Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bookmark
Object Number:
2008.3h
Date:
1892
Medium:
Woven silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 2 1/2 in. (17.8 x 6.4 cm)
Description:
Bookmark with image of east front of Capitol Building and "26th National Encampment GAR Washington D.C. September 20-24, 1892," with yellow tassel
Credit Line:
Gift of Pam B. Schafler in honor of Rhoda and Sidney Bressler
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
