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circa 1920-1947
unknown, fl. 1920-1947
[Photograph of Japanese-American woman and children]
One undated black-and-white photograph of Japanese-American woman and children. The woman is holding a small boy.
GLC09860.160
circa 1843
Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881
[Excerpt from Thomas Carlyle's 'Past and Present'].
From chapter 8 "Unworking Aristocracy," on p. 172-74 of Carlyle's 1843 book, "Past and Present." A note on the top identifies the content: "A scrap of T. Carlyle's manuscript of 'Past and Present.' RW. Emerson," although, it is probably not in...
GLC05508.060
[Photograph of Japanese-American children and women]
One undated black-and-white photograph of a Japanese-American children and women seated outside.
GLC09860.157
[Photograph of Japanese-American man and woman]
One undated black-and-white photograph of Japanese-American man and woman aboard a ship.
GLC09860.414
1795/01/01
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Proclamation for day of Thanksgiving and prayer
Setting aside the nineteenth of February as a day of "Public Thanksgiving and Prayer." Compare to other Thanksgiving broadsides: Adams, GLC00270 and GLC01947.
GLC04862
1835/04/15
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
to George Pessenger and William P. Varian
Thanking Pessenger and William P. Varian as representatives of the Democratic Electors of New York's Eleventh Ward for a side of beef, which Jackson says gives him as great if not greater pleasure than many fancier gifts. Pessenger and William P...
GLC06204
[Photograph of Japanese-American woman and baby]
One undated black-and-white photograph of a Japanese-American woman and baby. Image is of a woman carrying a baby swaddled in cloth.
GLC09860.131
30 October 1801
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to the Senate and House of Representatives
Letter is not signed but appears to be in Knox's handwriting. A letter from Henry Knox to the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts regarding Joseph Jones' petition. Knox appears to be seeking help from the...
GLC02437.07650
[Photograph of Japanese-American woman and infant]
One undated black-and-white photograph of Japanese-American woman and infant. Image is a close-up the woman looking onto the infant.
GLC09860.228
1810
Rafinesque, C.S (Constantine Samuel), 1783-1840
[Plans for a fort and monument in Tennessee]
Top half of the page depicts the "Plan of the Stone-Fort at the fork of Duck River, in Tennessee." Lower half of the page contains plans for a "Monument Six miles above Nashville on the Cumberland River." Both establishments are marked as "surveyed...
GLC02475.12
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