Elegant Handwritten Signatures

A series of elegant, handwritten name cards featuring signatures of individuals, with a focus on artistic penmanship and historical context.

Cap. (i.e., Captain) Bainbridge's battery, Port Hudson, La.. The Robin G. Stanford Collection, Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography. Port Hudson (La.), History, Siege, 1863 , United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Louisiana, Port Hudson.
Cap. (i.e., Captain) Bainbridge's battery, Port Hudson, La.. The Robin G. Stanford Collection, Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography. Port Hudson (La.), History, Siege, 1863 , United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Louisiana, Port Hudson.
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Unidentified man possibly associated with Seminary Hospital, Washington, D.C., or Chesapeake Hospital, Fort Monroe, Virginia / M.B. Brady & Co.'s National Photographic Portrait Gallery, No. 352 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C.. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljpaper. Health care personnel, Union, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Medical aspects, Union.
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Christian Commission, at White House, Virginia / Negative by Brady & Co., Washington.. Title from item, Corresponding glass negatives: LC-B811-2487B, left, and LC-B811-2487A, right. E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. acquired the negatives from the studio of Mathew Brady in exchange for photographic supplies, Purchase; Russell Norton; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012: 069). United States Christian Commission, Facilities, Virginia, New Kent County, 1860-1870, United States, Army, People, Virginia, New Kent County, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, Virginia, New Kent County, 1860-1870, Military cookery, Virginia, New Kent County, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military life, Virginia, New Kent County, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Virginia, New Kent County.
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Exlibris A. Bogdanowicz unknown
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Sketchbook with 55 magazines manufactured in the Veluwe and in Northern Germany. Sketchbook consisting of 55 magazines manufactured on the Veluwe and in northern Germany with cityscapes, landscapes, figures and traditional costumes. Topographic annotations: Elburg, Harderwijk, Ermelo, Buren, Bremen and Emden.
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Trade Card for Dr. Whitaker & Co., Lithogravers, Engravers and Printers 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century This object is housed in an album of British trade cards from the collections of Bella C. Landauer, Ambrose Heal, and others. The term trade card” is of nineteenth-century origin and refers to a card that advertises the services of an individual or business. Eighteenth-century trade cards were often printed on thin sheets of paper and referred to as tradesmen’s cards,” tradesmen’s bills,” or shopkeeper’s bills.” During the Victorian era, trade cards were often reinforced on pasteboard and closely resemble business cards today.. Trade Card for Dr. Whitaker & Co., Lithogravers, Engravers and Printers. Anonymous, British, 19th century. 19th century. Commercial Lithograph
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Adam Mickiewicz's Visiting Ticket
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The Old Mill at Guy's Cliff, Warwickshire.. Alexander Wilson (British, active Kenilworth and Leamington, England 1860s - 1870s)
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View of capitol square / Levy & Cohen.. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by Levy and Cohen in the Clerk's Office, of the District Court, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.", "Filed July 10, 1865, Levy & Cohen, proprietors.", Collective title: Levy & Cohen's Views of the Rebel Capital and its Environs, No. 459, Title from item, One of six views on LC-B8184-10382 (b&w film copy neg.). Parks, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, Capitols, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, Capitol Square (Richmond, Va.), 1860-1870.
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Bliżej Kultury unknown
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BODANOWA Reconstruction project - Bibliographic note; Ruszczyc, Ferdynand (1870-1936); 1916-1919 (1916-00-00-1919-00-00);Partage Plus, notes, purchase (provenance)
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Woman standing with an American flag, possibly from the United States Sanitary Commission. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljpaper, pp/liljwoch. United States Sanitary Commission, People, Women, 1860-1870, Flags, American, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Women, Union.
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Signature of Willem Gruyter ..
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Camp Avery. Photo album with fifteen cyanotypes, made in Camp Avery in the United States or in Canada.
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The Great Sanitary Fair, Philadelphia, 1864. The Robin G. Stanford Collection, Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography. Great Central Fair for the U.S. Sanitary Commission, (1864 :, Philadelphia, Pa.) , United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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Rocketts & James River. The Robin G. Stanford Collection, Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Virginia, Richmond
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Slave pen, Alexandria, Virginia / Negative by Brady & Co., Washington.. Title from item, Corresponding glass negatives: LC-B811-2299B, left, and LC-B811-2299A, right. E. & H.T. Anthony & Co. acquired the negatives from the studio of Mathew Brady in exchange for photographic supplies, Purchase; Russell Norton; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012: 069). African Americans, Capture & imprisonment, Virginia, Alexandria, 1860-1870, Slave trade, Virginia, Alexandria, 1860-1870, Prisons, Virginia, Alexandria, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, Virginia, Alexandria, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Detention facilities, Union, Virginia, Alexandria.
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East face of Fort Sumter from top of palmetto fortification, Charleston Harbor | Library of Congress
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Birth announcement card from Margarethe Nancy, born June 25, 1939 in Madiun. Part of studbook of the students of the colonial school for girls and women in the Hague Part II (1930-1949).
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Washington Monument. The Robin G. Stanford Collection, Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Virginia, Richmond
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Five Diamonds (red), from the Playing Cards series (N84) for Duke brand cigarettes 1888 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. American Trade cards from the "Playing Cards" series (N84), issued in a set of 53 cards in 1888 to promote W. Duke Sons & Co. brand cigarettes. The versos display a matching abstract floral pattern. The Joker and the Ace of Spades display an ad for Duke brand cigarettes. Besides Duke's Cigarettes, the same set of playing cards was also released to promote Turkish Cross Cut Cigarettes.. Five Diamonds (red), from the Playing Cards series (N84) for Duke brand cigarettes. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)
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Sea face of Fort Sumter--looking north, Charleston Harbor. The Robin G. Stanford Collection, Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, South Carolina, Charleston
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CHRISTMAS DINNER held by COLONIAL HOTEL at "SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF;" (HOTEL;). Buttolph, Frank, 1850-1924. Menus. 1899. Rare Book Division
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Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), looking toward Charleston. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-3062. War damage, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Forts & fortifications, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Parapets, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, South Carolina, Charleston, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage, South Carolina, Charleston.
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General Stoneman and staff, at his headquarters, near Fair Oaks. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 436, Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by Gardner & Gibson, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia, Title from item, Stamped on verso: Nov. 28, 1949, source unknown, Digitized, 2014. Funding from The Center for Civil War Photography, Original glass negative may be available: LC-B811-436. Military personnel, Union, Virginia, Fair Oaks (Henrico County), 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Peninsular Campaign, Va, 1862, Stoneman, George, 1822-1894, Military service, United States, Virginia, Fair Oaks (Henrico County)
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Capitol building / Levy & Cohen.. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by Levy and Cohen in the Clerk's Office, of the District Court, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.", "Filed July 10, 1865, Levy & Cohen, proprietors.", Collective title: Levy & Cohen's Views of the Rebel Capital and its Environs, No. 458, Title from item, One of six views on LC-B8184-10382 (b&w film copy neg.). Facades, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, Capitols, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, Capitol Square (Richmond, Va.), 1860-1870.
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View of Fort McAlister (i.e. McAllister), Ga., looking up the Ogechee (i.e. Ogeechee) River. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-4010. Forts & fortifications, Union, Georgia, Ogeechee River, 1860-1870, Savannah (Ga.), History, Siege, 1864, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Union, Ogeechee River (Ga.), 1860-1870.
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View of James River pontoon bridge, from south side, above Jones' Landing. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-2538. Pontoon bridges, Virginia, James River, 1860-1870, Rivers, Virginia, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Transportation, Virginia, James River, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Engineering & construction, Virginia, James River.
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Arms & relics, Dr. Kane's boat / photographed by the American Stereoscopic Company.. The Robin G. Stanford Collection, Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography. Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857, Associated objects, Great Central Fair for the U.S. Sanitary Commission, (1864 :, Philadelphia, Pa.) , United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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Ruins of Hampton Church, Virginia, west end. The oldest church in America. July 2, 1862. Brady's Album Gallery, no. 467, Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1862, by Gardner & Gibson, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Columbia, Title from item, Stamped on verso: Nov. 28, 1949, source unknown, Digitized, 2014. Funding from The Center for Civil War Photography, Original glass negative may be available: LC-B815-459. St. John's Church (Hampton, Va.) , War damage, Virginia, Hampton, 1860-1870, Episcopal churches, Virginia, Hampton, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage, United States, Virginia, Hampton.
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Corner of Main & East King Street, Chambersburg, Franklin Co., Pa., destroyed by the rebels under McCausland, July 30th, 1864. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B8151-10032, Original negative is: LC-B8184-10480. War damage, Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, 1860-1870, Buildings, Pennsylvania, Chambersburg, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage, Confederate, Pennsylvania, Chambersburg.
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Christmas dinner held by Colonial Hotel in San Francisco, California, 1899. The booklet features red ribbon trim and measures 7 x 5 inches
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Interior of Fort Sumpter (i.e. Sumter), showing light house. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-3054. Forts & fortifications, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, War damage, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Bombproof construction, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, Beacons, South Carolina, Charleston, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, South Carolina, Charleston, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage, South Carolina, Charleston.
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Interior of the Rebel Fort Mahone, called by the soldiers "Fort Damnation", showing gabions, "chevaux de frise", &c. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-3219. Forts & fortifications, Virginia, Petersburg, 1860-1870, Chevaux-de-frise, Virginia, Petersburg, 1860-1870, Tax stamps, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Virginia, Petersburg, Petersburg (Va.), History, Siege, 1864-1865.
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Ruins of Petersburg bridge / Levy & Cohen.. "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1865 by Levy and Cohen in the Clerk's Office, of the District Court, for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.", "Filed July 10, 1865, Levy & Cohen, proprs.", Collective title: Levy & Cohen's Views of the Rebel Capital and its Environs, No. 453, Title from item, Digitized, 2014. Funding from The Center for Civil War Photography, One of six views on LC-B8184-10381 (b&w film copy neg.). War damage, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, Railroad bridges, Virginia, Richmond, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage, Richmond (Va.), History, Siege, 1864-1865.
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No. 3, Horticultural Department, Great Central Fair, Philadelphia, June, 1864 / negatives taken by A. Watson.. The Robin G. Stanford Collection, Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography. Great Central Fair for the U.S. Sanitary Commission, (1864 :, Philadelphia, Pa.) , United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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The slave market, Atlanta, Ga.. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-3608. Atlanta Campaign, 1864, Slave trade, Georgia, Atlanta, 1860-1870, Commercial facilities, Georgia, Atlanta, 1860-1870, Cities & towns, Georgia, Atlanta, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, African Americans.
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Showcase of Henryk Siemiradzki
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Fortifications and bomb-proofs, in front of Petersburgh (i.e. Petersburg), Va. Civil War Photograph Collection , Original negative is: LC-B811-3337. Forts & fortifications, Virginia, Petersburg, 1860-1870, Bombproof construction, Virginia, Petersburg, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military facilities, Virginia, Petersburg, Petersburg (Va.), History, Siege, 1864-1865.
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General view from market house, (looking south-east). Title from item, Feats of the chivalry destruction of Chambersburgh, No. 2019. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Destruction & pillage, Pennsylvania, Chambersburg.
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Fugitive negroes fording Rappahannock. Civil War Photograph Collection . Soldiers, Union, Virginia, 1860-1870, Carts & wagons, Virginia, 1860-1870, Fords (Stream crossings), Virginia, 1860-1870, African Americans, Virginia, 1860-1870, Fugitive slaves, Virginia, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Transportation, Union, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, African Americans, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union, Rappahannock River (Va.), 1860-1870.
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Interior of Fort Sumter - looking northeast, Charleston harbor. The Robin G. Stanford Collection, Digitized 2015 Funding from Center for Civil War Photography. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, South Carolina, Charleston
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small packet airmail envelope for small packet via air mail Copyright: xZoonar.com/adminx 13079241
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Richmond from Manchester | Library of Congress
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Examining Pass--All right! / Barnard & Gibson.. Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs , pp/liljpaper. United States, Army, People, 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, Ferries, Potomac River, 1860-1870, Rivers, Potomac River, 1860-1870, Security checkpoints, Potomac River, 1860-1870, Military uniforms, Union, 1860-1870, Georgetown (Washington, D.C.), 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Military personnel, Union.
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. The Canadian journal ; a repertory of industry, science, and art ; and a record of the proceedings of the Canadian Institute. THE CANADIAN JOURNAL, A REPERTORY OF AND A RECORD OF THE PROCEEDIIGS OF THE CAMDIAI INSTITUTE. TORONTO, UPPER CANADA, APRIL, 1853. C O N T On the probable number of tbe Native Indian Population of British America: Captain J.H. Lefroy, Royal Artillery. 193 The Hoi-se and its Rider: by J. Bailey Tui-ner, Quebec 198 On the Fruiting and Flowering of Plants 201 Transactions of the Canadian Institute, Annual Conversazione 202 On the Poisonous Plants which are indigenous to