Autograph letter, signed, from Private Timothy Z. Smith to "Sam", likely a friend from Smith's hometown. The letter relays general news of Smith's welfare and thoughts on his life as a soldier since volunteering for service five months earlier. Smith ...
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Gift of Christa Sammons, 2007.
Subject (Geographic):
New Orleans (La.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 and New Orleans (La.)--Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Butler, Benjamin F (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893, Shepley, George Foster, 1819-1878, Smith, Timothy Z, United States Army Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 31st (1862-1865) Company K, and United States Army--Military life
Bound photograph album kept by an unidentified amateur photographer depicting a trip made to Texas and California via railroad from January to March 1893. The album opens with views of Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, and Mississippi a...
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Manuscript captions on mounts.
Subject (Geographic):
Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.)--Pictorial works, California--Pictorial works, Covina (Calif.)--Pictorial works, Kerrville (Tex.)--Pictorial works, Los Angeles (Calif.)--Pictorial works, New Orleans (La.)--Pictorial works, Pasadena (Calif.)--Pictorial works, Redondo Beach (Calif.)--Pictorial works, Riverside (Calif.)--Pictorial works, San Antonio (Tex.)--Pictorial works, San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Pictorial works, and Texas--Pictorial works
Subject (Name):
Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel, Calif.), Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo (San Antonio, Tex.)--Pictorial works, San Fernando Mission (Calif.)--Pictorial works, and Santa Barbara Mission--Pictorial works