Collection Highlights
Corcoran Legion Fifth regiment. Col. William McEvily. A few good men are wanted to fill up Capt. Wm. L. Monegan's company. This is a splendid opportunity for young men to join a Crack Regiment.
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
PR.055.3.189
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Textile: Guardian Fire Dept.,
Object Number:
1955.76
Date:
1857
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 x 17 3/4 in. ( 53.3 x 45.1 cm )
Marks:
printed: all over: "GUARDIAN ENGINE CO./ NO. 29./ CARD OF THANKS./ At a meeting of the officers and members of GUARDIAN ENGINE CO., No 29 held at their engine house, ..."
Description:
Copperplate-printed silk broadside of the Guardian Engine Co., No. 29; with a vignette with personifcations of Liberty and Peace and an American bald eagle in a harbor above four columns of text; rooster at the bottom; decorative border; printed in black ink on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Madie D. Brown
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
