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1880-1895
Jackson, William Hicks (1835-1903)
Grand Canon of the Yellowstone
Grand Canon of the Yellowstone. Photograph of river running through two mountain ridges. With gilded edges.
GLC02436.22
[The Grand Canon of the Yellowstone]
"The Grand Canon of the Yellowstone" is written in pencil on the back of the photograph. The photograph depicts a river running through two mountains. With gilded edges.
GLC02436.23
[Lower Falls, Yellowstone]
"Lower Falls, Yellowstone" is written in pencil on the back of the photograph. The photograph depicts a waterfall spilling through two mountains. With gilded edges.
GLC02436.24
Upper Falls of the Yellowstone.
Upper Falls of the Yellowstone. The photograph depicts a wide view of a waterfall spilling through a forested area. With gilded edges.
GLC02436.25
[Fire Hole River Yellowstone Park.]
"Fire Hole River Yellowstone Park." is written in pencil on the back of the photograph. The picture depicts a river running through a forested area. With gilded edges.
GLC02436.26
Garden Of The God's, Colo.
Garden Of The God's, Colo. The picture depicts two large rock structures in an open valley with mountains in the distance. With gilded edges.
GLC02436.27
[Head of Gibbon Canon Yellowstone Park.]
"Head of Gibbon Canon Yellowstone Park." is written in pencil on the back of the photograph. The picture depicts a serene river running through a forested area with a mountain in the background. With gilded edges.
GLC02436.28
no date
Unknown
Print of National Washington Monument
Print of National Washington Monument with signatures
GLC00186.02
circa 1880-1890
Volck, Adalbert John (1828-1912)
Passage through Baltimore
Comments on Abraham Lincoln's stealthy trip through pro-South Baltimore on his way to Washington to be inaugurated. Lincoln's plans were changed in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 22 February 1861 to avoid trouble in Baltimore. He boarded a special train...
GLC00493.02
The Battle in Baltimore April 19th 1861
What Volck calls a "battle" has been more often been described as the Baltimore Riot. Shows the 6th Massachusetts Regiment travelling through Baltimore to Washington, answering Lincoln's call for 75,000 volunteers for ninety days' service to defend...
GLC00493.04
Marylanders crossing the Potomac to join the Southern Army
Depicts four Marylanders rowing south across the Potomac River into Virginia to join the army of Robert E. Lee. One man is standing in the boat in an echo of George Washington in Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze's famous painting "George Washington Crossing...
GLC00493.08
Election in Baltimore, November, 1862
Depicts Federal troops overseeing the election. They are intimidating the respectable citizens attempting to vote while encouraging those of less reputable character. Unruly Unionist members of the crowd, at least some of whom appear to be African...
GLC00493.09
circa 1890-1899
Randall, James Ryder (1839-1908)
Verse one of poem "Maryland, my Maryland"
On stationary printed "United States Senate, Washington, D.C." Date is also printed "189_" but exact year is not filled in.
GLC02453.03
circa 1880
Buttre, John Chester (1821-1893)
Engraving of Jacob Thompson
Biographical note is adhered below the image. Photograph by J.E. M'Clees Washington D.C. Engraved by J.C. Buttre N.Y.
GLC02459.62
circa 1894
Prince Studio
[Cabinet photograph of William F. Cody]
Signed by Cody with "W.F. Cody" and "Buffalo Bill." Shown in a suit with a full white mustache and a beard growing only from his chin. Taken by Prince Studio, 31 Union Square, New York, and Penn. Ave & 11th St. Washington, D.C.
GLC02508.04
19 February 1883
Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891)
to Mary Audenreid
Writes to the widow of his aide-de-camp during the Civil War, Joseph Crain Audenreid, listing their theater and opera engagements. "I supposed you have in mind ... that on Saturday next you & I are to hear [Adelina] Pattie in the matinee 2PM."...
GLC02692
1890
Kurz & Allison
Battle of New Orleans
Published by Kurz & Allison at 76 & 78 Wabash Avenue in Chicago. Depicts General Andrew Jackson, on a white horse, leading his troops in the defense of New Orleans on 8 January 1815, the last major battle of the War of 1812. The American troops are...
GLC00249.01
1893
Battle of Wilson's Creek
Published by Kurz & Allison at 76 & 78 Wabash Avenue in Chicago. Pristine colored image, dominated by the greens of the trees and grass, shows Union infantry of the 1st Iowa regiment emerging from the woods to attack a Confederate line in the...
GLC00316.01
1891
Battle of Nashville
Published by Kurz & Allison at 76 & 78 Wabash Avenue in Chicago. Pristine color image shows victorious Union charge over either Shy's or Overton's Hills. Demoralized and wounded Confederates are shown retreating, while white Union calvarymen attack...
GLC00316.02
1889
Battle of Pea Ridge, Ark.
Published by Kurz & Allison, Art Publishers at 76 and 78 Wabash Avenue in Chicago. Depicts a charging column of mixed Confederate calvary and infantry on the right side of the image. Most of the Confederate calvary are American Indians dressed in...
GLC00317.01
1880-1890 circa
Confederate war etchings [Decimalized .01-.29]
This portfolio is a reprint of the original 1863 publication. The twenty-nine etchings by Volck were originally published under the name "V. Blada." Made during the Civil War, the etchings show sympathy for the Confederate cause, and distaste for...
GLC00493
Worship of the North
Depicts Lincoln in front of an altar with a black idol sitting on a platform with the words "Chicago Platform" on it. A sheet hanging from the platform says "The end justifies the means." Shows a white person being sacrificed in front of it. Henry...
GLC00493.01
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
Stone Blockade off Charleston, S.C.
Depicts the treacherous route into Charleston Harbor with several sunken ships. Size in extent is for the mount. The actual size of the etching is 20.5 x 26.6 cm. Title in pencil on verso.
GLC00493.10
Making clothes for the boys in the army
Depicts three women sitting in a crowded bedchamber, engaged in the entire process of making clothing. On the far left, a woman wearing a bonnet spins the raw material into thread. The thread is then woven into cloth by the woman working the loom. On...
GLC00493.11
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