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1860
Unknown
[Republican campaign token for 1860 election]
With photographs of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin, on opposing sides. Stamped with their names and the year. Gold border. Punched with hole at top.
GLC04102.03
GLC04102.04
[Bell/Everett campaign token for 1860 election]
With photographs of Edward Everett and John Bell, on opposing sides. Stamped with their names and the year. Gold border. Punched with hole at top. Bell and Everett ran on the Constitutional Union ticket.
GLC04102.05
[Democratic campaign token for 1860 election]
With photographs of Stephen A. Douglas and Herschel V. Johnson, on opposing sides. Stamped with their names and the year. Gold border. Punched with hole at top. Douglas and Johnson ran on the Northern Democratic ticket.
GLC04102.06
1864
[Republican campaign token for 1864 election]
With photographs of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson, one of each side. Stamped with their names and "for President," "for Vice-President." Gold border. Punched with hole at top.
GLC04102.07
1862-1863
Baker, T. Otis (fl. 1862-1863)
Calling Card
A calling card for "Mr. & Mrs. T. Otis Baker"
GLC03134.03
ca 1870-1879
[Postal card]
Blank postal card from Decatur Novelty works, Faries & Oakes, Boiler Makers and Machinists, Decautr, Ill.
GLC03136.086
1873
Peddecord, J. J.
[Wedding invitation]
GLC03136.095
1917
[Japanese 1917 calendar]
GLC03136.102
4 July 1866
Union League of Philadelphia
[Commemoration card of the Union League of Philadelphia, including information regarding a 4 July celebration]
Printed by King & Baird. One side of this card depicts the Union League. A print of a cannon and other weapons, an eagle, and three American flags are included on verso. Surrounding the image, text states "Union League of Philadelphia. Salute The...
GLC02608.03
1861-1877
God Be Merciful Unto Us
a psalm in a coaster size book
GLC02618.093
[pocketbook]
bound in blue leather. Contains paper and cloth.
GLC02750.478
15 March 1867
For Emma (A Calling Card)
Other side reads: Remember thy creator?
GLC02751.49
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
circa 1862
Isaac, Campbell & Co.
Confederate cavalry sabre of William E. Jones
Confederate cavalry sabre in scabbard. Manufactured by Isaac Campbell & Co. of London, at 71 Jermyn Street. Hilt embellished with an eagle and arrows in its talons with foliage. Purchased by William E. Jones in 1862.
GLC02711.08.01
circa 1844-1848
Ames Manufacturing Company
Sword of William E. Jones
Non-commissioned officer's sword, model 1840. Used at West Point and owned by William E. Jones. Inscribed "Ames &Mfg. Co., Chicopee, Mass." The Ames Manufacturing Company was founded in 1835 in Chicopee, Massachusetts. The company manufactured small...
GLC02711.09
W. H. Horstmann & Sons
Non-commissioned officer's sword, similar to GLC02711.09, also said to have been used at West Point. It belonged to William E. Jones. W. H. Horstmann & Sons had retail stores in both New York and Philadelphia; most of their swords and sabers had...
GLC02711.10
1780 circa
Hartcup, Thomas, fl. 1761-1820
[Sword of Thomas Hartcup]
Slightly curved blade, wooden and brass handle with lion's head on hilt. Hartcup was a general in the British army and served during the Revolutionary War. Measurements indicate width at handle.
GLC01450.012.04
1770-1780 circa
Frothingham, Richard, 1748-1819
[Framed silhouette of Richard Frothingham]
Small silhouette of Frothingham's head in profile in dark blue. Oval shaped gold gilt frame. Backing is no longer attached to frame.
GLC01450.065.02
20 July 1865
Ordway, K.G., fl. 1855-1865
[Congressional mourning ribbon]
Black ribbon with gold trim and fringes. There is a white rosette sewn on to the top with a gold sequence star and two sequence stars on the black part of the ribbon directle below the rosette. The entire ribbon is covered in black transparent silk...
GLC01423.01
1784 circa
Pico, Joshua, fl. 1760-1790
[Liquor merchant's trunk]
Belonged to Joshua Pico, a liquor merchant from Boston. Wooden chest with two handles, metal edges, and a lock on the lid. The key is missing so the lock is stuffed with paper to prevent locking. Interior has separated compartments for six large...
GLC01450.911
circa 1864
[James Sanks Brisbin's epaulets]
Consists of two gold colored brass epaulets. Each epaulet contains (on the epaulet's top) a brass button and an eagle embroidered with silver thread. Measurements reflect epaulet as positioned on a shoulder (width is measured from inner shoulder)....
GLC01504.03
1927
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Gold liberty coin
Coin ca. 32 mm diameter. Collateral to FDR gold order
GLC01983.03
1801 ca.
[Jefferson Indian Peace medal]
Based on Houdon's bust of Jefferson. Copies of this medal were given by Lewis and Clark to Indians they met on their expedition. See Alfred L. Bush, Life Portraits of Thomas Jefferson, p. 13; Noble E. Cunningham, Jr., The Image of Thomas Jefferson in...
GLC01984.03
Clark & Company, fl. 1860
Liberty $5 coin: Pike's Peak gold. Denver. Five D. [by Clark & Co.]
Gold coin, collateral to Lincoln letter ending private coinage, GLC 1989. This coin comes from the last series minted privately at Denver by [Gruber] Clark & Co.
GLC01989.02
1792-1793 ca.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Collateral to US Mint: Rittenhouse medal, one-cent & half-cent coins with prints
Collateral items: print of Jefferson; a photo, "Ye Old Mint;" a print titled "The Coin Room;" a commemorative medal with the words "David Rittenhouse 1st Director U.S. Mint;" a one cent coin with a flowing hair liberty on the front and chain link on...
GLC01997.02
9 April 1865
[Appomattox ink well]
Small, ceramic, bell-shaped, brown bottle, glazed, with cork. Label affixed to the bottom, inscribed by Hempstead Washburne: "This is the ink bottle used in signing the Treaty [underscored] at Appomattox by Gen. Lee & Gen. Grant. It was presented...
GLC02084.02
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
10 Richard Nixon campaign buttons
GLC09803
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
1980
Huot, Robert (1935)
"No Nukes is Good Nukes"
One poster entitled, "No Nukes is Good Nukes," dated 1980. Depicts cross bones with a nuclear explosion behind it. Text advocates against nuclear waste, raises the viewers awareness that "cheap and solar and geothermal technology exists that could...
GLC09816
Lyon, Danny (1942-)
"One Man One Vote"
One poster entitled, "One Man One Vote," printed by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Item consists of a photograph of an old man in a straw hat and overralls sitting outside.
GLC09828
Hutchings, James M. (1820-1902)
"Hutchings' California Scenes - Methods of Mining"
One printing entitled, "Hutchings' California Scenes - Methods of Mining," published in 1855. Contains illustrations and information on various methods of mining; sinking a shaft, canals, hydraulic telegraph, sluicing, hydraulic washing, the...
GLC09830
1972
"Boycott Farah Pants, Viva La Huelga."
One yellow button with an illustration of a woman with her fist raised in the air and black text printed, "Boycott Farah Pants, Viva La Huelga."
GLC09844
Theatre-Royal, Hull
Oroonoko advertisement
This item is a mounted broadside advertisement for the play Oroonoko; or the Royal slave at the Theatre Royal. It lists the actors in each part for the February 20, 1818 show. It also notes that after Oroonoko the Forest of Bondy; or the Dog of...
JB00006
Pennigton, P. (fl. 1792)
At a Public Meeting of the Gentlemen, Clergy, Manufacturers, and Inhabitants of Kendal, held at the Town-Hall, January 23, 1792
JB00036
Wedgwood
Am I Not A Man And A Brother?
Commemorative edition
JB00073
JB00074
American Abolition Society
Am I Not a Man Am I Not A Brother
JB00075
Am I not a Woman & A Sister
JB00076
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