Search
- 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.
- Wooden Model of Ford Motor Company T22 Prototype Armored Car, November 1942 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company manufactured vehicles and materiel for the Allies during World War II. Ford engineers designed the T22 armored car as a comparatively small and lightweight scouting vehicle. After tests and further modifications, it was designated the M8. Ford built more than 8,000 of these armored cars from 1943 to 1945.
- November 13, 1942
- Collections - Artifact
Wooden Model of Ford Motor Company T22 Prototype Armored Car, November 1942
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company manufactured vehicles and materiel for the Allies during World War II. Ford engineers designed the T22 armored car as a comparatively small and lightweight scouting vehicle. After tests and further modifications, it was designated the M8. Ford built more than 8,000 of these armored cars from 1943 to 1945.
- Turret and 37 mm Gun for M8 Armored Car, May 1943 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company manufactured vehicles and materiel for the Allies during World War II. Ford's M8 armored car served as a scouting vehicle. It carried a 37 mm M6 gun and a 7.62 mm machine gun, both mounted on a revolving turret. Ford built more than 8,000 M8 armored cars from 1943 to 1945.
- May 04, 1943
- Collections - Artifact
Turret and 37 mm Gun for M8 Armored Car, May 1943
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company manufactured vehicles and materiel for the Allies during World War II. Ford's M8 armored car served as a scouting vehicle. It carried a 37 mm M6 gun and a 7.62 mm machine gun, both mounted on a revolving turret. Ford built more than 8,000 M8 armored cars from 1943 to 1945.
- .50 Caliber Machine Gun for M8 Armored Car, April 1944 - Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company manufactured vehicles and materiel for the Allies during World War II. Ford's M8 armored car served as a scouting vehicle. It carried a 37 mm M6 gun and a 7.62 mm machine gun, both mounted on a revolving turret. Ford built more than 8,000 M8 armored cars from 1943 to 1945.
- April 05, 1944
- Collections - Artifact
.50 Caliber Machine Gun for M8 Armored Car, April 1944
Like other American automakers, Ford Motor Company manufactured vehicles and materiel for the Allies during World War II. Ford's M8 armored car served as a scouting vehicle. It carried a 37 mm M6 gun and a 7.62 mm machine gun, both mounted on a revolving turret. Ford built more than 8,000 M8 armored cars from 1943 to 1945.
- "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
- Collections - Artifact
"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.
- United States Army Recruiting Service Broadside, circa 1863 - At the outbreak of the Civil War, President Lincoln called for soldiers -- both regular and volunteer -- to help save the Union. Recruiters could use this 1863 poster to enlist men into the regular United States army. This broadside listed pay grades and other benefits available to those who signed up.
- circa 1863
- Collections - Artifact
United States Army Recruiting Service Broadside, circa 1863
At the outbreak of the Civil War, President Lincoln called for soldiers -- both regular and volunteer -- to help save the Union. Recruiters could use this 1863 poster to enlist men into the regular United States army. This broadside listed pay grades and other benefits available to those who signed up.
- U.S. Army 1st Lieutenant Wearing the Society of the Army of the Potomac Medal, circa 1877 -
- circa 1877
- Collections - Artifact
U.S. Army 1st Lieutenant Wearing the Society of the Army of the Potomac Medal, circa 1877
- Union Army Soldier, 1861-1865 - This carte-de-visite made by A. S. Baldwin, Columbus, Ohio, shows an unknown Union Army soldier. Carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Popular in the United States during the Civil War, soldiers often sent these inexpensive images back home as a reminder to friends and family members of their loved ones in service.
- 1861-1865
- Collections - Artifact
Union Army Soldier, 1861-1865
This carte-de-visite made by A. S. Baldwin, Columbus, Ohio, shows an unknown Union Army soldier. Carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Popular in the United States during the Civil War, soldiers often sent these inexpensive images back home as a reminder to friends and family members of their loved ones in service.
- Union Army Officer, 1861-1865 - This carte-de-visite made by Francis Keeler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, shows an unknown Union Army officer. Carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Popular in the United States during the Civil War, soldiers often sent these inexpensive images back home as a reminder to friends and family members of their loved ones in service.
- 1861-1865
- Collections - Artifact
Union Army Officer, 1861-1865
This carte-de-visite made by Francis Keeler, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, shows an unknown Union Army officer. Carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Popular in the United States during the Civil War, soldiers often sent these inexpensive images back home as a reminder to friends and family members of their loved ones in service.
- Union Army Officer, 1861-1865 - This carte-de-visite made by B. F. Smith and Son, Portland, Maine, shows an unknown Union Army officer. Carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Popular in the United States during the Civil War, soldiers often sent these inexpensive images back home as a reminder to friends and family members of their loved ones in service.
- 1861-1865
- Collections - Artifact
Union Army Officer, 1861-1865
This carte-de-visite made by B. F. Smith and Son, Portland, Maine, shows an unknown Union Army officer. Carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. Popular in the United States during the Civil War, soldiers often sent these inexpensive images back home as a reminder to friends and family members of their loved ones in service.