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[Civil War envelope showing soldier with woman in stars and stripes dress, man and woman, and dog with message "The girl I left behind me" and verse from song]

[Civil War envelope showing soldier with woman in stars and stripes dr...

Picryl description: Public domain image of postal stamp, free to use, no copyright restrictions

[Civil War envelope for Company G, Stoneham Rifles, Massachusetts Volunteers 13th Regiment showing Massachusetts state seal]

[Civil War envelope for Company G, Stoneham Rifles, Massachusetts Volu...

Addressed to Mr. William Clark, Dery [i.e. Derry?], N.H.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Washington, Apr. 22, 1862. Annotation on verso: Geo. P. Boyce, Apr. 20, '62. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:1... More

Civil War envelope showing American flag shield with message "Sherman's Brigade, 65th Reg't., C.S. Harker, Col."

Civil War envelope showing American flag shield with message "Sherman'...

Addressed to Mr. John Soners, Marion, Marion County, Ohio ; postmarked [...]ford, Feb. ; bears 3 cent stamp. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing hand holding envelope with the message "Soldier's letter"]

[Civil War envelope showing hand holding envelope with the message "So...

Addressed to Miss Ann M. Kendall, Leominster, Mass.; postmarked Washington, D.C.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War P... More

[Civil War envelope with message "Soldier's letter" from Cuyler U.S. Army Hospital, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, signed by L. Ward Smith, Hospital Chaplain]

[Civil War envelope with message "Soldier's letter" from Cuyler U.S. A...

Addressed to Miss Anna Meyer, Ragersville, Tuscarawas Co., Ohio; postmarked Sep. 14, Philadelphia, Pa.; no stamp. Notation on recto: Am [?] 6; notation on verso: Frederick Meyer, Co. E, 126th Ohio Inf. Gift; T... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle above portrait of George Washington with message "Union"]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle above portrait of George Washington ...

Addressed to Rorelmia [?] Sturtevent, Savoy, Mass.; postmarked Dec. 23, 1862, New Orleans, La.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection ... More

[Civil War envelope showing American flag and shield surrounded by stars and rays of light]

[Civil War envelope showing American flag and shield surrounded by sta...

Shape behind shield may possibly be a pelican. Addressed to Mr. Wm. R. Akerley, Andez [i.e. Andes], Del. County, State of N.Y.; postmarked Washington, D.C., Jan. 26. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:1... More

[Civil War envelope showing sailor with American flag and sword standing atop anchor]

[Civil War envelope showing sailor with American flag and sword standi...

Addressed to Mrs. S. I. Brigham, Manchester, Ontario Co., N. York; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked in Norfolk, Virginia, February 24. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing American flag]

[Civil War envelope showing American flag]

Addressed to Mr. Thomas Price, Champaign City, Champaign Co., Ill.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Paducah, Ky. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of C... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag in talon attacking serpent with 7-star Confederate flag]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag in talon attackin...

Addressed to Samuel Raubensti[ne?], Marlboro, Stark Co., Ohio; postmarked Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Phot... More

Civil War envelope showing hooded man hanging on gallows with message "Jeff Davis, the wrong man in the right place"

Civil War envelope showing hooded man hanging on gallows with message ...

Addressed to Miss Sophie V[...]beck, H[...], Orange Co., N.Y. ; postmarked Washington City Jul. 1861 ; bears Congressional free frank of Rep. Frank W. Kellogg of Michigan. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074... More

Thanksgiving festivities at Fort Pulaski, Georgia, Thursday, Nov. 27 / from a sketch by our special artist, W.T. Crane.

Thanksgiving festivities at Fort Pulaski, Georgia, Thursday, Nov. 27 /...

Composite of eight scenes of games and dancing. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1863 Jan. 3, p. 237.

G.A.R. rabbit drive, no. 4 - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

G.A.R. rabbit drive, no. 4 - Public domain albumen print photogrpaph

Photograph shows men beating rabbits to death in a pen as others watch at Jack Rabbit Drive at Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Fresno, California. 44842 U.S. Copyright Office.

Peasants in the re-taken Somme District work hard without horses or cattle. The Germans in retreat have taken all live stock

Peasants in the re-taken Somme District work hard without horses or ca...

Photograph shows three women pulling a plow through a field. J213224 U.S. Copyright Office. Inscribed on negative: 156488 FC. Copyright August 3, 1917.

Sammelt die Obstkerne ... / Gipkens.

Sammelt die Obstkerne ... / Gipkens.

Poster shows a little girl with a backpack holding a fruit pit. Text instructs people to save fruit pits and send them to school with their children or to bring them to the next collection site. Poster was issu... More

Marine-schauspiel 1918 ... vollständig neues Programm ... / Franz Griessler, Wien.

Marine-schauspiel 1918 ... vollständig neues Programm ... / Franz Grie...

Poster shows head of an Austrian sailor(?). Text announces a Naval play(?), stating that it is a completely new program. Details of performance are given. Forms part of: Rehse-Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik.

Fighting in France for freedom! Are you helping at home?

Fighting in France for freedom! Are you helping at home?

Poster showing German officers interrogating a British captive. Public domain reproduction of World War One war bonds advertisement propaganda poster, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A pile of German textbooks, from the Baraboo High School, burning on a street in Baraboo, Wisconsin, during an anti-German demonstration

A pile of German textbooks, from the Baraboo High School, burning on a...

Photograph shows a crowd wearing heavy coats, with their backs to a pile of books burning on a street in Baraboo, Wisconsin; they are facing a man waving an American flag above the crowd just right of center ne... More

No days are bookless days! Poughkeepsie asks you to do your part and part with your books for our boys / F. R. Booth 1918.

No days are bookless days! Poughkeepsie asks you to do your part and p...

Poster showing books pouring out of the Adriance Memorial Library, flanked by a soldier and a sailor saluting.

Morale hastens victory - back up the boys over there United War Work Campaign, Nov. 11th - 18th / / F. Luis Mora.

Morale hastens victory - back up the boys over there United War Work C...

Poster showing a cavalry soldier on horseback, and other soldiers, facing a mountainous landscape. Caption continues: YMCA; YWCA; National Catholic War Council; K. of C.; Jewish Welfare Board; War Camp Communit... More

Tent A before reveille, Camp Ranachqua, BSA

Tent A before reveille, Camp Ranachqua, BSA

Photograph of boys asleep on cots, in tent erected on wooden platform.

Careless talk costs lives / Al Doria.

Careless talk costs lives / Al Doria.

Poster suggesting careless communication may be harmful to the war effort, showing lips with tape over them. Date stamped on recto: Jan 21 '43. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress).

Tunis, Tunisia Allied troops entering Tunis.

Tunis, Tunisia Allied troops entering Tunis.

Photograph shows crowd including two members of clergy standing on sidewalk. U.S. Office of War Information negative no. 29197-E. Forms part of: FSA/OWI Collection (Library of Congress).

Mutt and Jeff. What's coming off / Fisher.

Mutt and Jeff. What's coming off / Fisher.

Five-frame comic strip showing Mutt and Jeff, as sailors, on deck of ship, receiving knitted muffler and socks from ladies. Caption label from exhibit "World War I ...": Bud Fisher Satirizes Knitting Projects a... More

Civil War envelope showing Columbia with American flag and globe

Civil War envelope showing Columbia with American flag and globe

Addressed to Mrs. Stephen Jenkins, North Jackson, Susq. Co., Pa. ; postmarked Washington City ; bears 3 cent stamp. Notation on verso: "17th letter Jan. 25th, 1863." Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Purc... More

Oh my old man has gone to war - American Civil War sheet music
Lorena - Public domain music sheet scan
[Burial of Latane] / [...] by W.D. Washington ; engraved by A.G. Campbell.

[Burial of Latane] / [...] by W.D. Washington ; engraved by A.G. Campb...

Engraving after a painting by William Dickinson Washington shows the funeral of William D. Latané, a cavalry captain who was the only Confederate killed during J.E.B. Stuart's raid around the Union army near Ri... More

Flag raising at the White House

Flag raising at the White House

Title inscribed on verso. Inscribed upper left: 12th regiment at there sides. a sketch of the White House is in our paper. Inscribed below image: regulars. Inscribed right margin: people. Inscribed on verso: Fl... More

[Civil War envelope showing American flag and cannon with message "Shoot the first man that attempts to pull down the American flag"]

[Civil War envelope showing American flag and cannon with message "Sho...

Addressed to Mr. E. Cauffman, care Jacob Cauffman Esq., Philadelphia, Penn.; postmarked June 27, 186[?], Baltimore, Md.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Lilje... More

[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Colonel Horatio Gates Sickel of Co. K, 32nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, inset in medallion decorated with figures of Justice and Columbia, with message "Our Colonel, 3d. Reg. P.R.V.C."]

[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Colonel Horatio Gates Sickel o...

Addressed to Mr. William H. Heft, Richlandtown P.O., Bucks County, Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked at Washington, D.C., December 1862. The 32nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was the 3rd of the Pennsylvani... More

[Civil War envelope showing soldier holding 51st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment flag with message "The star-flowering banner must never be furled, for its blossoms of light are the hope of the world"]

[Civil War envelope showing soldier holding 51st Pennsylvania Infantry...

Addressed to Mrs. Danl. A. Wheeler, Perkinsville, Windsor County, Vermont; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia and American flag with message "Columbia, Columbia, to glory arise"]

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia and American flag with message "C...

Addressed to Mr. George H. Waldron, South Vassalboro, Maine; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked in Oxford, November 5, 1861. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) pp/liljmem

Civil War envelope showing woman nursing soldier with message "Lovely woman. We will take care of the brave soldiers who have fought our battles"

Civil War envelope showing woman nursing soldier with message "Lovely ...

Addressed to Mrs. F. Behymer, Shelbyville, Illinois ; postmarked Richmond, Kentucky ; bears 3 cent stamp. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Purchased from: Amberman Postal History, Clifton Park, New York,... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag in its talon and snake coiled around Confederate flag in its beak]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag in its talon and ...

Addressed to Mrs. A.C. Elsbree, Lewis Centre, Delaware Co., Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing eagle holding olive branch atop shield, with message "Liberty and union"]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle holding olive branch atop shield, wi...

Addressed to Mr. Patrick Kernan, Esq., Camp Chace, care of Capt. Pike, Columbus, Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag above star design with message "Not a star must fall"]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag above star design...

Picryl description: Public domain image of stamped postal envelope, free to use, no copyright restrictions

[Civil War envelope showing eagle in flight carrying American flag in beak]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle in flight carrying American flag in ...

Addressed to Hiram L. Warner, Lyons, Clinton Co., Iowa; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Killbuck, N.Y., Jun. 17. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of C... More

[Civil War envelope showing American flag and shield, with message "The dread of traitors"]

[Civil War envelope showing American flag and shield, with message "Th...

Addressed to Mr. F.E. Hurd, Great Falls, N.H.; postmarked Portsmouth, N.H., May 13; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with American flag bearing message "For the Union" and state seal of Ohio]

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with American flag bearing messag...

Addressed to Mr. Wm. Scott, Eldersville, Washington Co., Penn.; postmarked Sep. 24; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

The great sanitary fair, Philadelphia, 1864 - dining saloon

The great sanitary fair, Philadelphia, 1864 - dining saloon

Photograph shows an interior view of a large banquet hall with African American men standing and sitting at the tables, during the Sanitary Commission(?) Fair of 1864 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Gift; Commi... More

[Interior view of a large convention hall filled with people sitting in chairs]

[Interior view of a large convention hall filled with people sitting i...

Gift; Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, Boston, Massachusetts; 1933; (DLC/PP-1933:0070). Date based on use of the 35-star flag in decorations around the hall.

Stand by! A campaign of comradeship.

Stand by! A campaign of comradeship.

Membership campaign poster for the Girls Division of the New York War Camp Community Service showing a painting by Albert Herter of Liberty standing behind a soldier and helping him hold up the American flag.

[Gee, ain't it fine that our teacher could go abroad this summer?]

[Gee, ain't it fine that our teacher could go abroad this summer?]

A young boy, seated with his dog by a roadway, smiles at the thought of his school teacher being stranded on a dock in Europe, just as school is scheduled to open in the United States. Inscribed in pencil below... More

Children collecting bronze household goods for the gov't.

Children collecting bronze household goods for the gov't.

Photograph shows armed soldier wearing Picklehaube helmet standing next to bunker. J208516 U.S. Copyright Office.

Mina Van Winkle, head of the Lecture Bureau of the U.S. Food Administration, explains Victory gardening and food processing to support the war effort

Mina Van Winkle, head of the Lecture Bureau of the U.S. Food Administr...

Photograph shows president of the Woman's Political Union of New Jersey displaying fresh and canned vegetables on table in front of blackboard on which is written a canning club song.

Another preparedness measure that society is taking up seriously

Another preparedness measure that society is taking up seriously

Mr. J. Leon Phillips holding yarn for his wife as she knits for the war effort in Palm Beach, Florida. National Photo Company Collection.

You, in her thoughts - Public domain portrait print

You, in her thoughts - Public domain portrait print

Poster showing a contemplative young woman, a family group, and a poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox extolling male virginity before marriage to prevent health problems related to sexually transmitted diseases. This p... More

The spirit of war camp community service / Heywood Strasser & Voigt Litho. Co. N.Y.

The spirit of war camp community service / Heywood Strasser & Voigt Li...

Poster showing a group of sailors socializing at table after a (Chinese?) meal. Caption: A club dinner. No. 4C.

[Jubilant crowd  on V-J day dancing on the White House lawn]

[Jubilant crowd on V-J day dancing on the White House lawn]

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Civil War envelope showing Union gunboats attacking Confederate fort with message "Our gunboats attacking the rebel forts"

Civil War envelope showing Union gunboats attacking Confederate fort w...

Addressed to Mr. Dyer Seely, Moscow, Hillsdale County, Michigan; postmarked Lexington; bears 3 cent stamp." Stamped on verso: "U.S. Pension Office, Sep. 7, 1888." Notations on verso: "Middle no. 367,890," "Ama... More

Civil War envelope folded from wallpaper to S.A. White

Civil War envelope folded from wallpaper to S.A. White

Addressed to Mr. S.A. White, Camp of Instruction, near Columbia, S.C., in care of Capt. Radcliff; manuscript cancelled Powers Shop, S.C. Jan. 15; bears 10 cent stamp. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Pur... More

Civil War envelope folded from wallpaper to Dr. John Rison

Civil War envelope folded from wallpaper to Dr. John Rison

Addressed to Dr. John Rison, Box 952, Richmond, Virginia; postmarked Lexington, Miss. April 13; bears 10 cent stamp. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Purchased from: Patricia A. Kaufman, Lincoln, Delawar... More

Civil War envelope folded from wallpaper to J.H. Reed

Civil War envelope folded from wallpaper to J.H. Reed

Addressed to Mr. J.H. Reed, Lynchburge, Va.; postmarked Charlottesville, Va.; bears two 5 cent stamps. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Purchased from: Patricia A. Kaufman, Lincoln, Delaware, June 2018. pp/liljmem

Jeff Hafler interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-07-26

Jeff Hafler interview conducted by Candacy Taylor, 2012-07-26

The interview took place at Jeff Hafler's dining room table. Hafler discusses his hair styling career, starting in Ohio, learning on Black hair and then building his own business in Los Angeles, where he develo... More

[Letter from J. Hartwell Keyes to Diantha from Halls Hill, Virginia, on pictorial lettersheet]

[Letter from J. Hartwell Keyes to Diantha from Halls Hill, Virginia, o...

Handwritten letter from Private John Hartwell Keyes of Co. F, 18th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, on pictorial lettersheet showing Lincoln and McClellan reviewing the Army of the Potomac. Caption on print: R... More

Have a date with us Free to you and your friends, motion pictures, concert music, exhibit talks, guided tours : American Museum of Natural History / / Tyte...[?].

Have a date with us Free to you and your friends, motion pictures, con...

Poster announcing opportunity for the public to attend free programs, such as movies, concerts, exhibits, and tours, at the American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West and 79 St., New York City, showi... More

The fruits of victory / Leonebel Jacobs.

The fruits of victory / Leonebel Jacobs.

Woman dressed in stars and stripes with vegetables and jars of preserved food. Copyright by F.M. Lupton. Promotional goal: U.S. J7. 1918.

Weeping, sad and lonely, or When this cruel war is over
[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with sword floating above marching soldiers]

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with sword floating above marchin...

Addressed to Miss Mary J. Chambers, Toledo, Tama County, Iowa; illegible postmark. Handwritten poem on verso: In years agone, when quiet reigned, throughout this happy land. Before rebellion had attained, so g... More

The great Union meeting in Union Square, New York, April 20, 1861

The great Union meeting in Union Square, New York, April 20, 1861

Stereograph showing a crowd of approximately 200,000 people gathered in Union Square to rally and hear speeches in support of the union. No. 3, in series: Anthony's Instantaneous Views. Caption continues: The d... More

The Great Metropolitan Sanitary Fair Marine Department, 15th Street. Models of boats, steamers, and sailing craft.

The Great Metropolitan Sanitary Fair Marine Department, 15th Street. M...

Stereograph shows exhibit of boats at the Great Metropolitan Sanitary Fair, New York, New York. No. 1695. Purchase; Russell Norton; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012: 069).

[Civil War envelope for U.S. Christian Commission showing carrier pigeon with letter]

[Civil War envelope for U.S. Christian Commission showing carrier pige...

Addressed to Mrs. Kate A. Holloway, Aaronsburg, Centre Co., Pa.; postmarked Washington, D.C.; stamped: Due 3. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civ... More

[Civil War envelope showing United States Signal Corps insignia]

[Civil War envelope showing United States Signal Corps insignia]

Addressed to Miss Mary Guthrie, New Rumley, Harrison Co., Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp; illegible postmark. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing soldier standing at attention in camp with message "Our Union defenders"]

[Civil War envelope showing soldier standing at attention in camp with...

Addressed to Mr. Bingiman, T. Bullen[?], Florida, Henry Co., Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked in Columbus[?], January 31. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing shield with message "Shield of liberty"]

[Civil War envelope showing shield with message "Shield of liberty"]

Addressed to Mr. Jas. H. Luther, Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Li... More

[Civil War envelope showing Liberty Bell with message "Proclaim liberty throughout all the land, unto all the inhabitants thereof"]

[Civil War envelope showing Liberty Bell with message "Proclaim libert...

Addressed to J. Baucus Esq., Bacon Hill, N.Y.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing American flag flying high over a burning Fort Sumter with message "Remember Fort Sumter!"]

[Civil War envelope showing American flag flying high over a burning F...

Addressed to Ogden Griswold Esq., care Hastings & Griswold, Hartford, Conn.; postmarked; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civi... More

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with eagle, American flag, and cornucopia with lines from John Savage's poem, "The starry flag"]

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with eagle, American flag, and co...

Addressed to Mr. Thos. Van Sichin, Metuchin [i.e. Metuchen], New Jersey; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked in Washington, D.C. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing sailor labeled "Victory" holding American flag, with message "The war for the Union"]

[Civil War envelope showing sailor labeled "Victory" holding American ...

Addressed to Miss Alla N. Bates, Republican Office, Springfield, Mass.; bears 3 cent stamp; illegible postmark. Notation on recto: Soldiers letter. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing American flag with second stanza from Francis Scott Key's poem, "Defence of Fort McHenry"]

[Civil War envelope showing American flag with second stanza from Fran...

Addressed to Michael Fox Esq., Marlboro, Stark Co., Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of C... More

[Civil War envelope showing American flag with eagle and laurel atop flagpole]

[Civil War envelope showing American flag with eagle and laurel atop f...

Addressed to Mr. Eli Whitney, New Haven, Conn.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Ansonia, Ct. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle atop arrows and drum with American flag, cannon, and rifles bearing message "The Star Spangled Banner must be upheld"]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle atop arrows and drum with American f...

Addressed to Misses H. Close, Mayfield, Fulton Co., N.Y.; postmarked; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (... More

[Civil War envelope showing Zouave soldier with American flag and rifle in front of sign with message "Washington via Baltimore"]

[Civil War envelope showing Zouave soldier with American flag and rifl...

Addressed to Mrs. Anna H. Breed, Weare Center, N.H.; postmarked Dec. 29, Fishersville, N.H.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of ... More

Civil War envelope showing woman giving flowers to soldier on horseback with message "Off for the war."

Civil War envelope showing woman giving flowers to soldier on horsebac...

Addressed to Mrs. Hannah Wilklow, Hale P.O., Hardin Co., Ohio; postmarked; bears 3 cent stamp." Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) pp/liljmem

Capture of Savannah--General Geary issuing passes to citizens

Capture of Savannah--General Geary issuing passes to citizens

General Geary issuing travel passes. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, 1865 Jan. 21, p. 276.

Armed monks gathering wood for the Meteora monasteries during the Turkish invasion

Armed monks gathering wood for the Meteora monasteries during the Turk...

40365 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 3. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Spare Seife! ... aber wie? ... / Bernhard.

Spare Seife! ... aber wie? ... / Bernhard.

Poster directing people to save soap and oil and giving suggestions on how to do so. On verso, a request to display the poster in a prominent place. Forms part of: Rehse-Archiv für Zeitgeschichte und Publizisti... More

[War paintings & drawings by British artists] [Carnegie Institute, March 7 April 3].

[War paintings & drawings by British artists] [Carnegie Institute, Mar...

Printer's proof without text, of poster for an art exhibit showing an aviator with goggles pushed up on his head. Accompanied by label: Linoleum Block Poster - 1916. Used by Carnegie Institute Fine Arts Departm... More

Why not meet us in Hero Land? At the Belgian Children's Milk Fund Opening November 24 at the Grand Central Palace / / Sherwood 1917.

Why not meet us in Hero Land? At the Belgian Children's Milk Fund Open...

Poster showing a woman and child wearing traditional Belgian dress, the woman is holding a jug of milk, the child drinks from a bowl of milk, behind them stands a cart with two jugs of milk packed in straw, the... More

[Demonstration garden, Bryant Park, 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, New York, New York. Visitors studying gardening notices]

[Demonstration garden, Bryant Park, 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, New ...

Photo shows men in garden sponsored by the National War Garden Commission during World War I. High rise buildings in background with a Chesterfield cigarettes advertisement on a billboard. Landscape: National ... More

Fighting in France for freedom! Are you helping at home?

Fighting in France for freedom! Are you helping at home?

Poster showing a battle scene in a French town. Public domain reproduction of World War One war bonds advertisement propaganda poster, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Welcome home our gallant boys Peace, justice, liberty / / Hennegan & Co. Cincinnati, O.

Welcome home our gallant boys Peace, justice, liberty / / Hennegan & C...

Poster showing a woman in white robes, wearing a Liberty cap, with the flags of the Allies; names of battles are inscribed in the borders.

For united America, YWCA division for foreign born women / C. Howard Walker ; Carey Print Lith. N.Y.

For united America, YWCA division for foreign born women / C. Howard W...

Poster showing a female figure holding large standards bearing many shields emblazoned with national flags. Possibly part of an Americanization theme.

Help us preserve your surplus...food

Help us preserve your surplus...food

Poster encouraging conservation of surplus food for the war effort, showing basket of food. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Community Food Conservation Inc. cooperating wit... More

Civil War envelope folded from wallpaper to Miss Susan Middleton

Civil War envelope folded from wallpaper to Miss Susan Middleton

Addressed to Miss Susan Middleton, care of A.H. Middleton Esq., Columbia, South Carolina; postmarked Flat Rock, N.C. Mar. 12; bears 10 cent stamp. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) Purchased from: Patrici... More

Poster - To all aliens - Public domain lithograph

Poster - To all aliens - Public domain lithograph

Poster showing a small American flag, with text in English, German, Hungarian, Czech, Yiddish and Italian. Text continues: If the war has affected your living or working conditions, if you want to learn the Am... More

Poster - To all aliens - Public domain lithograph

Poster - To all aliens - Public domain lithograph

Poster showing a small American flag, with text in English, German, Hungarian, Czech, Yiddish and Italian. Text continues: If the war has affected your living or working conditions, if you want to learn the Am... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag surrounded by stars in the form of a shield and the message "Union"]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag surrounded by sta...

Addressed to Mrs. Wm. Rush, Fredricktown, Knox Co., Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Cairo, Ill., Sep. 12, 1862. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

Have a date with us Free to you and your friends, motion pictures, concert music, exhibit talks, guided tours : American Museum of Natural History / / Tyte...[?].

Have a date with us Free to you and your friends, motion pictures, con...

Poster announcing opportunity for the public to attend free programs, such as movies, concerts, exhibits, and tours, at the American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West and 79 St., New York City, showi... More

Help in the harvest ice is needed to save food for the starving people of the world / / [sponsored by] United States Food Administration ; National Association of Ice Industries.

Help in the harvest ice is needed to save food for the starving people...

Poster showing men harvesting ice. Promotional goal: U.S. J7. 191-. Public domain photograph of food advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Civil War envelope with poem "I love but thee" in ornamental border]

[Civil War envelope with poem "I love but thee" in ornamental border]

Picryl description: Public domain image of stamped postal envelope, free to use, no copyright restrictions

The  Old house far away, or The Dream of the soldier

The Old house far away, or The Dream of the soldier

Music associated with the Union side

An arrival in Camp--under the Proclamation of Emancipation

An arrival in Camp--under the Proclamation of Emancipation

Signed lower right: Alf.R. Waud. Title inscribed below image. Waud worked up this sketch from a photograph, probably made in his presence by David B. Woodbury on January 1, 1863. Reference: Ray, plate 48 (See ... More

4 Minute men--A message from Washington / H. Devit Welsh.

4 Minute men--A message from Washington / H. Devit Welsh.

Town crier, with bell in hand, in front of Independence Hall. Exhibited: "Echoes of the Great War : American Experiences of WW I" in the Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., Nov. 2... More

Vesper song - Public domain music sheet scan
The  Night before the battle - American Civil War sheet music
Hitler wants us to believe that: democracy is dying; our armed forces are weak ...

Hitler wants us to believe that: democracy is dying; our armed forces ...

Caricature of Adolph Hitler and a propaganda message made by him. Promotional goal: U.S. J49. 1942. U.S. Government Printing Office: 1942-O-476330.

[Civil War envelope showing eagle and flag]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle and flag]

Addressed to Miss Charlotte Smith, North Chili P.O., Monroe County, N.Y.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127) pp/liljmem

Civil War envelope showing Continental Army soldier with sword and American flag, with message "Hail Columbia"

Civil War envelope showing Continental Army soldier with sword and Ame...

Addressed to Miss Jane Grace, Camden, Ohio ; postmarked Paducah, Ky., March 5, 1863 ; bears 3 cent stamp. Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2018; (D074) pp/liljmem

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