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1859/10/22
Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883
To: J.Q.A. Ward.
Stephens writes to Ward while still serving in the U.S. House of Representatives. Re: sending money, and family health and affairs.
GLC06343.287
circa 1830-1910
Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910
[Male nude wrestling with ram]
Black ink; wove paper.
GLC06343.203
1852
Slave life! or Uncle Tom's Cabin
Poster for a stage production of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Starting 16 December 1852, the production is not "a mere Stage Version of the Tale, but a Play, in which free use has been made of [Stowe's] personages and most striking incidents." The broadside...
GLC05508.013.10
28 September 1853
Jones, R.C., fl. 1845-1853
to William E. Jones
Refers to financial concerns but hopes for a good harvest. Mentions the construction of a railroad through Memphis and Little Rock, running through their property. Addressed to Lt. W. E. Jones, Fort Ewell, Texas.
GLC02711.18
circa 1860
Anderson & Co.
[Carte de visite of Edward R. Archer]
Edward R. Archer. Carte de visite, vignette portra. Albumen print (Richmond, Virginia: Anderson & Co.).
GLC01896.183
[Sculpture designs: 4 standing figures, 1 female and 3 male]
Two of the sketches are probably of George Washington. Black ink, tracing paper.
GLC06343.033
[Man on horse in black ink, and three roughly sketched figures in graphite]
Sculpture design sketch. Black ink and graphite on tracing paper.
GLC06343.006
May 10, 1881
[Sculpture design sketch of a Cavalier-looking man standing atop a large foundation]
Sculpture design of a Cavalier-looking man [European explorer] standing atop a large foundation, holding a script in one hand and a sword in the other. The man appears to be standing on a small boat with surf breaking on its bow. There are several...
GLC06343.009
[Fountain design]
Graphite and markings in red wax pencil, tan thin wove [sketch] paper.
GLC06343.013
[New Years cupid [Eros] wearing a top hat and holding a champagne glass and bottle]
Black ink on tracing paper.
GLC06343.021
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