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- Bookplate of Benjamin Henry Grierson and Lillian Atwood Grierson, 1911 - Bookplates show ownership, but they can also tell us more. Often pasted on the inside of a book's front cover or endpaper, these printed labels contain the owner's name and sometimes the words "ex-libris" (Latin for "from the library of"). Coats of arms, crests, other decorative images, poems, mottoes, and even font type provide insight into the beliefs, passions, and interests of the book's owner.
- 1911
- Collections - Artifact
Bookplate of Benjamin Henry Grierson and Lillian Atwood Grierson, 1911
Bookplates show ownership, but they can also tell us more. Often pasted on the inside of a book's front cover or endpaper, these printed labels contain the owner's name and sometimes the words "ex-libris" (Latin for "from the library of"). Coats of arms, crests, other decorative images, poems, mottoes, and even font type provide insight into the beliefs, passions, and interests of the book's owner.
- John McKinney of the 10th U.S. Cavalry, Posing with Bugle and Mandolin, 1899-1902 - John McKinney was born in Texas around 1880. He enlisted in the U.S. 10th Cavalry, a segregated all-black unit, in 1899 and served three years. His unit served in the Philippine Islands, where he was discharged after the completion of his enlistment. McKinney was a trumpeter and probably had photographs like this made for his friends and admirers.
- 1899-1902
- Collections - Artifact
John McKinney of the 10th U.S. Cavalry, Posing with Bugle and Mandolin, 1899-1902
John McKinney was born in Texas around 1880. He enlisted in the U.S. 10th Cavalry, a segregated all-black unit, in 1899 and served three years. His unit served in the Philippine Islands, where he was discharged after the completion of his enlistment. McKinney was a trumpeter and probably had photographs like this made for his friends and admirers.