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- Portrait of Montgomery Blair, United States Postmaster General, 1861-1864 - 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, military officers and politicians, such as Montgomery Blair, Abraham Lincoln's first postmaster general, were popular subjects.
- 1861-1864
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Portrait of Montgomery Blair, United States Postmaster General, 1861-1864
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, military officers and politicians, such as Montgomery Blair, Abraham Lincoln's first postmaster general, were popular subjects.
- Letter from Will H. Hays to Frank Hopley, April 1, 1921, "The Most Thrilling Moment of My Life" - Frank Dorrance Hopley (1872-1933) wrote a number of boy's books and authored stories and articles for national magazines and newspapers. In 1921, Hopley had an idea for an article--he would ask famous individuals to share their life's most thrilling moment. William Hays, U.S. Postmaster General, was unable to answer at the time due to his work load.
- April 01, 1921
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Letter from Will H. Hays to Frank Hopley, April 1, 1921, "The Most Thrilling Moment of My Life"
Frank Dorrance Hopley (1872-1933) wrote a number of boy's books and authored stories and articles for national magazines and newspapers. In 1921, Hopley had an idea for an article--he would ask famous individuals to share their life's most thrilling moment. William Hays, U.S. Postmaster General, was unable to answer at the time due to his work load.
- Portrait of Monroe F. Latham, circa 1895 -
- circa 1895
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of Monroe F. Latham, circa 1895
- Portrait of William Dennison, United States Postmaster General, 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, military officers and politicians, such as William Dennison, Abraham Lincoln's second postmaster general, were popular subjects.
- 1865
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of William Dennison, United States Postmaster General, 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, military officers and politicians, such as William Dennison, Abraham Lincoln's second postmaster general, were popular subjects.
- Letter from Andrew Jackson to George Gibson, 1819 -
- September 08, 1819
- Collections - Artifact
Letter from Andrew Jackson to George Gibson, 1819