Manuscripts
Gustave Eiffel letter to Paul Buquet
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Photograph of Gustave Doré
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A photograph of Gustave Doré. Glued to newspaper. On verso: "Gustave Doré 1875" in pencil.
mssHM 78381
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H.L. (Henry Lowndes) Muldrow letter to the Attorney General
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Letter from H.L. Muldrow, U.S. Department of the Interior, to the Attorney General, acknowledging the receipt of documents related to modifications of patents for claimants of the Rancho Corte de Madera del Presidio in Marin County, California. Muldrow suggests that the application be granted.
mssHM 73992
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Gustave E. Genthner letters to his family
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Twenty-nine of these thirty letters were written by Gustave E. Genthner to various members of his family, located in Boston. The letters were written between 1860 and 1867, from various parts of California. The lone exception is HM 16665, written by Barnas A. Genthner on 1845, January 2, from New York, to "Father and Mother." The names of the relatives are never given. In the letters, Gustave Genthner describes his experiences working on a farm outside San Francisco, and as a soldier during the Civil War. In HM 16642, dated 1860, September 14, he writes, "I am very lonesome sometimes and home-sick too but then the novelty and diversity of life here soon drives it away." He sends money home as often as he can, and writes of his toils ploughing in the fields. In August 1861 (HM 16651), Genthner reports that he has become a soldier of Company B, 1st Brigade for the Union, and writes passionately of his pride defending "one of the most glorious governments that the sun ever shone upon" (HM 16653, 1862, September 29). He does well as a soldier, and writes with pride of receiving a pair of pistols as a gift from the citizens of San Jose (HM 16657, 1863, October 7). In mid-1864, he writes from Fort Yuma, "I could never have advanced myself at home as I have here" (HM 16660, 1864, May 21), but by June, he has resigned from the Army due to his poor health (HM 16661, 1864, June 5). Following his discharge, Genthner works for the San Francisco police force. Soon after, he has a family of his own, as he writes in HM 16668 (1866, March 11) that "Sarah and the baby are well," and in HM 16669, refers to "my darling wife and sweetest of babies."
mssHM 16642-16645, 16648-16673
California Midwinter International Exposition, San Francisco
Manuscripts
A view of a broad thoroughfare leading to the California Midwinter International Exposition in San Francisco. There is a Ferris wheel with 16 observation cars and an "electric tower", a structure that looks similar to the Eiffel Tower and has an electric elevator that carried passengers to three different viewing platforms.
mssLattaS, Box 117, Folder 24, Item 1
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Gustave Paul Cluseret, Washington, D.C., letter to Clement Duvernois?
Manuscripts
Autograph letter signed. Letter from Union general to a friend regarding Civil War. (4 pages)
mssShapiro
Electric Tower, Grand Court, California Midwinter International Exposition, San Francisco
Manuscripts
A view of the Grand Court at the California Midwinter International Exposition in San Francisco. In the center of the Grand Court is the "Electric Tower", a structure that looks similar to the Eiffel Tower and has an electric elevator that carried passengers to three different viewing platforms. There is a sign for "Belvista Cafe" along the side of the lowest observation platform, which refers to the cafe at the foot of the tower. The wide building with three domes in the background is the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building.
mssLattaS, Box 117, Folder 26, Item 1