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Archives For November 30, 1999

Newspapers, 1888-1895

By mchughck
Posted on 21 April 2014 | 10:24 am — 

This collection includes a sizable amount of full newspapers and clippings. Below are some of the most notable articles available, including a tribute to former United States President and American Civil War commander, Ulysses S. Grant.

 

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Grant on his most famous horse, Cincinnati, 1865

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Gertrude’s ancestors

By mchughck
Posted on 25 March 2014 | 2:57 pm — 

In addition to small portraits and cabinet cards, this collection includes a wide variety of formats from the mid-late 1800s- early 1900s. Here are a few examples:

Hand painted prayer verse

 

Correspondence between Ethel Sanford (GSL’s mother), John Sanford (GSL’s father), Carola Sanford Dow (GSL’s aunt), Gertrude Ellen du Puy (GSL’s grandmother), and others, 1890-1915

 

Hand painted memorabilia, 1890

 

Dried flowers

 

Dried flower souvenir from the Julian Pass in Switzerland

 

Invitation for the Inauguration Reception of Ulysses S. Grant, 1869

 

Dinner invitation extended by President Benjamin Harrison to the Sanfords, 1892

 

Dinner invitation extended by President Benjamin Harrison to the Sanfords, 1892

 

Hon. John Sanford’s personal business papers

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