P.2002.50.4 issued October 4, 1862 for one box of lint. Signed by F. B. Wade, Secretary., Inscribed on recto of 5778.F.24c: Over 10,000 of these issued to children & others for lint & sanitary stores, bandages, etc. Sam B. Fales., Inscribed on verso of 5778.F.24c: John A. McAllister, Esq. from S.B. Fales., Created postfreeze., One of the images originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of materials related to the Cooper Shop and Union Volunteer Saloons and Hospitals., Certificate containing an exterior view of the buildings of the Civil War volunteer relief agency and an interior scene with an injured soldier. View shows soldiers arriving and departing from the saloon and hospital near the waterfront. Scene shows a soldier seated on his bed receiving boxes of lint from a girl and boy who are attired in red, white, and blue. A picnic-like display of fruit, jars of jams, and a basket of bottles lays on the floor. Also includes the names of the committee members.
Creator
Queen, James Fuller, 1820 or 1821-1886, lithographer., creator
Date
[ca. 1862]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. Philadelphia certificates - Hospitals - Union [5778.F.24c: P.2002.50.4]
Two of the certificates contain manuscript notes about prices., Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War miscellanies., Includes military enlistment certificates, a hospital discharge certificate, and a certificate of donation printed by Philadelphia printers King & Baird and Mclaughlin Brothers. Designs depict soldiers, the figure of Liberty, and the Constitution. Companies include Pennsylvania Volunteers; Philadelphia Fire Zouaves (72nd Regiment, P.V.); the 119th Regiment, P.V.; and First Regiment Reserve Brigade, P.V. Other organizations include Church of the Evangelists and Chesapeake General Hospital.
Date
1861-ca. 1863.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. Philadelphia certificates - Civil War [5786.F.65e&f;77b;128b&c;180a]
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