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1885
Unknown
Portraits of North American Indians
Photographs of Native Americans: Indian delegation photographs of War chiefs, war dance groups, married couples, children, etc. Images from 1858-1884.
GLC04490
14 May 1888
Stewart, William Morris (1827-1909)
[Claims of the state of Nevada]
Report submitted by William Stewart, Senator from Nevada and a member of the Committee on Military Affairs, to the Senate as a whole. Requests repayment of money spent during the Civil War by the territorial government of Nevada. Says most of the...
GLC00267.242
25 December 1886
Mahone, William (1826-1895)
to E. F. Strickland
Mahone replies to correspondence from Reverend Strickland in Des Moines, Iowa. Notes that he has not forgotten Strickland's former request. Writes, "I would hope the God given Spirit of Liberty may never tire- not before, its blessings are freely...
GLC04733
circa 1880-1890
Volck, Adalbert John (1828-1912)
Offering of bells to be cast into cannon
Depicts a pastor and members of his congregation presenting church bells to be used to create weapons of war. The officer who accepts the bells removes his hat in recognition of the reverence of the occasion. Slaves perform the work of lifting the...
GLC00493.19
1898 ca.
Barr Photographic Company
"Roosevelt, Col. Theodore, and two Arizona troopers in front of second mission, San Antonio."
Image of TR on horseback with two mounted soldiers in front of southwest-style mission. Scribners Magazine stamp on the back of the mount. Caption on back reads, "Rooselvelt [sic] and 2 riders before Mission San Jose." "Roosevelt, Col. Theodore"...
GLC07002.02
19 June 1879
Brown, John Jr. (1821-1895)
to Alexander Milton Ross
Brown Jr. writes from Put-in-Bay Island located on South Bass Island (Lake Erie), Ohio. He mentions he will personally be traveling to Kansas and possibly Colorado to examine the land for the purpose of "settlement by Colored people of limited means...
GLC03007.56.11
"The Rough Riders at Religious services"
Image of men seated in a group on the ground with officers and clergy standing to the right.
GLC07002.12
Prayer in Stonewall Jackson's tent
Depicts a scene of quiet piety and great reverence in an army camp. Shows most of the men with their heads bowed in prayer, some weeping. Stonewall Jackson, a man known for his great religiosity, appears to be delivering a sermon to the men. Also...
GLC00493.24
1899/10/14
Brinton, Christian (fl. 1899)
Article: "The Churchman . . . The Dewey Arch" with picture of "The Dewey Arch and Approach From the South" on reverse side.
GLC06343.277
Enlistment of Sickles Brigade
Shows the duplicitous agents of Daniel Sickles recruiting the brigade he raised and equipped himself at considerable expense. A throng of bedraggled men congregate around a Federal officer who holds out a medal and wears a "Colonel Sickle's Brigade"...
GLC00493.06
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