Visual Materials

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

Description: 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.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1865
Call number: priJLC_MIL_000854
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.

Satterlee U.S.A. General Hospital, West Philadelphia

Visual Materials

Image of an aerial view of Satterlee General Hospital buildings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, surrounded by military camp tents, soldiers, horse drawn vehicles, and dirt roads with American flag flying at center and landscape beyond; captions in bottom margin tell history of and amenities at the hospital along with names of principal officers.

priJLC_MIL_000857

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

Visual Materials

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.

priJLC_MIL_000807

View of the Philadelphia Volunteer Refreshment Saloons

Visual Materials

Image of six interior and exterior vignettes of the Volunteer Refreshment Saloons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, including the cooking and washing departments, dining hall, and a view of the buildings' exterior with parade and locomotive at center; bald eagle with American flags and shield at top center; list of names from the Volunteer Refreshment Committee in bottom margin; image of Volunteer Refreshment Committee hospital exterior in mylar on verso.

priJLC_MIL_000808

Jarvis General Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland

Visual Materials

Image of an elevated view of Jarvis General Hospital grounds and the surrounding area of Baltimore, Maryland, during the American Civil War; vignette of the hospital entrance inset at bottom center; names of surgeons and other hospital staff printed in bottom margin.

priJLC_MIL_001050

U.S.A. general hospital, McKim's mansion, Baltimore, MD

Visual Materials

Image of the U.S.A. General Hospital located at McKim's mansion in Baltimore, Maryland, during the American Civil War; buildings and tents form a square around a central courtyard with large American flag flying on a flagpole at center; horse-drawn vehicles and soldiers at various duties outside in the area; city of Baltimore visible in background.

priJLC_MIL_003321

Sandy Hill, N.Y

Visual Materials

Image of an aerial landscape view of the town of Sandy Hill, New York, (now known as Hudson Falls) with the Hudson River in the foreground, and showing logs in the river, rapids, buildings, streets, and mountains behind the rural cityscape; key with 33 locations printed in bottom margin.

priJLC_VIEW_001047

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

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