Children and their teacher from Central Park School, Class #13, a Chicago public school, gather for a group photo for remembrance of the 1883 school year.
Brevet Brigadier General Charles M. Tompkins of the Chief Quartermaster's Office signs a document certifying service of J.E. Allen as Superintendent of Repair Shops. The note is part of a display enclosed in an elaborate red morocco folding case,…
In his Christmas Eve letter to Elizabeth Humphrey, recent widower Robert Smith Todd presses his courtship to his future wife. Humphrey later becomes the stepmother of Mary Todd.
Robert S. Todd writes and signs this rental agreement regarding the rental of a piece of property, stipulating no timber is to be cut "but for making rails."
Subtitled "A New Battle Song," the song depicts Lincoln encouraging his Union troops: "We're going to fight in earnest boys." It emphasizes the Union resolve to recover from the failed campaign in Virginia in early 1862 and to take the war to the…
Ward Hunt reads a newspaper while posing for a portrait. Hunt was a judge and politician who served as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1872 until 1882. Hunt served alongside David Davis on the United States Supreme Court…
Three verse song. Lyrics depict mourning for mother and difficulty handling grief. Decorative border with male and female figures on either side with angel at top.
Instrumental song. "Dedicated to Miss Laura Keene." "As performed at Laura Keene's Varieties" Cover depicts portrait of Laura Keene with signature at lower right.