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Newspaper clipping

April 29, 1945

Kelpe, Virginia Lee Heidt, fl. 1942-1975

Ex. Soldier Steals Police Car; Held For Gun Robbery

One newspaper clipping sent by Virginia Heidt Kelpe to Omer H. Kelpe in a letter dated April 29, 1945. The article is entitled Ex. Soldier Steals Police Car; Held For Gun Robbery. The article describes Walter Leon McDill hijacking a police car at gun...

GLC10047.01.582.03

April 27, 1945

McKinney, Earl H., fl. 1925-1945

to Omer H. Kelpe

One letter from Earl H. McKinney to Omer H. Kelpe dated April 27, 1945. The return address is for an A.P.O. box in New York.

GLC10047.01.583

May 1, 1945

Kelpe, Omer H., 1905-1975

to Virginia Lee Heidt Kelpe

One letter from Omer H. Kelpe to Virginia Heidt Kelpe dated May 1, 1945.

GLC10047.01.584

April 30, 1945

Kelpe, Virginia Lee Heidt, fl. 1942-1975

to Omer H. Kelpe

One letter from Virginia Heidt Kelpe to Omer H. Kelpe dated April 30, 1945.

GLC10047.01.585

August 7, 1942

Eastment, Viola, fl. 1942

to Leonard

One letter addressed to Leonard Baudoux from Viola Eastment dated August 7, 1942. Provides updates of family members.

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August 7, 1942

Bartell, Meta, fl. 1941-1945

to Leonard

One letter addressed to Leonard Baudoux from Meta Bartell dated August 7, 1942. Provides an update of family members.

GLC10001.141

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August 1942

Various

[Items belonging to Leonard Baudoux]

Two items belonging to Leonard Baudoux from Mrs. C.L. Harlow and Gladys McCrossen dated August 1942.

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1865 ca.

Camp of the 10th Massachusetts Regt., near Washington [stereocard]

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1865 ca.

Hide and Fat Depot for the Government, Cedar Leval, Va. [stereocard]

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1864 ca.

Stoneman, George B., 1822-1894

Gen. George Stoneman and staff near Fair Oaks, June 1862 [stereocard]

From Photographic History series of reproduction, ca. 1890.

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1865 ca.

Dix, John Adams, 1798-1879

Gen. John A. Dix [stereocard]

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1864 ca.

Wright, Horatio G., 1820-1899

General Wright, commander of the "Bloody Sixth Corps" [stereocard]

Wright took command of the Sixth Corps in 1864 with the death of Sedgewick.

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1864 ca.

McPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864

Where General McPherson was killed [at Atlanta] [stereocard]

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1944, 1949, 1951

Wiltse, Charles M., 1907-?

John C. Calhoun Nationalist [with] ... Nullifier [with] ... Sectionalist

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National Book Prizes | Gilder Lehrman Military History Prize

1865 ca.

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Vignette bust carte de visite portrait

Possibly retouched or an engraving based on Brady.

GLC00241.01

Book

1782 after

United States. Continental Congress.

Journals of Congress. Containing the proceedings from January 1, 1777

Probably a later edition; Evans 16138 describes a Philadelphia Dunlap edition.

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Book

[1781]

United States. Continental Congress.

Journals of Congress, and of the United States in Congress assembled

Evans 17767 (ref. for Claypoole Phila. printing)

GLC00219.07

Book

[1787-88]

United States. Continental Congress.

Journal of the United States in Congress assembled...

Evans 21526 ; first issue with misprint "Index to vol. XIV."

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Document signed

February 20, 1782

United States in Congress Assembled. Thomson, Charles

Resolutions settling states' Revolutionary War debt

Broadside signed by Thomson

GLC00222

1864 ca.

Geary, John White, 1819-1873

Albumen photograph of John Geary in uniform by Henssey & Co.

Geary commanded the XII Corps at Gettysburg. He restored order to San Francisco but failed to do the same as territorial governor of Kansas. After the Civil War he was governor of Pennsylvania.

GLC00235

Photograph signed

1862 ca.

Studly, George, fl. 1862

Full length standing carte de visite portrait, in uniform, with painted backdrop

Signed in ink on recto: "George Studly of Ellsworth."

GLC00241.02

1865 ca.

Half-length seated carte de visite portrait of John Wilkes Booth

Imprint of R.A. Miller, Boston, on verso.

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Pamphlet

1837/10/03

United States. Department of State

Annexation of Texas. Message from the President of the United States, In compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 13th instant, respecting an Annexation of Texas to the United States.

Complies with the House of Representatives request for the President to report his opinion on whether or not Texas should be annexed to the United States, whether Texas has proposed anything and what the United States' response was, and, if so, to...

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