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circa 1830-1910
Ward, John Quincy Adams (1830-1910)
[Sculpture designs: 4 standing figures, 1 female and 3 male]
Two of the sketches are probably of George Washington. Black ink, tracing paper.
GLC06343.033
12 December 1884
The Garfield Monument Committee of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland
Agreement contract between The Garfield Monument Committee and J.Q.A. Ward, commissioning Garfield memorial pedestal.
Contract outlines commission cost [$25,000] to be paid to Ward, required work, and contingency plans if pedestal cannot be completed by Ward.
GLC06343.236
1892
Ward, J.Q.A.
To: Olins Warner. Re: receipt for Ward's expenses and travel, written on a US War Department reimbursement form.
GLC06343.307
1860
Currier & Ives
"The Irrepressible Conflict" or the Republican Barge in Danger
Published by Currier & Ives at 152 Nassau Street, New York. Cartoon making reference to the so-called "Irrepressible Conflict" speech given by New York Senator William Seward at Rochester, New York on 25 October 1858. This speech ignited a firestorm...
GLC03489
1910
Lincoln Said Women Should Vote
Washington woman suffrage poster, featuring Abraham Lincoln's quote, "I go for all sharing the priviledges of government who assist in bearing its burdens, by no means excluding women."
GLC09103
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