General Grant's farewell address to the Union Army in the field 1865. [graphic].
Title
General Grant's farewell address to the Union Army in the field 1865. [graphic].
Description
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook or envelopes and portraits., Commemorative print containing vignettes surrounding a transcription of Grant's June 2, 1865 address. Vignettes depict Grant as a "Cadet at West Point" and a "General Commanding"; "General Grant Cottage, Mt. McGregor, N.Y."; and "The Grant Monument, Riverside Park, N.Y." Also contains a portrait of Grant; an eagle holding a banner inscribed "E. Pluribus"; a scene showing Grant overseeing his advancing troops; and symbols of military life.
Date
c1893.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. *GC - Grant [5785.F.66a]
[Grant's Tomb, from Riverside Drive, Riverside Park, New York, N.Y.]
Title
[Grant's Tomb, from Riverside Drive, Riverside Park, New York, N.Y.]
Description
View of the south facade of the 150' tall granite and marble mausoleum, the second tallest in the western hemisphere, superseded only by the Garfield Monument. Completed in 1897 after designs by John H. Duncan, the neoclassical structure features a rectangular base, with porticos adorned by doric columns, surmounted by a columned cupola. Built on the elevated land of Riverside Park overlooking the Hudson River. Contains the bodies of Ulysses S. Grant and his wife, Julia Dent Grant., Title supplied by cataloguer., Gift of Albert L. Doering.
Creator
Doering, William Harvey, 1858-1924, photographer
Date
ca. 1900
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department lantern slides - Doering [P.9453.223]