Ephemera

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

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Quaker Bitters Handbill

Donaldson Brothers

The handbill is a People's Drug Store handbill advertising Quaker Bitters. It features a political theme. On its recto, images and biographies of Grover Cleveland and Thomas Andrews Hendricks are features. On the verso are images and biographies of James G. Blaine and John Alexander Logan.
Proclamation by Kentucky Governor Thomas E. Bramlette and Others

Thomas Elliott Bramlette, E. B. Harlan, and Ben. W. Sullivan

The broadside features information regarding the Kentucky elections and allegiance to the U.S. during the American Civil War. It is printed on cream paper and with black ink. It has some tears at its edges and water damage at its top and bottom.
Hingham Bank Check, Paid to W. W., Signed by Williams Whiton

Hingham Bank check dated 13 June 1865. It is made out to W. W. by William Whiton for the amount of $75. A cream George Washington two cent stamp is located at the top left corner of the object.
Hingham Bank Check, Paid to W W, Signed by William Whiton

Hingham Bank check dated 8 May 1865. It is made out to W. W. by William Whiton for the amount of $176.52. A cream George Washington two cent stamp is located at the left side of the object.
Hingham Bank Check, Paid to W W, Signed by William Whiton

Hingham Bank check dated 4 May 1865. It is made out to W. W. by William Whiton for the amount of $75. A cream George Washington two cent stamp is located at left side of the object.
Abraham Lincoln Mourning Flag

Lybrand

The object is a lithographed image of a 34-star U. S. Flag created in honor of the death of Abraham Lincoln. The flag is printed in red and blue and black text is printed across the main image. These flags would have been purchased or handed out at services held as the funeral train made its way to Illinois.
The 25th of April 1865 in New York

Charles Magnus

The letter sheet features a colored engraving of Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession.
Hingham Bank Check, Paid to [?], Signed by E. L. Whiton

Hingham Bank check dated 19 December 1865. It is made out to [?] by [?] Whiton for the amount of $50. A cream George Washington two cent stamp is located at the top left corner of the object.
Hingham Bank Check, Paid to William Jacobs, Signed by Mrs. Anna Jacobs

Hingham Bank check dated 14 December 1864. It is made out to Williams Jacobs by Anna Jacobs for the amount of $200. A blue George Washington two cent stamp is located at the top left corner of the object.
Hingham Bank Check, Paid to W. W., Signed by William Whiton

Hingham Bank check dated 18 August 1864. It is made out to W. W. by William Whiton for the amount of $150.42. A blue George Washington two cent stamp is located at the top left corner of the object.
Hingham Bank Check, Paid to William Jacobs, Signed by Anna Jacobs

Hingham Bank check dated 17 August 1864. It is made out to William Jacobs by Anna Jacobs for the amount of $100. A blue George Washington two cent stamp is located at the top left corner of the object.
Hingham Bank Check, Paid to J. J. & Son, Signed by Joseph Jacobs & Son

Hingham Bank check dated 24 February 1865. It is made out to J. J. & Son by Joseph Jacobs & Son for the amount of $243. A blue George Washington two cent stamp is located at the top left corner of the object.
Confederate Currency, Confederate States of America, Twenty Dollars

Confederate States of America. Dept. of the Treasury and Keatinge and Ball

The object is a Confederate States of America twenty-dollar bill. In order to finance its government and war, the CSA created a monetary system and printed bank notes in the following denominations: 50 cents, $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500, and $1,000.
George B. McClellan and George H. Pendleton Democratic Ticket

The object is a printed George B. McClellan and George H. Pendleton Democratic ticket for 1864 presidential election; It features a bust portrait of McClellan at the top
Lincoln and Johnson Republican Ticket for 1864

The object is a printed Lincoln and Johnson Republican ticket for the 1864 presidential election; It features blue and red ink on off-white paper; A figure of Columbia is at the top; The verso includes a green-hued image of an eagle and banner
President Lincoln and General Grant on Peace and War

Abraham Lincoln, John T. Mills, Ulysses S. Grant, and Bayard Taylor

The broadside is cream in color and features black ink. It contains an interview of Lincoln conducted by Mills. It also features a letter from Grant, and a poem by Taylor. The broadside has some damage to its corners and right side, but is in otherwise good condition.
Hingham Bank Check, Paid to Self, Signed by [?] Willard

Hingham Bank check dated 31 December 1864. It is made out to Self by [?] Willard for the amount of $346.70. A blue George Washington two cent stamp is located at the top left corner of the object.
Confederate ticket for Jefferson Davis and Alexander H. Stephens

The object is a confederate ticket for Jefferson Davis and Alexander H. Stephens during the election of November 6, 1861; It is printed in black ink on gray-blue paper and features an ink signature on reverse
Charleston Mercury Extra: The Union Is Dissolved

Charleston Mercury

The Charleston Mercury's "The Union is Dissolved" broadside was the first Confederate publication as South Carolina was the first state to secede. It went to press 15 minutes after the secession ordinance was passed.
1860 Democratic Ticket

Hoyer and Ludwig

The object is a John C. Breckenridge and Joseph Lane Democratic ticket for the 1860 presidential election. Bust portraits of both men are featured at the ballot's top. It is printed on off-white paper with black ink.
1860 Presidential Election Ticket for John Bell and Edward Everett

Printed ticket for 1860 presidential election. "Union Electoral Ticket" for John Bell and Edward Everett. Issued in Virginia. Pencil signature on reverse "W.B. Birmingham"
The Life and Public Services of Henry Clay

R. G. Berford

The colored engraved broadside features at its top a portrait of the Whig candidate for President. It is surrounded by seven vignettes and flourishes. The text of the broadside is an essay promoting Clay's qualifications for the Presidency.
The Annual Celebration of the Signing of the Emancipation Proclamation

The broadside was probably printed in the 19th century for an annual celebration of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. It is printed on off-white paper with black ink.