Visual Materials

David Tod. Gov. of Ohio

Description: Image of a full-length portrait of Governor David Tod of Ohio seated in a chair with pen in hand and forearm resting on a table; map of the United States on wall, a globe, and a bust of George Washington visible in the room with Tod; ranks of American Civil War Union soldiers and men on horseback visible outside window in background.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1861-1864
Call number: priJLC_MIL_002397
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.

Col. Max Weber. 20th Regt. N.Y. VS. (Turner rifles.)

Visual Materials

Image of a full-length portrait of Colonel Max Weber of the 20th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment ("Turner Rifles"), his body turned slightly to the left with sword in left hand and right forearm resting on a grassy knoll; Weber's signature printed at bottom right margin.

priJLC_MIL_001216

Andrew Jackson. Seventh president of the United States

Visual Materials

Image of a portrait of United States President Andrew Jackson seated in a chair with sword in one arm and hand extended on a desk resting on a copy of the Declaration of Independence; quill pen and books on desk.

priJLC_POL_003941

William H. Seward

Visual Materials

A full-length, seated studio portrait of Secretary of State William Henry Seward, with his body turned slightly to the left, and his head in profile to the left. Seward is seated in a heavy wooden chair and is resting his right forearm on a cloth covered table with a writing set on it. His coat is open, revealing his vest and pocket watch chain, and his left hand is resting on his left thigh.

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March to the landing

Visual Materials

Image of several ranks of Union soldiers during the American Civil War marching behind a military band and an officer on horseback directing them ahead; a large rock formation is visible in background.

priJLC_MIL_002403

Better times are coming bye & bye

Visual Materials

Image of a sheet music advertisement for the song Better Times Are Coming Bye & Bye by Will C. Carleton; half-length portrait of a woman seated in a chair with her head resting on her hand; elaborate floral decorative border.

priJLC_ART_003066

The squirrel hunter's discharge

Visual Materials

Image of a Squirrel Hunter's honorable discharge certificate illustrated with a scene of a river bank with an older civilian with a pack holding a rifle, a squirrel on a tree branch, and an American flag laid over the ground; vignettes of bust-length portraits of Major General Irvin McDowell, in the upper left corner, and Ohio Governor David Tod, in the upper right corner; seal of the state of Ohio in the lower center.

priJLC_MIL_001224

David Tod. Gov. of Ohio

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