June 9 fell on a Monday in 1862., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook; printer's MS. note: 100 May 24., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date
[1862]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare #Am 1862 Fair 5778.F.5f (McAllister)
June 9 fell on a Monday in 1862., Printed in red and blue, on card stock the shape of a shield., The illustration shows a U.S. flag and a crowd in front of a building, with the banner: Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon free., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook; "by the conductor" is crossed out, and MS. note makes it "For sale here.", Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date
[1862]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare #Am 1862 Fair 5778.F.6b (McAllister)
June 16 fell on a Monday in 1862., Printed on card stock; printed area, including ornamental border, measures 22.3 x 28.2 cm., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date
[1862]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare #Am 1862 Grand 5778.F.36a (McAllister)
Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook; printer's proof, with MS. corrections; the majority of printer's proofs in this collection are from King & Baird, Philadelphia., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date
[between 1861 and 1865]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare 4# Am 1861 Children (6)5777.F.85b (McAllister)
Nov. 11 fell on a Tuesday in 1862., The illustration shows an eagle clutching arrows, on a shield propped up by a cornucopia., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Date
[1862]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare sm # Am 1862 Fair (2)5786.F.107a (McAllister)
Caption title, with first lines of text., Signed on p. [3] by forty-four prominent Pennsylvania men, and dated: Philadelphia, April 14th, 1865., "Donations in money for the fair may be sent to Wm. Struthers, treasurer, No. 1022 Market Street. Donations in goods, provisions, &c., may be sent to the Soldiers' Home, corner of Race and Crown Streets, Philadelphia, marked to care of Mrs. D. Haddock, Jr., president, or Mrs. J. Horner, secretary. All donations duly acknowledged. Philadelphia, May 23d, 1865."--p. [3]., Printer's name from p. [3]., Head-piece on p. [1] shows a disabled soldier and a disabled sailor flanking a sick room scene., Printed on p. [1] and [3] only., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator
Soldiers and Sailors Home Fair (1865 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
Date
[1865]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare sm # Am 1865 Soldiers (1)5781.F.142c (McAllister)
Head-piece shows a disabled soldier and a disabled sailor flanking a sick room scene., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator
Typographical Dramatic Association
Date
[1865]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare sm # Am 1865 Typo (1)5781.F.35a (McAllister)
The Civil War Volunteer Saloons and Hospitals Ephemera Collection holds ephemera and a few pieces of correspondence (including letters to and from Samuel Bradford Fales, William M. Cooper, and Arad Barrows) that illustrate and describe the workings of the Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, and both of their hospitals. The ephemera is somewhat similar for each group, and consists primarily of donation acknowledgements, event tickets and programs, flyers, and circular letters that the committees used to raise funds., At the start of the American Civil War, thousands of enlisted men from the northeast arrived in Philadelphia on their way to fight in the South. No government or military agencies had made provisions for feeding or caring for these transients, so Philadelphians citizens founded the Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon and the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon. Both saloons opened for service in late May 1861. At no charge to the servicemen, they provided meals, newspapers, bathing facilities, changes of underwear and socks, and assistance in writing letters to families. Between them, the saloons operated twenty-four hours a day and depended solely on contributions of time and goods from neighborhood citizens and merchants. Those donations were supplemented by funds raised at a benefit fairs, concerts, and lectures held around the city, some of which benefited both organizations.
Creator
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Date
1861
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts MSS McA 5778.F (McAllister)
