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circa 1880
Sartain, John (1808-1897)
Engraving of Charles Fenno Hoffman.
Adhered to scrapbook mount. Short biographical note is adhered to bottom right. Engraved from a portrait by Henry Inman.
GLC02453.63
H.B. Hall & Sons
Engraving of Josiah Gilbert Holland.
Adhered to scrapbook mount. Short biographical note is adhered to bottom right.
GLC02453.64
circa 1885
Perine, George Edward (1837-1885)
Engraving of Benson John Lossing.
Adhered to scrapbook mount with biographical sketch adhered to lower right. From Lossing's book, History of New York City. "Drawn by J.L. Giles, N.Y."
GLC02453.65
Engraving of John Lothrop Motley.
Adhered to scrapbook mount. Below image reads, "On steel by John Sartain Phila. after Photograph from life"
GLC02453.66
circa 1878
Norton, Joshua Abraham (1819-1880)
[Two items relating to Joshua Abraham Norton, self-proclaimed emperor of the United States] [Decimalized]
Joshua Norton was an Englishman who came to America during the California Gold Rush of 1849 and proclaimed himself emperor of the United States. Mark Twain is said to have modeled the character of Huck Finn on Norton.
GLC02729
Bradley & Rulofson.
[Cabinet photograph of Joshua Abraham Norton]
Signed "Emperor Norton." Three-quarter profile photograph of a seated Norton. He is wearing an officer's uniform.
GLC02729.01
30 June 1895
Sarony, Napoleon, 1821-1896
[Portrait of Harriet Beecher Stowe]
One portrait of Harriet Beecher Stowe taken by Sarony dated June 30, 1895. Inscribed to Frank Leonard. Signed twice, recto and verso after an excerpt from Uncle Tom's Cabin.
GLC01091
November 1891
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 1841-1935
Speeches By Oliver Wendell Holmes, Junior.
Inscribed to philanthropist Charles Fairchild and signed with initials "O. W. H." With autograph explanatory notes on Civil War persons mentioned in his speeches, including W. Putnam, W.F. Cabot, James Lowell, General Charles Lowell, Paul Revere...
GLC01001
15 August 1882
James, Frank, 1844-1915
to Anna Ralston and Robert James
Writes to his wife Anna and son Robert (referred to as "My Precious Ones") while being pursued by state and federal authorities. References the Shakespearean character, Timon of Athens, who also spent time exiled in the forest. Reflects on his love...
GLC01692
1889/11
Davis, Varina, 1826-1906
to James Redpath
Sends memoranda (not included) and a brief account of Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston retreat of the 1862 Battle of Yorktown, on behalf of her ill husband, Jefferson Davis. Redpath was writing an account of the battle.
GLC01945
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