys
GLC09813
1918
Cesare, Oscar Edward (1883-1948)
"1492 Oct. 12 1918, Liberty Day"
One poster depicting Christopher Columbus pointing towards the Statue of Liberty, holding a lit torch. Above the scene is a printed date, "1492 Oct. 12 1918" and below the scene is the text, "Liberty Day."
GLC09814
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