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Spinola’s Empire Brigade! Thurlow Weed Guard! Company B. 30 recruits wanted for this co

Description: Image of a Zouave soldier with American flag and sword standing triumphantly over a fallen soldier on a recruitment poster for the Union during the American Civil War; background images of soldiers assembled in a town square at left and houses burning at right.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1861-1865
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000744
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the view prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

Recruits wanted! 104th Pennsylvania regiment!

Visual Materials

Image of an eagle on the United States Union shield holding arrows and an olive branch in its talons on a recruitment poster for the Union military during the American Civil War.

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Springfield, Mass. Fire & Marine Insurance Co

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Image of an advertisement for Springfield, Massachusetts, Fire & Marine Insurance Company; Columbia seated at center holding a draped American flag and a Union shield aloft an a sword and laurel crown in her other hand; globe, books, and American eagle flank her; burning city and ships at sea in background.

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Mr. Robert Downing

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Image of American actor Robert Downing, in costume, performing as a Roman gladiator and standing with a sword and shield standing over a fallen opponent; the poster presumably advertises the tragedy "The Gladiator."

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A war meeting will be held in the Allen Street Methodist Episcopal Church on Thursday, September 11th, at 7½ P.M., to assist in the formation of Co B, Ironsides Regiment

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Image of Union soldiers with rifles and an American flag advancing amid cannon fire from Confederate troops on a notice for a recruitment meeting during the American Civil War.

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Nathaniel P. Banks

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Image of a three-quarter length portrait of American Civil War Union General Nathaniel P. Banks standing with a spyglass, sword, and helmet; soldier leading a horse and guarded military tents near an American flag in background.

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Robt. Downing as Spartacus : the gladiator

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Image of American actor Robert Downing, in costume as the gladiator Spartacus, standing with a sword and shield and his foot on an opponent surrounded by fallen gladiators with spectators in the stands behind him; the poster advertises the tragedy "The Gladiator"; fragment of a date sheet for a February 21-22 show, pasted to bottom of image.

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Spinola’s Empire Brigade! Thurlow Weed Guard! Company B. 30 recruits wanted for this co

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