![Carte de Visite:] Lincoln Family. Abraham Lincoln](/pictures/thumb/3727514_1.jpg?v=1535409019)
[Carte de Visite:] Lincoln Family.
Carte de visite photograph of the Civil War-era family of President Abraham and Mary Lincoln derived from an engraving made by engraver Adam B. Walter... Read More about Carte de Visite:] Lincoln Family
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![C.1880 Uncle Sam Satirical “Greenback” Political Bank Note]. Benjamin F. Butler](/images/noimage-req.png)
[C.1880 Uncle Sam Satirical “Greenback” Political Bank Note].
Political memorabilia satirizing the “Greenback” Party likely issued during the U.S. Presidential election of 1880. The small, printed leaf imitates the shape and design of..... Read More about C.1880 Uncle Sam Satirical “Greenback” Political Bank Note
![Portrait for Posterity. Lincoln and His Biographers. [Inscribed by Author]. Benjamin P. Thomas,...](/pictures/thumb/3728006_1.jpg?v=1545068126)
Portrait for Posterity. Lincoln and His Biographers. [Inscribed by Author]
A study of Lincoln’s biographers including his law partner, William Herndon; his White House private secretaries John Nicolay and John Hay; muckraker Ida Tarbell; poet..... Read More about Portrait for Posterity. Lincoln and His Biographers. [Inscribed by Author
![Lincoln and the Negro. [Inscribed by Author]. Benjamin Quarles, 1904–1996](/pictures/thumb/3728030_1.jpg?v=1545088713)
Lincoln and the Negro. [Inscribed by Author]
“Lincoln became Lincoln because of the Negro, and it was the latter who first reflected the image of the Lincoln that was to live.” (Author’s..... Read More about Lincoln and the Negro. [Inscribed by Author
Lincoln Collector. The Story of Oliver R. Barrett’s Great Private Collection. [Signed Limited First Edition]
Story of the celebrated collection of Lincolniana assembled by autograph, artifact, and manuscript collector, Oliver R. Barrett of Illinois. Written by Lincoln biographer, Carl Sandburg... Read More about Lincoln Collector. The Story of Oliver R. Barrett’s Great Private Collection. [Signed Limited...
Our Martyred President…Memorial Life of William McKinley… [Salesman’s Sample Book].
Salesman’s sample book, dummy, or canvassing book heavily illustrated with 64 halftones for a memorial biography of assassinated U.S. President William McKinley: Our Martyred President…Memorial..... Read More about Our Martyred President…Memorial Life of William McKinley… [Salesman’s Sample Book
The Negro Question. Attitude of the Progressive Party Toward the Colored Race. Colonel Roosevelt’s Reply to a Query at the Progressive National Convention; His Letter to Julian Harris, of Atlanta.
At the 1912 Progressive or “Bull Moose” Party Convention a controversy arose over Southern black delegates. While the convention allowed black delegates from Northern States..... Read More about The Negro Question. Attitude of the Progressive Party Toward the Colored Race. Colonel...
![1892 U.S. Presidential Candidate:] An Outline of the Official Life and Public Services of His...](/pictures/thumb/3726535_1.jpg?v=1534362407)
[1892 U.S. Presidential Candidate:] An Outline of the Official Life and Public Services of His Excellency David B. Hill.
Unrecorded on OCLC, a rare and ephemeral campaign biography throwaway from the 1888 New York gubernatorial race which re-elected sitting-Governor David B. Hill to a.... Read More about 1892 U.S. Presidential Candidate:] An Outline of the Official Life and Public Services of His...
![LBJ for the USA. [1964 Presidential Campaign]. Democratic National Committee](/pictures/thumb/3727407_1.jpg?v=1534362511)
LBJ for the USA. [1964 Presidential Campaign]
Campaign poster for the 1964 election race for the 45th President of the United States. A serious and determined-looking Lyndon B. Johnson is seen superimposed... Read More about LBJ for the USA. [1964 Presidential Campaign
![LBJ for the USA. [1964 Presidential Campaign]. Democratic National Committee](/pictures/thumb/3727519_1.jpg?v=1536100152)
LBJ for the USA. [1964 Presidential Campaign]
Printed by a New Jersey job printer. Campaign poster for the 1964 election race for the 45th President of the United States. A serious and... Read More about LBJ for the USA. [1964 Presidential Campaign
![Abraham Lincoln] “A Crime Without a Name.” April 14, 1865. Eugene Munday](/pictures/thumb/3726712_1.jpg?v=1534362447)
[Abraham Lincoln] “A Crime Without a Name.” April 14, 1865.
Undoubtedly composed and printed within days of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, this sorrowful tribute takes its name from the April 15, 1865 newspaper headline... Read More about Abraham Lincoln] “A Crime Without a Name.” April 14, 1865
[1796 George Washington Final State of the Union Address published in Easton, Maryland’s Maryland Herald, and Eastern Shore Intelligencer].
Contemporary Eastern Shore, Maryland newspaper printing of George Washington’s eighth and final State of the Union Address. His address was delivered to Congress in Philadelphia..... Read More about 1796 George Washington Final State of the Union Address published in Easton, Maryland’s...
President Lincoln’s Attitude toward Slavery and Emancipation. With a Review of Events Before and Since the Civil War.
Assessment of Abraham Lincoln’s mind on the questions of slavery and the emancipation of 3.5 million enslaved African Americans, published just over 50 years after... Read More about President Lincoln’s Attitude toward Slavery and Emancipation. With a Review of Events Before...
![Hoover for President. Mass Meeting… [opening lines of Pennsylvania broadside]. Herbert Hoover](/pictures/thumb/3728048_1.jpg?v=1542668616)
Hoover for President. Mass Meeting… [opening lines of Pennsylvania broadside]
A rare broadside broadcasting a “Mass Meeting” to campaign for presidential candidate Herbert Hoover in the Fall of 1928. The rally took place in Clearfield..... Read More about Hoover for President. Mass Meeting… [opening lines of Pennsylvania broadside
![Lincoln the Liberal Statesman. [Inscribed by the Author]. J G. Randall, 1881–1953, James...](/pictures/thumb/3728007_1.jpg?v=1545068126)
Lincoln the Liberal Statesman. [Inscribed by the Author]
A study of Abraham Lincoln’s political liberalism presented as a series of essays examining such topics as the dilemma over Fort Sumter, constitutional law, the..... Read More about Lincoln the Liberal Statesman. [Inscribed by the Author
[1898 ALS on the Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba during the Spanish American War and mentioning Theodore Roosevelt’s Troops by a Soldier-Participant in the 71st Regiment, New York Volunteers].
First-hand account of the bloody Battle of San Juan Hill by Private John H. Everhart of the 71st Regiment, New York Volunteers. Everhart mentions encountering... Read More about 1898 ALS on the Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba during the Spanish American War and mentioning...
![Standard Abraham Lincoln Bibliography:] Collections of the Illinois State Historical...](/pictures/thumb/3728022_1.jpg?v=1544633426)
[Standard Abraham Lincoln Bibliography:] Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library…Lincoln Bibliography 1839–1939. [Two Volume Set]
The standard bibliography on Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth U.S. President, “Great Emancipator” of slaves, and hero-martyr of the American Civil War. “Five major bibliographies have appeared..... Read More about Standard Abraham Lincoln Bibliography:] Collections of the Illinois State Historical...
![Washington Family Estate Settlement: Armistead v. Armistead and Armistead v. Dandrige]. Jno. M....](/pictures/thumb/3726263_1.jpg?v=1550610381)
[Washington Family Estate Settlement: Armistead v. Armistead and Armistead v. Dandrige].
Manuscript group primarily concerned with the case of Armistead v. Dandridge, a drawn out Virginia lawsuit with roots in the eighteenth century. Much information on... Read More about Washington Family Estate Settlement: Armistead v. Armistead and Armistead v. Dandrige
![The Emancipation Proclamation. [Inscribed by Author]. John Hope Franklin, 1915–2009](/pictures/thumb/3728026_1.jpg?v=1546963424)
The Emancipation Proclamation. [Inscribed by Author]
Centennial history of Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 Emancipation Proclamation which freed 3.5 million enslaved African Americans. The “evolution of the document in the mind of Lincoln..... Read More about The Emancipation Proclamation. [Inscribed by Author
Lincoln & The Politics of Slavery.
Study of Abraham Lincoln’s pre-presidency and his evolving political positions on the issue of slavery. With a handy “Political Calendar” providing a digest of Lincoln’s..... Read More about Lincoln & The Politics of Slavery
[1816 Virginia Legal Subpoena involving the Extended Family of George Washington in a Chancery Suit brought by His Nephew Lawrence A. Washington].
Subpoena issued to over 50 members of the extended family of George Washington “...to appear at the clerk’s office of our superior court of chancery..... Read More about 1816 Virginia Legal Subpoena involving the Extended Family of George Washington in a Chancery...
Proceedings of the Second National Conference on the Problems of the Negro and Negro Youth…
Proceedings of a Depression-era conference examining the role of the federal government to help African Americans in such areas as social and economic security, education... Read More about Proceedings of the Second National Conference on the Problems of the Negro and Negro Youth…
![Carte de visite Photograph of First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln]. Mary Todd Lincoln, 1818–1882](/pictures/thumb/3727108_1.jpg?v=1535409018)
[Carte de visite Photograph of First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln].
Carte de visite half-lenth portrait photograph of First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of President Abraham Lincoln, made by Boston photographer Edward L. Allen. The... Read More about Carte de visite Photograph of First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln
![Harrison & Morton Club of the Bar of New York. [cover title]. Members of the Bar of the City of...](/pictures/thumb/3726475_1.jpg?v=1536186548)
Harrison & Morton Club of the Bar of New York. [cover title]
Manuscript membership book of The Harrison and Morton Club of the Bar of New York. The book includes the handwritten club “Constitution” and the membership..... Read More about Harrison & Morton Club of the Bar of New York. [cover title
Excerpts from Rooseveltian Fact and Fable; with Addenda. [Theodore Roosevelt]
Mrs. Hale devotes her energies in writing this anti-Theodor Roosevelt volume. The back cover, printed in red lettering, quotes a (damning, in the eyes of... Read More about Excerpts from Rooseveltian Fact and Fable; with Addenda. [Theodore Roosevelt