This hand-written copy of President Lincoln's proclamation ordering the blockade of harbors in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas opened the Civil War. On the reverse side of this manuscript is found the note…
The first page of this undated manuscript entitled "What became of John Wilkes Booth's wardrobe? The answer by McKee Rankin" is written on the back of a piece of stationery from Continental Hotel in San Francisco. The paper describes Rankin's…
James Matheny attests to the accuracy of a map of Springfield, Illinois. This detailed plat map of Springfield shows individual lots. The Sangamon County Commissioners swear before Justice of the Peace T.M. Neale that the map and its field notes are…
Individuals in a picket line strike against the Hearst Corporation march down Randolph street in Chicago. The Hearst Corporation, founded by William Randolph Hearst, became the largest media conglomerate in the world in the 1920s and has had…