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1865
Unknown
[Mourning ribbon]
Silk mourning ribbon for president Lincoln. Has a portrait of Lincoln in rondel surmounted by eagle. Below the portrait it reads "The late lamented president Lincoln."
GLC08500.03
1863 [?]
Franklin Pierce Indian peace medal by S. Ellis and J. Wellson
7.5 cm in diameter.
GLC08619
circa 1864
[Election of 1864 Abraham Lincoln campaign shield]
Heraldic gold shield with photograph of Abraham Lincoln in center. With loop at top for hanging.
GLC08684
Magniadas, Franky (fl. 1865)
[Medal struck in France to honor Abraham Lincoln]
Profile of head of Lincoln with "Dedie par la Democratie Francaise a Lincoln President deux fois elu des Etats-Unis." The reverse shows Lincoln's grave with a winged angel and two African Americans honoring him.
GLC08763
circa 1867-1870
Farragut, David Glasgow (1801-1870)
[hat and epaulets in a tin box]
Tin box was crafted specifically to hold the hat and epaulets. It is 20.5 cm high, 45.5 cm long, and 20.75 cm in width. Inside, the hat lays on its side while two folding platforms hold the epaulets for easy storage. Below the epaulets are two spaces...
GLC08877
1861-1877
Winters, June (fl. 1950-)
33- 1/3 recording: Honest Abe (side A) Betsy Ross (side B)
Mayfair Records
GLC08880.001
small flyer showing map of Lincoln shrines along Lincoln National Memorial Highway
GLC08880.127
28 May 1944
Emery, Dewitt (fl. 1944-)
Part of Broadcast number 25 of "Abe Lincoln's Story"
GLC08880.156
1864 ca.
Red, white and blue, "Union" patriotic folding paper lantern
Lantern made from corrugated wove paper with cardboard top and base, hanging loop and internal metal candle holder. The paper is printed with blue horizontal stripes (on upper) and red-white vertical stripes (on bottom). The word "Union" (hard to...
GLC06864
[Purple and blue "Union" paper folding paper lantern]
Lantern made from corrugated wove paper with cardboard top and base, hanging loop and internal metal candle holder. The paper is printed or painted with blue and purple (perhaps once burgundy or dark red), with the word "Union" printed twice as part...
GLC07096
1873
The Great Seal of the Confederacy
Very rare silver medal strike from the original plate made ca. 1863. In original case
GLC08054
1861-c.1925
Waite, Horatio Loomis
[Cane]
Cane, part of Waite-Long Families archive.
GLC08284.006
Remains of a seal
Originally in an envelope.
GLC08284.136
Calling card for Chara C. Long
GLC08284.137
3 identical calling cards for Frank A. Cole
White with brown lettering.
GLC08291.28
circa 1868
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885)
[U.S. Army razor]
U.S. Army razor, engraved "U. S. Grant," with White House provenance.
GLC08394
August 1888
Jackson, Richard H. (fl. 1861-1864)
[Invitation to the Sixth Reunion of The Survivors Association of the Third Georgia Regiment]
GLC07705.174
1864
Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
The Boys in Blue Want Abe to Stay
GLC07744
Winder, Richard Bayly (1828-1894)
[Wallet owned by Richard B. Winder]
Inscribed in the wallet is "R.B. Winder Captain and A.Q.M. C.S.A [Assistant Quarter Master Confederate States of America]." Accompanied by three pieces of Confederate currency of the following denominations: $1, $10 and 20 bill (see GLC07271.07.02-...
GLC07271.07.01
Kearsing, John H. (1836-1906)
[Bone kerchief slide, carved by J. H. Kearsing, Co. D 43rd NY Volunteers]
Polished bone kerchief slide, etched on front "J. H. Kearsing, Andersonville Prison, 1864." On the back exterior of the ring is etched "Co. D 43rd N.Y.S.V." Kearsing was a prisoner in Andersonville.
GLC07271.08
Hersey, William (fl. 1865)
[Andersonville biscuit with accompanying tin]
Atop the metal tin, which held the biscuit, is a descriptive tag: "Brought From the Rebel Prison at Andersonville, Ga. by William Hersey of the 35th Regiment M.V.M. [Massachusetts Volunteer Militia] March 1865. Presented by G. N. Patten March 21 -...
GLC07271.09
[Snuff box made by Andersonville prisoners]
Hinged wooden snuff box.
GLC07271.10
Mason, Albert (b. 1839)
[Wood cane presented from one prisoner at Anersonville to another]
Wooden cane with a polished handle and an engraved metal label wrapped around it that reads: "Presented to Peter Quinn by Albert Mason a comrade and tent mate at Andersonville Prison, 1864." Quinn died at Andersonville on 8 October 1864.
GLC07271.11
Bronze medal by Anthony Paquet
Life portrait of Lincoln by Paquet, copy of the medal donated to the Northeast Sanitary Fair of 1864. The medal was hung in White House during Lincoln administration, and later presented to Col. William H. Crook, Lincoln's bodyguard. With 2...
GLC07622
6 January 1883
Advertisement for Opera called Patience
GLC02740.61
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