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- Five Confederate Generals in Mexico, 1865 -
- October 09, 1865
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Five Confederate Generals in Mexico, 1865
- General William Starke Rosecrans, circa 1861-1865 - Cartes-de-visite, small, professionally made photographs on cardboard stock, remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Many were given to friends and loved ones, but enterprising photographers also produced images of famous individuals to sell to the collecting-crazed public. Admired politicians or military officers, such as General William Rosencrans, were popular subjects.
- 1861-1865
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General William Starke Rosecrans, circa 1861-1865
Cartes-de-visite, small, professionally made photographs on cardboard stock, remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Many were given to friends and loved ones, but enterprising photographers also produced images of famous individuals to sell to the collecting-crazed public. Admired politicians or military officers, such as General William Rosencrans, were popular subjects.
- General "Hap" Arnold and Henry Ford at the Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1944 - General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Air Forces, visited Ford Motor Company's Willow Run bomber plant in July 1944. Some 42,000 people worked at Willow Run over the course of the war and turned out a total of 8,685 B-24 bombers. At peak production, the factory's workforce completed one bomber every 63 minutes.
- July 13, 1944
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General "Hap" Arnold and Henry Ford at the Willow Run Bomber Plant, 1944
General Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Air Forces, visited Ford Motor Company's Willow Run bomber plant in July 1944. Some 42,000 people worked at Willow Run over the course of the war and turned out a total of 8,685 B-24 bombers. At peak production, the factory's workforce completed one bomber every 63 minutes.
- "Photograph of President Lincoln Meeting General McClellan and Staff at Antietam in October 1862" - President Abraham Lincoln visits General George B. McClellan and his officers at Antietam, Maryland. Alexander Gardner made the photograph on October 3, 1862. At the time, this was the main eastern theater of the Civil War. President Lincoln often conferred with his commanders in the field. Lincoln, at 6-feet 4-inches and wearing his distinctive top hat, towers over the officers.
- October 03, 1862
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"Photograph of President Lincoln Meeting General McClellan and Staff at Antietam in October 1862"
President Abraham Lincoln visits General George B. McClellan and his officers at Antietam, Maryland. Alexander Gardner made the photograph on October 3, 1862. At the time, this was the main eastern theater of the Civil War. President Lincoln often conferred with his commanders in the field. Lincoln, at 6-feet 4-inches and wearing his distinctive top hat, towers over the officers.
- General Ulysses S. Grant, 1861-1865 - Cartes-de-visite, small, professionally made photographs on cardboard stock, remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Many were given to friends and loved ones, but enterprising photographers also produced images of famous individuals to sell to the collecting-crazed public. Celebrities, politicians, and military officers, such as General Ulysses S. Grant, were popular subjects.
- 1861-1865
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General Ulysses S. Grant, 1861-1865
Cartes-de-visite, small, professionally made photographs on cardboard stock, remained popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s. Many were given to friends and loved ones, but enterprising photographers also produced images of famous individuals to sell to the collecting-crazed public. Celebrities, politicians, and military officers, such as General Ulysses S. Grant, were popular subjects.
- Printing Block, "The Winning Hand," 1864 - Thomas Irwin Starr (1903-1965) had a lifelong interest in President Abraham Lincoln. He began collecting Lincoln-related materials at an auction in 1929. Starr, editorial director for publications at Michigan Bell Telephone Company, amassed a collection of Lincolniana and wrote several books and articles about our 16th President. This printing block reproduces an 1864 political cartoon that shows Democratic Presidential candidate General George McClellan supposedly holding "The Winning Hand."
- 1864
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Printing Block, "The Winning Hand," 1864
Thomas Irwin Starr (1903-1965) had a lifelong interest in President Abraham Lincoln. He began collecting Lincoln-related materials at an auction in 1929. Starr, editorial director for publications at Michigan Bell Telephone Company, amassed a collection of Lincolniana and wrote several books and articles about our 16th President. This printing block reproduces an 1864 political cartoon that shows Democratic Presidential candidate General George McClellan supposedly holding "The Winning Hand."
- Letter from Albert B. Chandler to Marilla Stedman, 1864 - Albert B. Chandler served as a cipher operator at the War Department office in Washington, D.C., during the Civil War. He transmitted coded messages to and decoded messages from Union military field commanders. While at this post, he became acquainted with President Abraham Lincoln. Chandler describes some of his wartime experiences in this letter to Marilla Stedman, his future bride.
- 1864
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Letter from Albert B. Chandler to Marilla Stedman, 1864
Albert B. Chandler served as a cipher operator at the War Department office in Washington, D.C., during the Civil War. He transmitted coded messages to and decoded messages from Union military field commanders. While at this post, he became acquainted with President Abraham Lincoln. Chandler describes some of his wartime experiences in this letter to Marilla Stedman, his future bride.
- Engraving, "Washington at Trenton N.J. January 2d 1777," 1840-1870 -
- January 02, 1777
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Engraving, "Washington at Trenton N.J. January 2d 1777," 1840-1870
- Letter from Albert B. Chandler to Marilla Stedman, May 16, 1864 - Albert B. Chandler served as a cipher operator at the War Department office in Washington, D.C., during the Civil War. He transmitted coded messages to and decoded messages from Union military field commanders. While at this post, he became acquainted with President Abraham Lincoln. Chandler describes some of his wartime experiences in this letter to Marilla Stedman, his future bride.
- May 16, 1864
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Letter from Albert B. Chandler to Marilla Stedman, May 16, 1864
Albert B. Chandler served as a cipher operator at the War Department office in Washington, D.C., during the Civil War. He transmitted coded messages to and decoded messages from Union military field commanders. While at this post, he became acquainted with President Abraham Lincoln. Chandler describes some of his wartime experiences in this letter to Marilla Stedman, his future bride.
- Photograph Album of Cartes-de-Visite, 1859-1870 -
- 1859-1865
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Photograph Album of Cartes-de-Visite, 1859-1870