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Sunset, Niagara N.Y., Charles Bierstadt Jan 2023

Sunset, Niagara N.Y., Charles Bierstadt

Photographs

The stereograph features a black and white image of the silhouette of a person standing on the edge of a body of water. Trees line the horizon, and clouds are pictured overhead. The image is mounted on an orange card with rounded edges.


Dewey In N.Y. 7th Reg. N. Y.N.G. On Riverside Drive Jan 2023

Dewey In N.Y. 7th Reg. N. Y.N.G. On Riverside Drive

Photographs

The stereograph contains a sepia-toned image of a military regiment marching outdoors. The regiment is led by George Dewey, Admiral of the Navy and only person in United States history to attain the rank.


A Lesson On Brother's Bike, Sterro-Photo Co. Jan 2023

A Lesson On Brother's Bike, Sterro-Photo Co.

Photographs

The stereograph is a black and white image of a woman on a bike with another woman supporting the bike. The image is on a gray card mount.


Klondikers Climbing The "Golden Stair" And "Peterson's" Trail, Chilcoot Pass, Alaska., Keystone View Company, B. L. Singley Jan 2023

Klondikers Climbing The "Golden Stair" And "Peterson's" Trail, Chilcoot Pass, Alaska., Keystone View Company, B. L. Singley

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The stereograph contains a black and white image of a mining camp that sat at the base of the Golden Stair, a difficult incline that leads to the Chilkoot Pass. The Pass is between the state of Alaska (United States) and British Columbia (Canada). Numerous men and tents are pictured throughout the camp. The image is adhered to an orange-colored paper card mount.


"I'S Boun' To Hab A Christmas Dinna!", Keystone View Company, B. L. Singley Jan 2023

"I'S Boun' To Hab A Christmas Dinna!", Keystone View Company, B. L. Singley

Photographs

The stereograph is numbered 9397 in the series. It features a black and white image (twice) depicting a racial caricature of an African-American man. The man is shown reaching into a chicken coop and grasping for a hen. It is mounted on a peach-colored card with rounded corners.


Learning To Coast - The Finish., George W. Griffith Jan 2023

Learning To Coast - The Finish., George W. Griffith

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The stereograph contains a black and white image of two women lying on the ground with overturned bicycles. Four individuals look on in the distance. A bridge stands in the background. The image is mounted on a peach-colored mount.


Is Yo' Sho' Lady When I Wears Dese Stockings I Won' Fin' Ma Laigs All Black!, Underwood And Underwood Jan 2023

Is Yo' Sho' Lady When I Wears Dese Stockings I Won' Fin' Ma Laigs All Black!, Underwood And Underwood

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This object is a caricature reminiscent of the plate ""Have you any flesh coloured silk stockings...?"" from E.W. Clay's racist satiric series, Life in Philadelphia, originally published in the late 1820s and early 1830s. Depicts an African-American man dressed as a woman, sitting in front of the counter of a dry goods store and inquiring about a pair of dark stockings which ""she"" holds. A smiling female sales clerk assists the customer while displaying a second pair of dark stockings. Bolts of fabric rest on shelves behind the clerk, socks and hosiery hang above, and a white female customer shops …


North Front Of The Executive Mansion, From Pennsylvania Ave., H. T. Anthony Jan 2023

North Front Of The Executive Mansion, From Pennsylvania Ave., H. T. Anthony

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The stereograph is mounted on an orange card and features a black and white image of the White House from the North Lawn


John Wilkes Booth: 1863 Boston Museum Playbill For Othello, F. A. Searle Jan 2023

John Wilkes Booth: 1863 Boston Museum Playbill For Othello, F. A. Searle

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The playbill is for a 28 January 1863 performance of Shakespeare's Othello. The production took place at the Boston Museum and starred John Wilkes Booth, President Abraham Lincoln's assassin. The playbill is printed in black ink and on off-white paper.


Seal Of North Carolina Plug Cut Tobacco Abraham Lincoln Cigarette Card Jan 2023

Seal Of North Carolina Plug Cut Tobacco Abraham Lincoln Cigarette Card

Ephemera

Cigarette card featuring a lithograph portrait of Abraham Lincoln. Advertisement for Seal of North Carolina Plug Cut Tobacco.


Abraham Lincoln Heroes Of History Cigarette Card, Royal Little Cigars Jan 2023

Abraham Lincoln Heroes Of History Cigarette Card, Royal Little Cigars

Ephemera

Cigarette card depicting a portrait of Abraham Lincoln and a scene of Lincoln with his Cabinet.


Champion For Prize Envelope - Lincoln & Davis In 5 Rounds, 2nd Round, J. H. Tingley, T. S. Peirce Jan 2023

Champion For Prize Envelope - Lincoln & Davis In 5 Rounds, 2nd Round, J. H. Tingley, T. S. Peirce

Ephemera

The pictorial envelope is from a set of five Civil War-era envelopes. The cartoon image depicts Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis in boxing ring, with crowd of onlookers, who are commenting on the action. It is printed in black ink on an off-white envelope.


Lincoln's Gettysburg Speech November 19, 1863, Western Bank Note And Eng. Co. Jan 2023

Lincoln's Gettysburg Speech November 19, 1863, Western Bank Note And Eng. Co.

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The card is presumably a trade card distributed by the Western Bank Note & Eng. Co. It is an engraved card featuring a portrait of Abraham Lincoln and the text of the Gettysburg Address.


Champion For Prize Envelope - Lincoln & Davis In 5 Rounds, 4th Round, J. H. Tingley, T. S. Peirce Jan 2023

Champion For Prize Envelope - Lincoln & Davis In 5 Rounds, 4th Round, J. H. Tingley, T. S. Peirce

Ephemera

The pictorial envelope is from a set of five Civil War-era envelopes. The cartoon image depicts William Seward and Winfield Scott in boxing ring, where Abraham Lincoln has just defeated Jefferson Davis. It is printed in black ink on an off-white envelope.


Champion For Prize Envelope - Lincoln & Davis In 5 Rounds, 5th Round, J. H. Tingley, T. S. Peirce Jan 2023

Champion For Prize Envelope - Lincoln & Davis In 5 Rounds, 5th Round, J. H. Tingley, T. S. Peirce

Ephemera

The pictorial envelope is from a set of five Civil War-era envelopes. The cartoon image depicts Abraham Lincoln standing before pyramid of states, surrounded by a "Champion Belt" after having defeated Jefferson Davis in a prize fight. It is printed in black ink on an off-white envelope.


Champion For Prize Envelope - Lincoln & Davis In 5 Rounds, 3rd Round, J. H. Tingley, T. S. Peirce Jan 2023

Champion For Prize Envelope - Lincoln & Davis In 5 Rounds, 3rd Round, J. H. Tingley, T. S. Peirce

Ephemera

The pictorial envelope is from a set of five Civil War-era envelopes. The cartoon image depicts Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis in boxing ring, with crowd of onlookers, who are commenting on the action. It is printed in black ink on an off-white envelope.


Monthly Statement: Loose-Wilkes Biscuit Company For Mr. Sullivan, Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company Jan 2023

Monthly Statement: Loose-Wilkes Biscuit Company For Mr. Sullivan, Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company

Ephemera

Monthly statement from the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company to Mr. Sullivan.


Monthly Statement: Loose-Wilkes Biscuit Company For Miss Roche, Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company Jan 2023

Monthly Statement: Loose-Wilkes Biscuit Company For Miss Roche, Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company

Ephemera

Monthly statement from the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company to Miss Rouche.


Retirement Of President Franklin Pierce, William C. Bryant And Co. Jan 2023

Retirement Of President Franklin Pierce, William C. Bryant And Co.

Ephemera

A newspaper clipping originally appearing in the Evening Post (New York, New York, United States, 1850-1919) citing the retirement of Ex-President Franklin Pierce. It is mounted to a sheet of textured paper and features text typed in red ink. The clipping was originally enclosed in a frame, but was removed for preservation.


10th District National Republican Ticket Jan 2023

10th District National Republican Ticket

Ephemera

The ballot represents the Lincoln and Hamlin Republican ticket for the1860 presidential election. It includes an image of a train on the recto. An ink inscription is included on the verso.


Abraham Lincoln And Hannibal Hamlin Pictorial Envelope Jan 2023

Abraham Lincoln And Hannibal Hamlin Pictorial Envelope

Ephemera

The item is a Civil War-era patriotic envelope, probably issued ca. 1860. It depicts a jugate image of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin. It is printed on white paper and in black ink. Ref: Weiss FP-AL 11.


Champion Prize Envelope - Lincoln And Davis In 5 Rounds, 1st Round, J. H. Tingley, T. S. Peirce Jan 2023

Champion Prize Envelope - Lincoln And Davis In 5 Rounds, 1st Round, J. H. Tingley, T. S. Peirce

Ephemera

The pictorial envelope is from a set of five Civil War-era envelopes. It depicts a cartoon image of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis in boxing ring with a crowd of onlookers and caption at bottom. It is an off-white envelope that is printed in black ink.


Abraham Lincoln Black Mourning Border Lettersheet Jan 2023

Abraham Lincoln Black Mourning Border Lettersheet

Ephemera

The object is a Civil War-era patriotic bifold lettersheet, probably issued ca. 1865. It features a bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln in the upper left corner. The pages are lined and the recto has a black mourning border. It is printed on white paper with blue and black ink. Ref: Weiss FP-AL 8.


Abraham Lincoln Black Mourning Border Envelope Jan 2023

Abraham Lincoln Black Mourning Border Envelope

Ephemera

The item is a Civil War-era patriotic envelope, probably issued ca. 1865. It depicts a bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln and a black mourning border around the envelope's edge. It is printed on white paper and black in. Ref: Weiss FP-AL 103.


John Bell Pictorial Envelope Jan 2023

John Bell Pictorial Envelope

Ephemera

The object is a Civil War-era patriotic envelope that depicts a bust portrait of secessionist John Bell. It is printed on off-white paper with black ink. Ref: Weiss PNM 2.


Chronicle Junior Printed In The Inauguration Procession Of Lincoln & Johnson Jan 2023

Chronicle Junior Printed In The Inauguration Procession Of Lincoln & Johnson

Ephemera

The object is a bifold program relating to the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. On the program, it is noted that it was printed during the inauguration procession. The program is 4 pages and is printed in red, blue, and black ink.


Lincoln's Mrs. Bixby Letter, Western Bank Note And Eng. Co. Jan 2023

Lincoln's Mrs. Bixby Letter, Western Bank Note And Eng. Co.

Ephemera

The card is presumably a trade card distributed by the Western Bank Note & Eng. Co. It includes an engraving of a bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln along with the full text of the Bixby letter. The letter, rumored to have been written by Lincoln's private secretary John Hay, was written in 1864 to offer condolences to widow Lydia Parker Bixby, who claimed to have lost five sons during the American Civil War.


Star Of The North, Or The Comet Of 1861, Samuel Curtis Upham Jan 2023

Star Of The North, Or The Comet Of 1861, Samuel Curtis Upham

Ephemera

The pictorial envelope depicts Abraham Lincoln's head as a falling comet in a starry sky. The envelope is cream and features red and blue ink. The envelope has some adhesive damage to its reverse.


1860 Massachusetts Republican Ticket, Wright And Potter Printing Company Jan 2023

1860 Massachusetts Republican Ticket, Wright And Potter Printing Company

Ephemera

The object is an 1860 republican election ballot from the state of Massachusetts. Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin's names are prominently displayed at the top above a bust image of Lincoln that is featured between two flags and between the words REPUBLICAN TICKET. All text and images are printed in black ink. It is enclosed in a black, rectangle frame, which features a handwritten inscription on the back.


Abraham Lincoln & Hannibal Hamlin Pictorial Lettersheet Jan 2023

Abraham Lincoln & Hannibal Hamlin Pictorial Lettersheet

Ephemera

The item is a Civil War-era patriotic bifold lettersheet, probably issued ca. 1860. It depicts a jugate image of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin. It is printed on white paper with black ink. Ref: Weiss FP-AL 11.