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1794? ca.
Paine, Thomas
British "Conder" halfpenny token expressing anger against Thomas Paine
Recto: "End of Pain" [sic] with depiction of a figure hanging from a scaffold. Verso: "May the knave of Jacobin clubs never get a trick."
GLC06303
1901
Unknown
[Cut out the Whiskey & Ax of all Nations, 1901].
Title from object. A small metal "axe" with a loop for hanging, depicting temperance fighter Carrie Nation's caricature on "blade" of the axe. The messages are printed in various directions on the axe. The verso has an advertisement: "Buy Laurel...
GLC06365
Calling card of Mrs. S.F Richards
GLC06728.121
1 January 1889
Roster of Eaton Post, No. 55 G.A.R.
GLC06728.122
28 August 1874
Reunion ribbon for the 36th Illinois volunteers.
GLC06728.123
calling card for John Weeks
GLC06728.124
2nd calling card for John Weeks
GLC06728.125
3rd calling card for John Weeks
GLC06728.126
4th calling card for John Weeks
GLC06728.127
5th calling card for John Weeks
GLC06728.128
6th calling card for John Weeks
GLC06728.129
7th calling card for John Weeks
GLC06728.130
wallet belonging to John Weeks
GLC06728.136
1944 ca.
Patton, George S. (1885-1945)
General's red three star cloth flag
GLC06760.29
1864 circa
[Aetna United States Mail Secret Protectors]
Cryptic document docketed with the initials of Aetna United States Mail Secret Protectors, described as a "banded organization." States, "This paper, being an exposure of the designs of rebel refugees from the South, banded for plunder and murder in...
GLC06452.05.06
circa 1864
[Ticket for "The War for the Union"]
Admits one school scholar to "Brady & Gardner's Gorgeous Tableaux of 'The War for the Union,' " (a photography exhibition compiled by noted Civil War photographers Alexander Gardner and Mathew Brady). Contains positive quotations reviewing the...
GLC06452.05.07
circa 1876
Ogden, Sarah Perot (b. 1831)
[An aid badge for the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition]
A Woman's Christian commission aid badge for the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. Hand engraved with the name "Sarah Morris Ogden" on the reverse.
GLC06559.155
[A pincushion]
Pincushion embroidered with flowers on the front and "EHO" on the reverse.
GLC06559.156
no date
Ogden, Edward H. (fl. 1853-1865)
[Name tag]
Brass name tag stamped "E. H. Ogden, Riverton, New Jersey."
GLC06559.157
1864
Great Central Fair ticket
Signed on the back by "Mrs. E. H. Ogden."A "Lady's Ticket" to the "Great Central Fair" in Philadelphia.
GLC06559.158
1945
Henley, Raymond D. (fl. 1945-1953)
[Medal of honor, Asiatic Pacific campaign]
In original box.
GLC06567.01
[Campaign and service medal World War II]
Victory medal, World War II. Rainbow ribbon with medal depicting allegorical female image of victory. In original box.
GLC06567.02
[Purple heart medal, World War II]
In original case.
GLC06567.03
1945 circa
Japanese flag
Well worn flag brought back from Okinawa by Raymond D. Henley, a U.S. marine in World War II. Bears Japanese characters that are believed to be good luck charms.
GLC06567.07
5 June 1861
Averell, William W. (1832-1900)
Pressed Flower
GLC06581.04.04
24 December 1861
GLC06581.04.05
29 November 1863
GLC06581.04.06
circa 1859
[Twenty Star American "Abolitionist Flag"]
Large American cotton flag with only 20 stars. Fragile. The flag consists of 9 alternating red or white cloth strips sewn together with 20 somewhat irregular stars. The blue field is mottled and the flag has staining. The flag is identified as an...
GLC05762
circa 1820-1860
[Chain link dog collar with owner's name, "S. Bixler," etched on brass front plate]
Circa date previously estimated as 1840-1860. This collar also resembles some of those worn in the earlier part of the nineteenth century. Contains a locking device to secure collar.
GLC05842
circa 1783
Vose, Joseph (1738?-1816)
[Society of Cincinnati gold enameled eagle medallion with 2 cuff links]
Accompanied by blue and white shirt cuff buttons or links.
GLC05849
1860
[Wide-awake election of 1860 campaign ribbon]
Republican campaign ribbon supporting Abraham Lincoln for President printed with "Wide Awake," and a large eye. Printed on white silk. Thousands of young men turned out in "Wide Awake" torchlight parades in support of Lincoln. The Wide Awakes are...
GLC05865
Union Party (1864)
Union Ticket
Union ticket for the 1864 presidential election. Lists Abraham Lincoln for President and Andrew Johnson for Vice President. Lists electors for districts in California. Printed in orange. Printed on verso is an engraving of the ships, the Alabama...
GLC08498.01
Before Election. After Election.
Cartoon type anti McClellan ballot. Humorous scenes of before and after General George McClellan is defeated in the presidential election of 1864. He ran on the Democratic ticket.
GLC08498.02
[National Union nomination ticket]
Ticket for Massachusetts listing nominations for Governor, John A. Andrew, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary, Attorney General, etc. With flag and eagle emblem and engraving of bust of Abraham Lincoln, "Honest Abe."
GLC08498.03
Lincoln and Johnson. Union and Liberty.
Union ticket from Massachusetts for the 1864 presidential election. Lists John A. Andrew for Governor and Joel Hayden for Lieutenant Governor, along with the nominations for other political offices in the state. Eagle emblem at top.
GLC08498.04
National Union Nominations
Union ticket for the 1864 presidential election from Maryland listing Abraham Lincoln for President, Andrew Johnson as Vice President. Also lists Thomas Swann for Governor, Christopher C. Cox for Lieutenant Governor, and other nominations for...
GLC08498.05
1860 ca.
Lincoln and Hamlin election 1860 campaign tokens [Decimalized .01-.02]
GLC08499
circa 1860
[Lincoln and Hamlin 1860 election token]
Republican election token from the 1860 presidential election with photographic portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin on opposite sides. With hole punched at top. Same as .02.
GLC08499.01
Republican election token from the 1860 presidential election with photographic portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin on opposite sides. With hole punched at top. Same as .01.
GLC08499.02
1865
[Mourning ribbon]
Silk mourning ribbon for president Lincoln. Has a portrait of Lincoln in rondel surmounted by eagle. Below the portrait it reads "The late lamented president Lincoln."
GLC08500.03
circa 1838
[Pair of abolitionist slave tokens]
One token, dated 1838, depicts a kneeling, shackled female slave, accompanied by the words: "Am I not a woman & a sister." Verso depicts a laurel wreath surrounding "Liberty 1838." Other token depicts a male figure with inscription "Am I not a man...
GLC08551
1863 [?]
Franklin Pierce Indian peace medal by S. Ellis and J. Wellson
7.5 cm in diameter.
GLC08619
1966
Menconi, Ralph (1915-1972)
[Thomas Jefferson medal]
Issued by the Society of Medalists and based upon Jean-Antoine Houdon's portrait of Jefferson.
GLC08626
[Election of 1860 campaign token]
Republican election token from the 1860 presidential election with photographic portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin on opposite sides. With hole punched at top.
GLC08627
1900
McKinley, William (1843-1901)
McKinley-Roosevelt campaign button with ribbon by Whitehead & Hoag
GLC08628
1897
McKinley-Roosevelt campaign button [no ribbon]
GLC08629
Bell, John
Political token: Ferrotype portrait of Bell and Edward Everett
GLC08641
[Election of 1864 Abraham Lincoln campaign shield]
Heraldic gold shield with photograph of Abraham Lincoln in center. With loop at top for hanging.
GLC08684
Magniadas, Franky (fl. 1865)
[Medal struck in France to honor Abraham Lincoln]
Profile of head of Lincoln with "Dedie par la Democratie Francaise a Lincoln President deux fois elu des Etats-Unis." The reverse shows Lincoln's grave with a winged angel and two African Americans honoring him.
GLC08763
1880s?
Stereocard viewer (hand-held)
Composed of wood, metal, and fabric.
GLC08876
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