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1861-1865 ca.
Slave Pen, Alexandria, Va
E. & H. T. Anthony, publisher. Negative by Brady & Co., Washington. A black woman holding a basket stands in front of the slave pen. Two men stand behind the iron gate.
GLC05137.076
1885 ca.
Bell, C. M. (Charles Milton), (c. 1849-1893)
[Frederick Douglass]
Inscribed on front "Frederick Douglass. Born 1817." Inscribed verso: "Frederick Douglass. Born February 1817." With newspaper obituary pasted on the back. The albumen surface has been slightly scratched.
GLC05146
16 August 1862
Adair & Smith (1861-1864)
Southern confederacy. [Vol. 2, no. 155 (August 16, 1862)]
Prints "Abe Lincoln's Speech at a War Meeting in Washington" on August 16, 1862. Other articles include: "Riots in New York Between Whites & Blacks", "Riots Anticipated in Washington", "The Battle of Southwest Mountain", and "Partisan Success in...
GLC05959.09.062
19 March 1863
Southern confederacy. [Vol. 3, no. 31 (March 19, 1863)]
Includes an article entitled "A Negro Regiment has Landed in Memphis From Above." "Anti-Blockade Rumor", reprinted from the Charleston Courier, reports that Mercier, the French Minister in Washington, supports ending the blockade.
GLC05959.09.156
19 October 1863
Prentice, George Dennison (1802-1870)
Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 332 (October 19, 1863)]
Grant Reviews Troops at Vickburg, Capture of Guerrillas in Arkansas, Hindman Wounded at Chickamauga, Fight at LaGrange, Tennessee, Attack on Washington Probable. A lengthy letter from Judge George Robertson of Kentucky fills the front page discussing...
GLC05959.14.24
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