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1862
Howe, Julia Ward (1819-1910)
Battle Hymn of the Republic and Suffrage Song
One undated broadsheet with a print of the Battle of the Republic by Julia Ward Howe. Also on verso "Suffrage Song to be sung to the tune of 'America.'"
GLC09748
23 January 1792
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
GLC09791.37
1855-1856
Unknown
Manuscript diary of an unknown woman
One diary of an unknown woman dated 1855-1856. Many entries are one sentence. She tends to write about food, people she visits and the weather.
GLC09944
circa 1919
National Women Suffrage Association
About Voting: Who gave the MEN their right to Vote and when?
One broadside entitled About Voting: Who gave the MEN their right to Vote and when? dated circa 1919. The broadside outlines who can vote and why woman should have the right to vote.
GLC09948
1942 WWII American homefront diary
GLC09961
20 February 1818
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...
GLC09898.07
GLC09898.02
15 May 1818
Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden
[Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden presents The Slave, May 15, 1818]
GLC09898.08
10 October 1827
[For the Benefit of Mr Braham]
GLC09898.17
1918
Liberty Loan Committee
"The Message to Send to Our Soldiers In France"
One poster entitled, "The Message to Send to Our Soldiers In France." Text pertains to sending a message to soldiers abroad in the form of bonds. Communicates that investing in bonds is just comforting to them as correspondence from family...
GLC09807.05
"Oversubscribe this Victory Liberty Loan"
One poster entitled, "Oversubscribe this Victory Liberty Loan," dated 1918. Text refers to the service rendered by Sergeant Grady Parrish at Cote de Chatillon on October 16th. Advertisement suggests how Parrish wouldn't have been able to complete an...
GLC09807.06
1917
American Lithographic Co.
"The Child at Your Door"
One poster entitled, "The Child at Your Door." Refers to a campaign to raise $30 million for 400,000 orphans from Armenia, Greece, Syria and Persia organized by the American Committee Relief in the Near East. Illustration on poster consists of a...
GLC09808.01
"Whose Limit Is All That He Can "
One poster entitled, "Whose Limit Is All That He Can." Text contains a poem attributed to "Observer R.F.C." Displays the difficulty for pilots fighting in France. Suggests that buying bonds will aid the cause during World War I. Illustration is of a...
GLC09808.02
"Die Siegesfreiheitsanleheihe"
One poster entitled, "Die Siegesfreiheitsanleheihe." Text refers to past German attacks on the English and Americans, with graphic description of the sinking of the Lusitania. Illustration is of a Skull with a bloody saber held through its teeth...
GLC09808.03
"Home At Last From Overseas!"
One poster entitled, "Home At Last From Overseas!" Text refers to printed image of a soldier embracing his mother. States that investment in a $200 victory loan will allow soldiers to return home.
GLC09808.04
"A vision of Private Kutschkes of the German National Guard = Traumgebild des deutschen Landwehrmanns Kutschke!"
One poster entitled, "A vision of Private Kutschkes of the German National Guard = Traumgebild des deutschen Landwehrmanns Kutschke!" Advertisement for Liberty Bonds contains maps of the German empire in English and in German. Text likens the Kaiser...
GLC09808.05
1914-1918
Wright, George Hand (1872-1951)
"follow the Boys in Blue for Home and Country"
One recruitment poster entitled, "follow the Boys in Blue for Home and Country," signed by the artist. Depicts civilian men lining up behind sailors boarding a battleship.
GLC09809.01
King, William B. (1880-1927)
"Lest They Perish"
One poster entitled, "Lest They Perish," pertaining to a campaign organized by American Committee for Relief in the Near East. The organization was meant to raise $30 million for refugees displaced by the Ottoman Empire during World War I. Image...
GLC09809.02
2000
Wallace, Steve (fl. 2000)
"Kennedy: Democrats Wanted"
One poster entitled, "Kennedy: Democrats Wanted," dated 2000. Contains reprinting of Robert F. Kennedy's original 1968 election campaign poster. Also included in the text is a quote by George Bernard Shaw.
GLC09811.01
One poster entitled, "Kennedy: Democrats Wanted," dated 2000. Contains reprinting of graphics from Robert F. Kennedy's original 1968 election campaign poster. Image is of Kennedy at an event. Includes a quote by Alfred Tennyson from the poem,...
GLC09811.02
"Kennedy for President: A Time for Greatness"
One poster entitled, "Kennedy for President: A Time for Greatness," dated 2000. Item is a reprinting of John F. Kennedy's 1960 presidential campaign. Also includes text encouraging people to join the Democratic Party.
GLC09811.03
"Kennedy for President"
One poster entitled, "Kennedy for President," dated 2000. Item is a reprinting of John F. Kennedy's 1960 presidential campaign. Also includes text encouraging people to join the Democratic Party.
GLC09811.04
4 May 1969
Legg, W. Dorr (1904-1994)
"Communications...Step One!"
One handout entitled, "Communications...Step One!" Item is an invitation to a panel discussion at Baces Hall in Hollywood, California dated May 4, 1969. Purpose of meeting was to discuss social attitudes of homosexuality perceived by the church and...
GLC09867
1863
Wells, Hiram C. (fl. 1825-1900)
Pocket Diary for 1863
One diary for the year 1863 by Hiram C. Wells. The diary gives a good view of life in the cavalry with skirmishes, scouts, etc. Well's regiment took part in the siege of Knoxville. Wells was later captured, imprisoned at Andersonville, and on the...
GLC03131.15.001
9 September 1856
Rockland Gazette
Rockland Gazette, Extra Election Returns
Election results for Lincoln County Maine
JB00582
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