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circa 1872-1874
Currier & Ives
Lithograph of Frederick Douglass
Circa dates based on several sources, indicating Currier and Ives' location at 125 Nassau St. between 1872 and 1874.
GLC08630.03
7 August 1855
Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869
to unknown
Directed to "Gentlemen." Agrees to deliver a lecture on slavery during the upcoming winter, noting, "I shall fail to say anything possessing either novelty or merit upon a topic which has been more profoundly and carefully discussed in Boston than...
GLC05603.01.25
1925 circa
Tanner, James, 1844-1927
"At the deathbed of Abraham Lincoln"
One article entitled, "At the Deathbed of Abraham Lincoln," written by James Tanner and printed by the National Republic. Consists of an eye witness account related to Lincoln's assassination and his deathbed. Relays the chaos at the scene at Ford's...
GLC05603.03.04
3 January 1840-31 December 1841
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
The liberator. [Vol. 10, no. 1 (January 3, 1840) - v. 11, no. 53 (December 31, 1841)]
GLC06109.01
7 January 1842-29 December 1843
The liberator. [Vol. 12, no. 1 (January 7, 1842) - v. 13, no. 52 ( December 29, 1843)]
GLC06109.02
5 January 1844-26 December 1845
The liberator. [Vol. 14, no. 1 (January 5, 1844) - v. 15, no. 52 (December 26, 1845)]
GLC06109.03
2 January 1846-31 December 1847
The liberator. [Vol. 16, no. 1 (January 2, 1846) - v. 17, no. 53 (December 31, 1847)]
GLC06109.04
[n.d.]
J.E., Tilton, & Co., 1851-1878
Lowell, James Russell.
Tilton imprint on recto. Identified in ink on verso. Vignette half length seated portrait, holding cane. White mount with gold border.
GLC06391.19
1864
Truth, Sojourner.
Printed inscription on recto: "I sell the shadow to support the substance. Sojourner Truth." Blue two-cent tax stamp and pencil inscription "11902" on verso. Full length standing portrait with walking stick. White mount with gold border.
GLC06391.20
1861-1877
[Carte de visite of Horace Greeley]
From negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery. Anthony imprint on verso. Three quarter length standing portrait of a bald, heavyset man in civilian dress. White mount with gold border
GLC06391.28
D. Appleton & Company, fl. 1861-1880
Bright, John.
Photograph by A.A. Turner. Appleton imprint on verso. Identified in pencil on verso. Three quarter length seated portrait. Photograph from engraving. White mount with gold border.
GLC06391.29
Charles Taber & Co., fl. 1861-1865
Subdun[?], Benj[amin]
With Charles Taber imprint on verso. Identified in pencil on verso. Oval vignette bust portrait. [Photograph from painting or engraving?] White mount
GLC06391.30
[Unidentified ]
Oval bust portrait of a middle-aged man. White mount.
GLC06391.31
Anthony, Edward, 1819-1888
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, Lyman Beecher, and Henry Ward Beecher.
From negative in Brady's National Portrait Gallery. Anthony imprint on verso. Identified in pencil on verso. Full length seated portrait of all three. White mount with red border.
GLC06391.32
Bryant, W[illia]m Cullen.
Photograph by A.A. Turner. ; Appleton imprint on verso. Identified in pencil on verso. Half length seated portrait of Bryant as an old man. White mount with gold border.
GLC06391.33
Paxson, Chas., fl. 1863-1864
"Our Protection. Rosa, Charley, Rebecca. Slave Children from New Orleans."
With printed identification on recto; imprint and copyright on verso.Portrait of three children wrapped in what appear to be flags. White mount
GLC06391.38
1863
"Rebecca: A Slave Girl from New Orleans."
With printed identification on recto; imprint and copyright on verso. Vignette bust portrait of a young girl. White mount
GLC06391.39
27 January 1864
Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence), 1814-1877
Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 2, no. 16 (January 27, 1864)]
"The New Doctrine of Church and State" notes changes made in proscribed church doctrine through a lengthy article examining the debate between church and state with particular consideration given to the Confederate Congress. An editorial titled...
GLC05959.39.47
circa 1880-1890
Volck, Adalbert John, 1828-1912
Free Negroes in the North
Depicts a scene of urban depravity. Volck is seeking to convey the hypocrisy of the North when it comes to the plight of blacks. The focal point of the sketch is a well-dressed white man who may be Henry Ward Beecher, a leader in the antislavery...
GLC00493.26
12 December 1863
Prentice, George Dennison, 1802-1870
Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 34, no. 19 (December 12, 1863)]
Lovejoy's Bill to Punish Slave Holding, Rebel Losses at Knoxville.
The front page of this issue includes the address of Lieutenant General R.T. Jacob upon taking his seat as the presiding officer in the Kentucky Senate, with minutes from the...
GLC05959.14.33
Truth, Sojourner, 1797-1883
Carte-de-visite of SojournerTruth
Caption on mount reads :"I sell the Shadow to Support the Substance. Sojourner Truth." Copyright stamp on verso
GLC09082
July 1835
American Anti-Slavery Society
The Anti-Slavery Record. Vol 1, no. 7.
Published by the American Anti-Slavery Society, printed by S. W. Benedict & Co. With images of a schoolhouse and slave children being whipped, asks, "Which of these systems of education shall we hand down to posterity."
GLC09083
1820
Hillhouse, William, fl. 1820
The Crisis, No. 1 or Thoughts on Slavery, Occasioned by the Missouri Question.
Printed by A. H. Maltby & Co, New Haven, Connecticut. Denounces slavery and its introduction into the new Territories: "The extension of slavery to the new and unculivated regions of the west...is a great calamity...It is a blot on the human...
GLC09062
18 August 1921
Program of the Forty-Eighth Annual Meeting of the National Women's Christian Temperance Union
GLC09400.643
August 1952
Students for Democratic Action, fl. 1952
The Big Little Person's Book of Songs For Democratic Action
The book, published by the Students for Democratic Action (SDA), is a mix of common picketing and protest songs and original works by the author. The table of contents is ordered by genre of the song as follows: popular folk songs; old favorites; SDA...
GLC09590
1850 ca.
Brady, Mathew B., 1823-1896
Daniel F. Tiemann
Modern print of carte de visite by Brady-NY, tucked into slits on mount, with note of F.H. Meserve. Inscribed on mount: "Daniel F. Tiemann, mayor of New York. From a negative of M.B. Brady. The Collection of F.H. Meserve."
GLC05188.03
1853
Griffiths, Julia, fl. 1895
Autographs for freedom.
Published by John P. Jewett and Company. In the preface, Griffiths writes, "The proceeds of the sale of 'Autographs for Freedom,' will be devoted to the dissemination of light and truth on the subject of slavery throughout the country." Griffiths...
GLC05167
August 1945
Committee for Georgia
Your Part in Georgia's Politics.
One pamphlet entitled, "Your Part in Georgia's Politics" printed by Committee for Georgia dated August 1945. A resource for statewide elections in Georgia. Illustrates if the Supreme Court is upholding the constitutional right of African-Americans to...
GLC09640.047
1944
Committee of Editors and Writers of the South
Voting Restrictions in the 13 Southern States.
One pamphlet entitled, "Voting Restrictions in the 13 Southern States, A Report," by the Committee of Editors and Writers of the South in 1944. Gives voting information for thirteen southern states such as poll times, compensation, voting...
GLC09640.048
1934
Engels, Friedrich, 1820-1895
The British Labor Movement.
One small press printing of "The British Labor Movement," by Frederick Engels dated 1934. Contains articles printed in The Labor Standard related to labor rights. Includes essays such as, "A Fair Day's Wage," "Trade Unions," "Labor Party" and others.
GLC09640.066
1836
Finden, William, 1787-1852
Engraving of Sir William Maitland
One engraving of Sir William Maitland dated 1836. Half portrait of Maitland.
GLC08878.1588
1878
Lock & Whitfield (photographers), fl. 1850-1890
Samuel Plimsoll
One photograph of Samuel Plimsoll dated 1878, taken by photographers Lock and Whitfield.
GLC08878.1789
1984
Rustin, Bayard, 1912-1987
South Africa: Is Peaceful Change Possible?
One pamphlet entitled, "South Africa: Is Peaceful Change Possible?" written by Bayard Rustin, Charles Bloomstein, Walter Naegle dated 1984. The report delves into apartheid in South Africa, the constitutional referendum, recommendation for nonviolent...
GLC09640.216.01
One pamphlet entitled, "South Africa: Is Peaceful Change Possible?" written by Bayard Rustin, Charles Bloomstein, Walter Naegle dated 1984. The report delves into apartheid in South Africa: the constitutional referendum, and recommendations for...
GLC09640.216.02
circa 1865
Engraving of Frances Wright
One engraving of Frances Wright dated circa 1865. Half seated portrait of Wright.
GLC08878.0984
1866-1867
National anti-slavery standard. [Vol. 26, no. 35 (January 6, 1866)- v. 28, no. 34 (December 28, 1867)] [with gaps]
Volume 26 is missing issue numbers 43 and 47. Volume 27 is missing issue numbers 8,13,and 35. Volume 28 is missing issue number 28. The January 5, 1866, Vol. 27, no. 35 most likely contains a misprint in either the date or the Volume and issue...
GLC05825.02
GLC05825.01
1902
Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891
The anti-slavery papers of James Russell Lowell. Vol 1
First edition. No. 141 of a Limited edition of 525 copies. Uncut and unopened. Published by Houghton Mifflin and Company.
GLC00267.013.01
The anti-slavery papers of James Russell Lowell. Vol 2
GLC00267.013.02
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