Elderly Civil War veteran Julius F. Howell, seated, wearing a Confederate uniform with two medals on his chest. Writing (erased) on the back of the photograph can be made out to read that Howell was 101 when the photograph was taken.
Four-page letter from Mary Guthrie Latta to husband Samuel expresses anxiety over not receiving a letter from him and the fact that this worry has infiltrated her dreams. She writes of receiving visitors, of the children's exploits, and of managing...