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Worship of the North.

Worship of the North.

Etching: 1 p. Depiction of a crowd of characters, including Lincoln (at center), sacrifices a youth on a central pillar. The pillar is decorated with mottos such as "free love," "atheism," "rationalism," "negro worship," and "socialism." "Ego" is inscribed in both upper hand corners. An embodiment of "liberty" holds a banner: "the end sanctifies the means." An African American is enshrined on the "Chicago platform."
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Inauguration of the Soldiers Cemetery at Camp Chalmette, New Orleans on May 2, 1864.

Inauguration of the Soldiers Cemetery at Camp Chalmette, New Orleans on May 2, 1864.

Drawing: Graphite on paper. 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 in. A group of people gathered under tents before a speaker's podium. Horse drawn carriages bring more people; a large flag is flown. Annotations that describe the sene throughout. Verso is inscribed and signed at center: 'Inauguration of the Soldiers Cemetery / at Camp C...ette / May 2nd 1864--/ For report see Herald--/ C I H B...'
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Launch of the Iron Clad Steam Frigate 'New Ironsides,' Philadelphia, May 10, 1862 (recto).

Launch of the Iron Clad Steam Frigate 'New Ironsides,' Philadelphia, May 10, 1862 (recto).

Drawing: Graphite and black ink wash on paper. 7 x 10 3/4 in. A large ironclad, flying the U.S. flag, is launched amid the cheers and waves of a crowd of spectators on the docks. Soldiers on board also cheer and wave. Inscribed along lower edge in brown ink: 'Launch of the Iron Clad Frigate New Ironsides from the Yard of.'
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Robert L. Bracklow photograph collection, 1882-1918 (bulk 1896-1905)

Robert Louis Bracklow (1849-1919) was an amateur photographer and stationer. He was an active member of the Society of Amateur Photographers of New York (later the Camera Club), where he exhibited photographs with fellow amateur Richard H. Lawrence and with Alfred Stieglitz. This digital collection includes 2,084 glass plate negatives from the New-York Historical Society's Robert L. Bracklow Photograph Collection, which contains images of New York City, its immediate environs, and towns throughout New England from 1882 to 1918.

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