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- Bicorne from the Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts , 1872-1874 -
- 1872-1874
- Collections - Artifact
Bicorne from the Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts , 1872-1874
- Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War Membership Badge, circa 1900 -
- circa 1900
- Collections - Artifact
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War Membership Badge, circa 1900
- Crazy Quilt, circa 1896 -
- circa 1896
- Collections - Artifact
Crazy Quilt, circa 1896
- Kappa Alpha Psi KAPPA WEEK '79 Button Used by Sullivan Jackson, Selma, Alabama -
- 1979
- Collections - Artifact
Kappa Alpha Psi KAPPA WEEK '79 Button Used by Sullivan Jackson, Selma, Alabama
- Member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, circa 1850 - The daguerreotype, popular in the early 1840s-late 1850s, was the first form of photography available to the public. Sheets of silver-plated copper--polished to a mirror finish--were bathed in photosensitive vapors, and exposed in cameras. In formal studios and traveling booths, photographers created affordable portraits. For the first time, people saw their likenesses--fixed permanently in time and place.
- circa 1850
- Collections - Artifact
Member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, circa 1850
The daguerreotype, popular in the early 1840s-late 1850s, was the first form of photography available to the public. Sheets of silver-plated copper--polished to a mirror finish--were bathed in photosensitive vapors, and exposed in cameras. In formal studios and traveling booths, photographers created affordable portraits. For the first time, people saw their likenesses--fixed permanently in time and place.
- Letter from Charles M. Cone concerning Civil War Encampments, March 12, 1887 - Charles M. Cone wrote his "Dear Comrade" that he would not be able to attend the 1887 Grand Army of the Republic, Michigan Department, Encampment in Grand Rapids. He did, however, update his friend about other members in his local Post. Cone signed off, "F. C. & L." an acronym for "Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty" -- the guiding principles of the Grand Army of the Republic.
- March 12, 1887
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from Charles M. Cone concerning Civil War Encampments, March 12, 1887
Charles M. Cone wrote his "Dear Comrade" that he would not be able to attend the 1887 Grand Army of the Republic, Michigan Department, Encampment in Grand Rapids. He did, however, update his friend about other members in his local Post. Cone signed off, "F. C. & L." an acronym for "Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty" -- the guiding principles of the Grand Army of the Republic.
- Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan -
- 1905
- Collections - Artifact
Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan
- Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) 1914 Detroit National Encampment Badge - The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), a Union veterans' organization formed in 1866, held state and national conventions or "encampments" where members could reunite with other Civil War veterans. Encampment attendees--sporting badges and other insignia--paraded through town, gathered at receptions, toured local attractions, and reminisced about shared wartime experiences. The G.A.R. sponsored these meetings for more than 80 years.
- September 01, 1914
- Collections - Artifact
Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) 1914 Detroit National Encampment Badge
The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), a Union veterans' organization formed in 1866, held state and national conventions or "encampments" where members could reunite with other Civil War veterans. Encampment attendees--sporting badges and other insignia--paraded through town, gathered at receptions, toured local attractions, and reminisced about shared wartime experiences. The G.A.R. sponsored these meetings for more than 80 years.
- Masonic Saucer, 1876-1896 -
- 1876-1896
- Collections - Artifact
Masonic Saucer, 1876-1896
- National Encampment of the Allied Orders of the Grand Army of the Republic, September 1956 -
- 09 Septmber 1956-13 September 1956
- Collections - Artifact
National Encampment of the Allied Orders of the Grand Army of the Republic, September 1956