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Supplement to the Belfast news-letter, 4th May, 1935 : Jubilee pictorial souvenir, 1910-1935
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Pictorial souvenir ... La Fiesta de las Flores and Shriners Conclave : Los Angeles, Cal., May 5 to 11, 1907
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Supplement to the Illustrated London News May 24 1862. The Great International Exhibition
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Image of the Great International Exhibition in London, England, as seen from the horticultural gardens; a building with two large glass domes surrounds the garden on two sides; a band performs in a pavilion with people gathered around in the foreground.
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Thomson, William 1 letter (1910, May 16) to [A.A.] Beauchamp
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There are 8,002 pieces of manuscripts, 6,044 of which are by Annie C. Bill. The manuscripts comprise of articles, drafts, essays, excerpts, notebooks, proofs, speeches, statements, and miscellaneous notes. There are 7,218 pieces of correspondence, 1,629 of which are by Annie C. Bill; most of her correspondence comprises of incomplete drafts of letters. The majority of the correspondence includes letters by her publisher, A.A. Beauchamp, Deputy Advisor, John V. Dittemore, officers, and students relating to her religious movement. There are 2,129 pieces of ephemera, the majority being related to Annie C. Bill. The first part of the ephemera is applications, brochures, fliers, and tracts that are arranged according to Bill's religious organization that she joined or led. The remaining ephemera consists of an appointment book, British Museum copyright receipts, Bill's British passport, calling cards, circular letters, empty envelopes, financial records, a greeting card, Kelly's Directors LTD., legal documents, miscellaneous ephemera, newspaper clippings, periodicals, photographs, postcards, and reprints.
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![The Pictorial News Letter of California. For The Steamer Sonora, May 5, 1858. No. 4.[p.1] the Excitement in San Francisco. Rush for the Mines!![p.4]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4KXW8DX%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
The Pictorial News Letter of California. For The Steamer Sonora, May 5, 1858. No. 4.[p.1] the Excitement in San Francisco. Rush for the Mines!![p.4]
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Page 1 contains a small illustration of the news letter's heading which depicts a steamer, a train, and a man riding what appears to be a camel. There is a larger illustration at the bottom of p.1 which depicts several top-hatted men reading about the news of the Frazer River gold mines. The text on the page contains various pieces of California news. "Charles F. Robbins, Printer, cor. Clay and battery sts., San Francisco. Published Semi-Monthly, by Hutchings & Rosenfield, 146 Montgomery St., San Francisco."--text, below image. Page 4 contains two images. The upper image depicts people boarding a side-wheeler and loading it with goods. The side-wheeler appears to be very full. The lower image depicts men doing chores around a log cabin. "A. N."--text, within lower left corner of upper image. Paper color: blue.
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Smith, Hoval A. 3 letters (1910, Jan. 12) to Frank H. (Frank Harris) Hitchcock, 1867-1935
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This collection consists of materials relating to Ralph H. Cameron's political and business activities, mostly in the years between 1903 and 1912. Box 1 consists of manuscript files, including land and mining claims, financial documents, and political documents, including press releases regarding statehood and ranching. Also included with the manuscripts are materials related to bills introduced by Cameron, "Letters Protesting the Statehood Bill," and Congratulatory telegrams. The "Bills Introduced" includes depredation claims reported to Cameron, for which he sought Congressional consideration, and consist of correspondence with the claimants and Commissioner of Indian Affairs Robert G. Valentine, copies of the legislation Cameron sponsored, and Congressional Committee reports on the proposals. Also included with "Bills Introduced" is material relating to a bridge over the Little Colorado River in Arizona for which Cameron sought Congressional funding. The material protesting statehood consist almost entirely of letters, many of them mechanically reproduced or copied verbatim, demanding that Arizona be allowed to maintain its provisions for a literacy requirement in voter registration. One file consists of congratulatory telegrams sent on the occasion of Arizona's statehood.
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