Leslie, Frank (1821-1880) [Clipping from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper regarding George Proctor Kane]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08883.02 Author/Creator: Leslie, Frank (1821-1880) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Newspaper Date: 13 July 1861 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 13.5 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy
Clipping of a sketch depicting Boston soldiers searching for concealed weapons on the third floor of George Proctor Kane's police headquarters. Accompanies a note written by Isaac Ridgeway Trimble, colonel of engineers in Virginia's forces (Confederate), authorizing the delivery of ammunition to Kane, Marshal of Police for Baltimore, Maryland (refer to GLC08883.01). Verso of clipping contains advertisements for furniture, headache cures, and an English portable tent, among other items. Contains two pieces of mounting tape.
Kane served as Marshal of Police in Baltimore, 1861 and Mayor of Baltimore 1877-78. Trimble served as a general in the Civil War. Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper (1855-1922) was the first successful American venture to combine pictures and news in a weekly.
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