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circa 1878
Bradley & Rulofson.
[Cabinet photograph of Joshua Abraham Norton]
Signed "Emperor Norton." Three-quarter profile photograph of a seated Norton. He is wearing an officer's uniform.
GLC02729.01
no date
William S. Prettyman
[D.C. Blossom General Merchandise]
Eight men standing on the porch of a store. Building is clapboard with brick front. Inscription on verso: "Atoka, I. T. Mr. McLaughlin (wearing derby) Father of Ed. [illegible] husband of Nettie. Mr. D. H. niece." Partially cut off ink...
GLC05475.06
14 January 1895
Schurz, Carl (1829-1906)
to Norton
Thanks Norton for the invitation to the Tavern Club dinner, and wonders whether they can plan to meet when he attends a committee meeting on a date in February to be determined. Adds, "I do not take a gloomy view of the present condition of things in...
GLC02870
18 February 1878
Norton, Joshua Abraham (1819-1880)
[Fifty-cent interest-bearing note from the Imperial Government of Norton I]
Signed by Joshua Abraham Norton as Norton I, self-proclaimed emperor of the United States. Check number 2510. On verso, affixed note reads "Yours Truly A.J. Bryant Mayor, San Francisco. Oct. 22nd, '78."
GLC02729.02
26 September 1878
Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891)
to David Douty Colton
Expresses gratitude to Colton, Vice President of the Southern Pacific Railroad, for the convenience the railroad offers transcontinental travelers. States that the railroad is "'a great civilizer', and will enable the Military Authorities to...
GLC05095
16 June 1889
Lillie, Gordon William (1860-1942)
to C. C. Morgan
Written on stationery of Pawnee Bill's Oklahoma Colonization Company. Informs Morgan of his plans to establish a settlement (possibly the colony which was later known as "Pawnee Bill's Old Town and Trading Post" in Oklahoma). Advises Morgan that a...
GLC05476
1890
"Commissary building at Ft. Washataw."
Ruins of a long, roofless 2-story stone building. Notation on verso: "Commissary building at Ft. Washataw."
GLC05475.08
2 December 1888
Adams, Anne Brown (1843-1926)
to Alexander M. Ross
Wonders why there is so much evil in the world, is thankful for the good people she has known, and rejoices in the election of Benjamin Harrison as President. Has recently moved from Rohnerville to Petrolia. Wonders "why some people were ever...
GLC03007.22
[Two one-story frame store buildings with gathering in front]
Two one-story frame store buildings with a group of people, several horse-drawn wagons and an ox-drawn cart in front. Inscription on verso identifies the buildings: "1. Mr. Capt. J. B. Hester's Store. 2. Drugs & Medicines. Dr. T. J. Bord's...
GLC05475.07
15 May 1888
Knows that John Brown first conceived of raiding Harpers Ferry before going to Kansas, no matter what magazines say. Reporters "say 'It is impossible to trace exactly how and when the Harper's Ferry invasion first took shape in John Brown's mind...
GLC03007.19
1894 November
Atoka First Baptist Church.
White frame church with congregation in front. Small piano and woman in wheel chair are seen to the right of the group. Penciled notation on verso: "Atoka - First Baptist Church. It was here Mr. & Mrs. Michael Conlan were married Nov. 6, 1894....
GLC05475.11
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