Mezzotint-process portrait of Andrew Johnson, published by William Smith, Philadelphia, "entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by William Sartain in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Eastern District of Penn"...
Hotels; Awards; Banquet halls; Banquets; Rewards of merit
A pen and ink drawing showing the front of Washington Hall and the adjoining hotel. Both are two-story buildings. The caption reads: Washington Hall and Hotel, Philadelphia, Pa., where Andrew Jackson was banqueted February 1819. Collection of the...
Sheet music covers; Fictitious characters; Laundry; Weather; Clotheslines
Drawing of an angry-looking man in dressing gown and cap, with glasses perched on his forehead. He appears in the clouds above a clothesline holding laundry. On the ground are baskets, pails, an iron, and scrubbing brushes.
Large lithographic poster advertising the 1926 Sesquicentennial International Exposition in Philadelphia. Illustration is of a "flapper-like" woman entwined in an American flag in front of Independence Hall.
Sheet music covers; Flags; Horses; Patriotism; Eagles; Capitols
Features a color engraving of the U.S. Capitol; two men on horseback look at the building from afar. An oval gold chain, in which each state is represented by a link, is superimposed on an arch with gray Doric columns. Above capitol: "In Union's...
Sheet music covers; Children; Families; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Lithograph from a photograph of three young children serves as the centerpiece of the cover of a Civil War-era song, dedicated by the author, James G. Clark, to J. Francis Bourns M.D. of Philadelphia, Pa.
Map shows a sectional cut of the state of Tennessee from Roane Mountain in Carter County and Smoky Mountain in Cocke County to Randolph on the Mississippi River. Contains data on the strata of the state as well as geographical identifications.
Saber belonged to Capt. Samuel Rankin Latta (1827-1910). Latta was of Irish descent. He was reared in Pennsylvania and moved to Dyersburg, Tenn., where he was a lawyer, teacher, Presbyterian elder, Sunday school superintendent, and Mason. Latta...
Civil Wars; War; Slaves; Agriculture; Political issues; Cities & towns
Excerpts from the Robert H. Cartmell Diaries. They contain full commentaries on the nature of his farm operation, the weather, and the fluctuations of the cotton market. They contain thoughtful comments on politics and candidates for office and...
Large, leather-bound Bible belonging to Capt. Thomas H. Reeves, USA. The Bible was printed in Philadelphia, Pa. and includes a record of the Reeves family. The couple's marriage record includes their photographs.
Pocket pistol, .36 cal., manufactured by Cooper Firearms, serial number 5344, patent date January 7, 1851; April 25, 1854; September 4, 1860; September 1, 1863; September 22, 1863
This photograph pictures Confederate veterans who were attending the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg. The image was taken by Frank J. McCann of 721 Jefferson Ave., Scranton, Pa.