Postcard of the Western Knitting Mill buildings with waterway in foreground. It reads "WESTERN KNITTING MILLS | ROCHESTER MICH" on the lower left and "8 | COPYRT RESVD | J. H. CAVE DET" on the lower right.
Cover of an early account of the assassination of President Lincoln. The quotation beneath Lincoln's portrait is: "But if this country cannot be saved without giving up that principle, I was about to say that I'd rather be assassinated upon this spot than to surrender it?" - Abraham Lincoln"
Cover of a reprint of a 1864 biography of Lincoln. Framed in mourning borders. After the death of Lincoln, publishers rushed to put out biographies of the dead President.
A discourse preached on the sabbath following the assassination of the President, in the Capitol Hill Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C., by the Pastor, Rev. John Chester. 300 copies of this eulogy were distributed. The author intended it as an appeal to the consciences of all supporters of the Union.
Cover of newspaper with illustration, caption reads: Execution of the Conspirators in Washington, D.C. - The Final Preparations- Appearance of the Criminals on the Scaffold - From a sketch by our special artist, D.B. Gulick.
A quickly assembled compilation from the newspaper articles published immediately after Lincoln's assassination. The first edition included an account of Lincoln's life.
Handwritten newspaper "The Arkansas Post," with the purpose of publishing events in the lives of soldiers in the field. Mark Adee is listed as Editor and Proprietor. The issue describes the experiences of Union soldiers during the Civil War, and references the 1863 Battle of Arkansas Post, also known as the Battle of Fort Hindman, and the Vicksburg Campaign of the war. The second issue includes contributions by others -- poems, letters, ads, references to lost and injured soldiers, and requests for recipes and reading material. It mentions the scarcity of paper, forcing the editor to use smaller sheets.
