C. W. "Runt" Bishop, member of the United States House of Representatives, sits at his desk for a portrait.Photo dedication: "To my friend and colleague of the 77th Congress Evan Howell. Sincerely, Runt."
Judge Oscar F. Cochran of Moultrie County stands next to a chair during a portrait session. On verso: "Son of Judge William G. Cochran, Sullivan, Illinois."
Poet and author Celia Thaxter writes to "My dear children" thanking the family of Edwina Booth Grossman for some gift which is "perfectly lovely," a "delightful thing," "exquisitely beautiful," etc. but never named.
William Makepeace Thayer presents Mary Lincoln with a Greek translation of The Pioneer Boy. The letter is glued in the front of the book which also contains a mounted letter from George Constantine to Abraham Lincoln. The book was delayed and did not…