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1868 ca.
Election campaign carte de visite of Ulysses S. Grant and Henry Wilson
Campaign carte depicting Grant and Vice-Presidential candidate Henry Wilson, with quotation about reducing taxation and national debt.
GLC06663.01
1864 June
Taft, J. W., fl. 1863-1864
U.S. Navy steamboat Daisy
Title from inscription on mount. Identified as Mifs(?) Squadron. Stamp of Frank F. Raciti on verso.
GLC06739.01
1864 November
The hull of the U.S. Ironclad Steamer Indianola
Title from inscription on mount. The U.S.S. Indianola was sunk by Confederate rams and grounded on Jefferson Davis Island, 1863 February 24.
GLC06739.02
November 1864
U.S.S. Carondelet
The U.S. Ironclad gun boat Carondelet. Photograph taken near Vicksburg, Mississippi.
GLC06739.03
1864 October
U.S. steamer "Fawn"
Inscription on mount reads: "U.S. Steamer Fawn. off Memphis, Tenn. The place where the naval engagement before Memphis, Tenn.
GLC06739.04
"The City of Alton"
Memphis & St. Louis Packet Co. Mail Line steamboat.
GLC06739.05
1864 July
U.S. Navy gun boat Brown
Title from inscription on mount.
GLC06739.06
U.S.S. Blackhawk
Title from inscription on mount. Flagship Blackhawk while under the command of Admiral Porter. It is the same ship as GLC06739.08.
GLC06739.07
Title from verso. Flagship Blackhawk while under the command of Admiral Porter. It is the same ship as GLC06739.07.
GLC06739.08
October 1864
U.S.S. Tyler
Title from inscription on mount. The U.S.S. Tyler was an ironclad gunboat.
GLC06739.09
1864 May 20
Red River Rapids
Inscription on verso reads: "The dam at the falls in Red River, La. formd by barges amd logs anchored, leaving a channel for passage of our naval vessels, 14 in. all, the heaviest vessels in the NYS(?) Squadron. Nasho and Osage passing over the falls...
GLC06739.10
1861-1865 ca.
Envelope
The envelope has a image of shield with Liberty and Union across it. The caption reads ""The Unity of the Government which consitiutes you one people, is the main pillar in the Edifice of your real Independence." Geo. Washington."
GLC06627.03.025
The envelope has a image of George Washington's house at Mount Vernon.
GLC06627.03.026
The envelope has a image of the Capitol House. The caption reads "Capitol at Washington"
GLC06627.03.038
The envelope has a image of 2 rats, looking at a piece of cheese labeled Washington in a trap. The caption reads "1st Rat - Don't that morsel look tempting Davis shall we take it? Davis Rat - I guess we had better wait a while I don't like those...
GLC06627.03.042
The envelope has a image of seven ships in a circle, within that circle it Harper's Ferry, and Rats leaving the ships to go to Harper's Ferry. the ships are labled Norfolk, Pensacola, Manassas Gap., Mississippi, Savannah, Charleston, and Washington...
GLC06627.03.066
The envelope has 2 images in the upper left hand corner there is a image of George Washington with a caption that reads "Corner Stone of the Federal Union." In the upper right hand corner there is a image of an enslaved person, with a caption of...
GLC06627.03.092
The envelope has a image of astatue of George Washington.
GLC06627.03.097
The envelope has a portrait of George Washington. The caption reads "A Southern Man with Union principals."
GLC06627.03.100
The envelope has a image of George Washington. The caption is a poem about Washington.
GLC06627.03.116
1893 ca.
Fitchburg Railroad Company
View north from the office window
Title from verso. Similar image (GLC05235.11.02) claims view is to the east. The Fitchburg supply company is directly across the street in both photographs. It is the same view as GLC05235.11.01, but with more snowfall.
GLC05235.11.02
View South from office window Fitchburg
Inscription on verso: "Fitchburg, Mass." Identical to GLC05235.12.02. A large church steeple is visible in the left middle-ground of the image. Roundhouse and long rectangular building in the foreground of the image. Prosperous looking town with...
GLC05235.12.01
Title from verso. Identical to GLC05235.12.01. View of town and tracks. A large church steeple is visible in the left middle-ground of the image. Roundhouse and long rectangular building in the foreground of the image. Prosperous looking town with...
GLC05235.12.02
View up Main St. from office window F.R.R. Fitchburg, Mass.
Title from verso. Main St. branches off in two directions. One branch passes the "American House" and the other branch passes in front of a hardware store. A trolley line runs in the center of the street in front of the hardware store. People with...
GLC05235.13.01
Same image as GLC05235.13.01. Main St. branches off in two directions. One branch passes the "American House" and the other branch passes in front of a hardware store. A trolley line runs in the center of the street in front of the hardware store...
GLC05235.13.02
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