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Description
The New-York Historical Society's Department of Prints, Photographs, and Architectural Collections owns approximately 3,000 unused envelopes dating from the Civil War years. Of these, 490 were digitized for this project. Most were produced by New York printers between 1861 and 1865:. While some are quite crude, others are beautifully designed and executed, many in color, some gilt. Some envelopes show portraits or caricatures of politicians. A significant New York printer, Charles Magnus, is represented by thirty-six envelopes, many showing Civil War camp scenes derived from photographs. The vast majority of the collection is Union-oriented.
PID
islandora:32408
NYHS Identifier
Print Room - PR-117
Genre
Owning Institution
Publisher
Type
Subject (Topical)
Subject (Geographic)
Contributor
Date Created
1861 to 1865
Extent
490 envelopes
Subcollections
83 subcollections
