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Orchids of the north eastern United States

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Description: A two-volume work of photographs by Edwin Hale Lincoln consisting of 84 platinum prints, approximately 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches each, mounted on white handmade paper. Each photograph has a handwritten ink caption on the mount below the print, with the orchid's scientific and common names and sometimes other description. In most images, plant specimens are presented on a flat surface, showing details of flowers and leaves, with some views of roots and corms. A few photographs depict orchids growing in situ.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1931.
Call number: 653400
Creator: Lincoln, Edwin Hale(Opens in new tab)
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The North Eastern Part of the United States

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OPAC reference notes, "Formally laid in Lavoisne, C. V. A complete genealogical atlas, 1820." Red line hand drawn on the map shows the route followed in making the sketches included in the Willis book. Sub map: Part of Virginia and Maryland. "Engraved for N. P. Willis's 'American Scenery Illustrated.'" Drawn and Engraved by W. Hughes. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 129346.

129346

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Series 2: United States Shipping Board, Master of Eastern Leader, 1921

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The Edwin B. Hoffman collection mostly consists of professional correspondence and records related to Hoffman's career at sea, from 1901-1921. The first series includes accounts, forms, correspondence, financial records, legal documents, photographs, and printed ephemera pertaining to his time at the United States Lighthouse Service and United States Shipping Board. Letters and telegrams detail the loss of P.J. Abler (schooner) in 1915 and the collision of Dorr (schooner) and Oklahoma (schooner) in 1916. Included is a certificate indicating Hoffman was pilot on the first torpedo flotilla aboard the United States Ship Whipple. Most of the correspondence in this series is addressed to Hoffman. The second series includes accounts, certificates, correspondence, documents, logs, manifests, and reports concerning his service as Master of Eastern Leader (steamboat) in 1921. Letters and reports detail an accident to the rudder on 1921 May 26, while undocking in Limerick, Ireland for New York. Most of the letters are typed copies retained by Hoffman addressed to colleagues and family.

mssHoffmane

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Orderly Book of the Eastern Department of the United States Army

Manuscripts

Orders, special orders and circulars received by Eastern Department from the War Department, Army Headquarters, Office of Adjutant General, Ordnance Department, Pay Department, and Office of the Adjutant General of Eastern territorial Department from June 1, 1821 through July 1828

mssHM 58077

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Scenes in Yosemite photograph album

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1 photograph album containing 13 black-and-white photographs of landscapes in Yosemite Valley, California, taken by photographer Carleton Watkins in the 1870s. The images focus on the natural scenery including mountains, waterfalls, and trees. Each photograph is labeled with a typed caption pasted to the album page.

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Series 1: United States Lighthouse Service and United States Shipping Board, 1901-1921

Manuscripts

mssHoffmane

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A tribute to the United States of America

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Contains broadcasts in 1931 and 1932 dedicated to the United States and to each state, each printed on a single broadside with separate title, Tribute to [state name]. Additionally includes A tribute to the states and the territories and possessions of the United States.

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Orchids of the north eastern United States

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