Grand Army of the Republic.
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Arnold Family papers
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 017-02
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the papers of the Arnold family, chiefly letters, but also circulars, invitations and other ephemera, dating from 1861 to 1904. Letters of the Arnold family consist mainly of personal correspondence. In some cases a family member held an office and their professional correspondence is also included.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1861 - 1904
Found in:
Providence Public Library
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Arnold Family papers
William J. Bradford family photograph album
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 107-03
Scope and Contents
The William J. Bradford Family Photograph Album collection contains a total of 15 items: 14 photographs, and one photograph album. Of the 14 photographs, 12 are early examples of carte de visites (CdV), approximately the size of visiting cards (4 x 2.5 inches), which became very popular in the United States during the Civil War, as the families of soldiers now had a means of obtaining keepsakes of their loved ones. The additional two photographs, items 13 and 14, are similarly sized...
Dates:
1860 - 1875
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- African Americans -- History -- 1863-1877 1
- Albums 1
- Black & white photographs 1
- Cartes de visite 1
- Correspondence 1
- Enslaved older people 1
- Enslaved persons 1
- Enslaved women 1
- Rhode Island -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- Rhode Island -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources 1
- Slavery -- Rhode Island -- History -- 19th century 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military personnel 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- tintypes (photographs) 1 ∧ less
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