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View of Camp Dennison: 16 miles northeast of Cincinnati, Ohio

Description: Image of an aerial view of Union Army Camp Dennison during the American Civil War; military recruiting, training and medical posts visible on grounds; locomotive on train tracks at center; landmarks key in bottom margin.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: ©1865
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000807
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.

Panoramic view of Milwaukee Wis. taken from city hall tower

Visual Materials

Image of an elevated panoramic view of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as viewed from the tower of City Hall; Lake Michigan visible in background; key identifying dozens of buildings, streets, bridges, and landmarks in bottom margin.

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Mower U.S.A. General Hospital, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia

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Image of an aerial view of Mower General Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the American Civil War; hospital buildings, locomotive on train tracks, and train depot visible; landscape in background; list of 33 buildings and areas of interest in bottom margin.

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Bird's-eye view of the World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893

Visual Materials

Image of an aerial view of the World's Columbian Exposition buildings in Chicago, Illinois, along the lakeshore; names of the buildings and exhibits are listed in the bottom margin, with a key to find each location on the map; steamships and sailboats visible on the lake.

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Toledo Ohio 1876

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Image of an elevated view of Toledo, Ohio, from along the busy docks; city buildings and landmarks listed in bottom margin.

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Freight locomotive. Richard Norris & Son, locomotive builders, Philadelphia

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Image of an elevation view of the side of a steam locomotive, with a 4-6-0 wheel arrangement and the labels "Ohio & Indiana Railroad Co." on the base of the dome, "R. Norris & Son Builders Philada" on the sandbox, and "R. Norris & Son Builders Philada." on the smoke-box door; the locomotive is on tracks in a rural landscape with a lake and factory visible on the right.

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Express passenger locomotive. Richard Norris & Son, locomotive builders, Philadelphia

Visual Materials

Image of an elevation view of the side of a steam locomotive, with a 4-4-0 wheel arrangement and the labels "Cincinnati & Chicago Railroad Co." on the base of the dome, "R. Norris & Son Builders Phild." on the sandbox, "S. Meredith." on the boiler, and "R. Norris & Son Builders Philada." on the smoke-box door; the locomotive is on tracks in a rural landscape with a lake and house visible on the right in the distance and rocks and a log in the left foreground.

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View of Camp Dennison: 16 miles northeast of Cincinnati, Ohio

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