Image of a discharge certificate form with an American bald eagle emblem with wings displayed standing on a Union shield with American flags and an olive branch below the title; blank "Oath of Identity" form on verso.
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.
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Image of a certificate recognizing William Raikes' tour of duty as a private of Company "G" in the "75th Regiment Ohio Volunteers Infantry" during the American Civil War handwritten in ink and framed by a design for a national monument dedicated to the "Grand Army of the Republic and Kindred Societies" featuring statues of soldiers, women representing the goddess Columbia and History, American bald eagles, and scenes depicting a soldier's goodbye, fighting on the field, women's work on the home front, and lessons in patriotism.
Image of a military certificate of recognition of service in the American Civil War; American bald eagle emblem with Union shield, stars, and American flags at top center; certificate includes President Abraham Lincoln's thanks and certification of honorable service for Ohio National Guard Volunteer Private James Benjamin; printed signatures of President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton.
Image of an assortment of American flags and pennants (with captions), including many related to the United States military; American bald eagle with "E pluribus unum!" banner standing on the Union shield at top center; olive branches in background.
Image of a military register with a list of military personnel framed by images of an American bald eagle with Union shield, flags, battle scene with charging cavalry soldiers on horseback, soldiers in camp, women waiting at home, and family scenes.
Image of an advertisement for National of Hartford with Columbia standing next to an American bald eagle and holding an American flag and a shield with a stag; large decorative circular border with American flags; instructional text and diagrams for installing "decalcomanie 'good-ad' signs manufactured by Palm, Fechteler & Co." in windows on verso.
Image of a military certificate honoring Nicholas Selkirk recording his tour of duty with the 6th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry regiment during the American Civil War; account of his duty handwritten in ink at the center of a shield decorated by patriotic and military emblems and medals; American bald eagle on Union shield, American flags, laurel and oak branches surround shield.
