Ephemera

This large class includes calendars, greeting cards, brochures, flyers and many other artifacts from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

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Monthly Statement: Loose-Wilkes Biscuit Company for Miss Roche

Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company

Monthly statement from the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company to Miss Rouche.
Monthly Statement: Loose-Wilkes Biscuit Company for Mr. Sullivan

Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company

Monthly statement from the Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company to Mr. Sullivan.
Retirement of President Franklin Pierce

William C. Bryant and Co.

A newspaper clipping originally appearing in the Evening Post (New York, New York, United States, 1850-1919) citing the retirement of Ex-President Franklin Pierce. It is mounted to a sheet of textured paper and features text typed in red ink. The clipping was originally enclosed in a frame, but was removed for preservation.
10th District National Republican Ticket

The ballot represents the Lincoln and Hamlin Republican ticket for the1860 presidential election. It includes an image of a train on the recto. An ink inscription is included on the verso.
Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin Pictorial Envelope

The item is a Civil War-era patriotic envelope, probably issued ca. 1860. It depicts a jugate image of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin. It is printed on white paper and in black ink. Ref: Weiss FP-AL 11.
Abraham Lincoln Black Mourning Border Lettersheet

The object is a Civil War-era patriotic bifold lettersheet, probably issued ca. 1865. It features a bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln in the upper left corner. The pages are lined and the recto has a black mourning border. It is printed on white paper with blue and black ink. Ref: Weiss FP-AL 8.
Champion Prize Envelope - Lincoln and Davis in 5 Rounds, 1st Round

J. H. Tingley and T. S. Peirce

The pictorial envelope is from a set of five Civil War-era envelopes. It depicts a cartoon image of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis in boxing ring with a crowd of onlookers and caption at bottom. It is an off-white envelope that is printed in black ink.
Abraham Lincoln Black Mourning Border Envelope

The item is a Civil War-era patriotic envelope, probably issued ca. 1865. It depicts a bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln and a black mourning border around the envelope's edge. It is printed on white paper and black in. Ref: Weiss FP-AL 103.
Chronicle Junior Printed in the Inauguration Procession of Lincoln & Johnson

The object is a bifold program relating to the inauguration of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. On the program, it is noted that it was printed during the inauguration procession. The program is 4 pages and is printed in red, blue, and black ink.
John Bell Pictorial Envelope

The object is a Civil War-era patriotic envelope that depicts a bust portrait of secessionist John Bell. It is printed on off-white paper with black ink. Ref: Weiss PNM 2.
Lincoln's Mrs. Bixby Letter

Western Bank Note and Eng. Co.

The card is presumably a trade card distributed by the Western Bank Note & Eng. Co. It includes an engraving of a bust portrait of Abraham Lincoln along with the full text of the Bixby letter. The letter, rumored to have been written by Lincoln's private secretary John Hay, was written in 1864 to offer condolences to widow Lydia Parker Bixby, who claimed to have lost five sons during the American Civil War.
Star of the North, or the Comet of 1861

Samuel Curtis Upham

The pictorial envelope depicts Abraham Lincoln's head as a falling comet in a starry sky. The envelope is cream and features red and blue ink. The envelope has some adhesive damage to its reverse.
Maryland, Maryland Confederate Patriotic Envelope

The object is a Civil War-era Confederate patriotic envelope. Its recto features an image of a flag with the seal of Maryland placed above a poem that has an anti-Union sentiment. The envelope is cream in color and is printed in blue ink. Its verso features what appears to be staining from adhesive.
The Nation is Weeping

Louise S. Upham and Charles Magus

The decorative broadsheet features an image depicting Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession. It also includes the full text of Louise S. Upham's poem "The Nation is Weeping." It is printed on white paper with black ink.
1860 Massachusetts Republican Ticket

Wright and Potter Printing Company

The object is an 1860 republican election ballot from the state of Massachusetts. Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin's names are prominently displayed at the top above a bust image of Lincoln that is featured between two flags and between the words REPUBLICAN TICKET. All text and images are printed in black ink. It is enclosed in a black, rectangle frame, which features a handwritten inscription on the back.
Abraham Lincoln & Hannibal Hamlin Pictorial Lettersheet

The item is a Civil War-era patriotic bifold lettersheet, probably issued ca. 1860. It depicts a jugate image of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin. It is printed on white paper with black ink. Ref: Weiss FP-AL 11.
Honest Old Abe on the Stump

The pictorial letter sheet features a bifold design. An 1860 political cartoon is featured on the front depicting back-to-back figures of Abraham Lincoln sitting on a stump as people look on from the background. The inside and back pages are blank. A small informational clipping is attached to the bifold's center.
Jeff. Davis on the March

The object is a Civil War-era patriotic envelope. A cartoon is featured on the front, and the image represents a crying Jefferson Davis about to flee in a ship. It is printed on an off-white envelope in red ink.
Nightmare

The object is a Civil War-era patriotic envelope. On the envelope's font, an image represents Varina Davis stretching in bed. It is printed on an off-white envelope in red ink.
The Two Roads to Peace

National Union Executive Committee

The print is a pro-Lincoln broadside. The text compares the Republican and Democratic platforms for the 1864 presidential election.
In Memory of Abraham Lincoln

The embossed memorial card is printed in black with a black border. The text is included in an embossed image of a tomb. A figure with a bowed head kneels at the tomb's side. Two weeping willow trees flank each side of the tomb in the background.
Vanity, Treachery & Death

D. Murphy's Son

The object is a Civil War-era patriotic envelope. It depicts an image of a skull, snake, and plume as symbols of secession. It is printed on off-white paper in black ink.
$100,000 Reward! The Murderer of Our Late Beloved President, Abraham Lincoln, Is Still at Large

The object is a matted and framed broadside advertising a reward for the capture of the Abraham Lincoln assassination conspirators; It also has bordered spaces at top for mounting the photographs of John H. Surratt, John Wilkes Booth, and David E. Herold; The photos are not present
God's Illustrious Servant

The object is a Civil War-era patriotic envelope. A U.S. flag design adorns the front, and the backside of the envelope is missing. It is printed in black and red ink on off-white paper. The envelope is an example of Abraham Lincoln mourning materials.
World's Columbian Exposition Chicago Admission Ticket

American Banknote Company

Engraved admission ticket for 1893 "World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago." Portrait of A. Lincoln at left.