Portion of Fortifications on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and View of Some Encampments (recto). Portion of Fortifications on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, and View of Some Encampments (recto). Drawing: Graphite on two sheets of ivory paper. 19 3/4 x 5 in. Cross section of Union fort, showing works inside and out. Detailed artist's labels show specific materials used in construction, location of troops,type of tents drawn. Signed and inscribed at lower left in graphite: 'Crane / Hilton Head S.C. / 62.' Various annotations throughout: '3 and 4th N.H.,' '76th Penn,' '97th Penn,' 'Serrels Vol. Engineers' are all labeled. View Item
Caricature of man' s head (verso). Caricature of man' s head (verso). Drawing: Graphite on two sheets of ivory paper. 19 3/4 x 5 in. Sketch of the head of a man wearing a hat and collar. A description of the recto is inscribed at upper center: 'Portion of the New Fortifications on Hilton Head S.C. / and view of some of the encampments--/ Sketch'd Jan 4th / 62' View Item
Town Spring' or Reservoir, Winchester, Virginia (recto). Town Spring' or Reservoir, Winchester, Virginia (recto). Drawing: Graphite on paper 7 1/8 x 4 7/8 in. Man on horseback approaches two small buildings, surrounded with trees and stone walls. Signed at lower center in graphite: 'Romsey Price.' Inscribed at upper center: 'Town Spring' or Reservoir.' Various other annotations describe the drawn objects. View Item
[Description of 'Town Spring' or Reservoir, Winchester, Virginia] (verso). [Description of 'Town Spring' or Reservoir, Winchester, Virginia] (verso). Inscription: Graphite on paper, from a disassembled sketchbook. 7 1/8 x 4 7/8 in. Inscribed with a description of drawing on the verso: 'Two pipes are laid from the spring, one section supplying the Northern part of the city and the other the Southern. Building No. 1 is the house erected by the corporation over the spring for its protection and therefore has never been molested by the soldiers but you will notice the ruins in front of it are of a spring house through which the surplus water passed off. It was destroyed by our forces under Millroy being the property of Col. View Item
Martinsburg, West Virginia, near the Site of Franz Sigel's Defeat (verso). Martinsburg, West Virginia, near the Site of Franz Sigel's Defeat (verso). Inscription: Graphite on ivory paper. 4 1/2 x 6 7/8 in. Completed drawing of a town scene, looking down a tree-lined street with houses, buildings, and a church along the street. A wagon drives down the street. Inscribed at upper center in brown ink: 'Martinsburg, Va.' 'Martinsburg, where Sigel was defeated' written at lower-center in pencil. View Item
[Sketch of a house] (recto). [Sketch of a house] (recto). Drawing: Graphite on ivory paper. 4 1/2 x 6 7/8 in. Completed drawing of the rear of a house, and trees. View Item
[Artists' description of the scene on recto] (verso). [Artists' description of the scene on recto] (verso). Inscription. Graphite on paper. 5 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. 'Cravens Table rock on the summit of Lookout / Mountain - This rock is situated on the brink overlooking Chattanooga Valley - it [?] of four / distinct pieces apparently, [?] on the / other & is a freak of nature as interesting in / itself as in the assumption with the events of / the day. / (The tent represented is that of a photographer / who makes 'cartes' of the heroes with a back ground / of rock & Chattanooga at $1.00 each) / Fred B. Schell.' View Item
Table Rock of Summit of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee (recto). Table Rock of Summit of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee (recto). Drawing: Graphite on paper. 5 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. Tent below large rock formation on summit of Lookout Mountain. View Item
Uniform sketches (verso). Uniform sketches (verso). Drawing: Graphite on paper. 10 13/16 x 14 5/8 in. Sketches of two soldiers, one from 'Oglethorpe Infantry' and one from 'Clinch Rifles'. Uniform details are labeled by artist. 'Oglethorpe Infantry' soldier is labeled, 'White braid on [?] & white braid & pompon. Light army blue [?] with white stripes - blue epaulets - trimmed white silver [?] sword bayonet. The company is the oldest in the city, James O. Clarke, Capt. View Item
Arsenal at Augusta, Georgia, with Members of the Clinch Rifles of the Fifth Georgia Infantry (recto). Arsenal at Augusta, Georgia, with Members of the Clinch Rifles of the Fifth Georgia Infantry (recto). Drawing: Graphite and black ink wash on paper. 10 13/16 x 14 5/8 in. Sketch of arsenal buildings flying a Secession flag with a single star, with soldiers drilling in front of the buildings. Inscription reads, 'At the time this sketch was taken the Clinch Rifles were in possession. This company is one of the best companies of the state and holds the right of Battalion Volunteer Companies. They are named after Genl Clinch, the father of Major Anderson's [wi]fe. It was reorganized in 1861 by Capt. D.C. Wilson, Old Veteran of the Florida War. The present captain is C.A. View Item
Second Ball's Bluff Affair, Virginia. Second Ball's Bluff Affair, Virginia. Drawing: Graphite on paper. 8 1/2 x 14 in. Title and description of scene on recto. Sketches of a chair and table, soldiers' rank patches, and other unidentified items. A scrap of paper laid on verso is inscribed: 'Second Ball's Bluff affair Butterfield's brigade of Morrell's div. / consisting of 44th NY--17th N.Y.--18 Mass & 118th Penn. / having crossed at dam No 4 were attacked by a / division of rebels & forced into the river the 118th Pa / a green regiment loosing about one half.' View Item
Second Ball's Bluff Affair, Virginia. Second Ball's Bluff Affair, Virginia. Drawing: Graphite on paper. 8 1/2 x 14 in. View of a battlefield seen from behind group of Union soldiers on a bluff who are firing cannons into a valley. Confederate troops are on the opposing bluff. Troops advance through the low land, where some houses and buildings are. Inscribed along upper edge: 'Rebels thousands at top of bluff firing down--our shells exploding among them / our troops running down the hill & taking cover under banks bluff & crossing fords and dam.' View Item
Battle Scene Near Marietta, Georgia (recto). Battle Scene Near Marietta, Georgia (recto). Drawing: Graphite, brown ink, and white gouache on gray paper. 9 x 9 5/8 in. Line of soldiers behind a fence firing rifles through trees. Dead soldiers lay on the ground behind them. View Item
Arkansas Toothpick': Bowie Knife (verso). Arkansas Toothpick': Bowie Knife (verso). Drawing: Graphite on paper. 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. Sketch of a Bowie Knife. View Item
Come Out of that Coat', Murfreesboro, Tennessee (recto). Come Out of that Coat', Murfreesboro, Tennessee (recto). Drawing: Graphite on paper. 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. A soldier in a coat gestures toward a Confederate soldier who is leaning on rifle with bayonet; bags marked with 'U.S.' lie on the ground. Signed and inscribed at lower right in graphite: 'CM. / Murfreesboro -- Tenn. / Dec. 30. 1862'; at lower center: 'Come out of that coat!!' View Item
Text Gilbert Stuart letter to Benjamin West, circa 1776, verso Dated Monday evening, No. 30 Grace Church St. There are sketches on the letter's interior pages. Gilbert Stuart conveys his destitution and his hopes that Benjamin West can assist him. Stuart writes: "Should Mr. West in his abundant kindness think of ought for me I shall esteem it an obligation which shall bind me forever with gratitude." Gilbert Stuart was, literally, a starving artist, writing to Benjamin West for help. View Item
Text Gilbert Stuart letter to Benjamin West, circa 1776, recto Dated Monday evening, No. 30 Grace Church St. There are sketches on the letter's interior pages. Gilbert Stuart conveys his destitution and his hopes that Benjamin West can assist him. Stuart writes: "Should Mr. West in his abundant kindness think of ought for me I shall esteem it an obligation which shall bind me forever with gratitude." Gilbert Stuart was, literally, a starving artist, writing to Benjamin West for help. View Item
Still Image Hester Street in Little Italy. Photograph of a ball point pen drawing by Arthur W. Grumbine of Hester Street between Mott and Mulberry Street in Little Italy. View Item
Still Image Wash day on Pike Street. Photograph of a ball point pen drawing by Arthur W. Grumbine of Pike Street and Manhattan Bridge. View Item
Image Text 2 Items Gilbert Stuart letter to Benjamin West, circa 1776 Dated Monday evening, No. 30 Grace Church St. There are sketches on the letter's interior pages. Gilbert Stuart conveys his destitution and his hopes that Benjamin West can assist him. Stuart writes: "Should Mr. West in his abundant kindness think of ought for me I shall esteem it an obligation which shall bind me forever with gratitude." Gilbert Stuart was, literally, a starving artist, writing to Benjamin West for help. View Item
Image Still Image 4 Items Report on the defence of the City of New-York, accompanied with maps, views, and topographical plans, 1814 "A collection of thirty-three maps, plans, and views of the fortifications constructed on Manhattan Island during the War of 1812 originally bound up with a beautifully engrossed Report on the Defence of the City of New-York ... Addressed to the Committee of the Common Council by J.G. Swift, Brigadier General, Chief Engineer of the United States, New York, 1814 ... According to a statement at the end of the report, the 'Surveys, Maps & Small views were furnished by Capt. James Renwick & Lieut. James Gadsden; aided by Lieuts. Craig, Turner, De Russy, Kemble & Oothout. Mr. View Item
Image Text 31 Items Alexander Anderson, A medical grammar, circa 1795 Alexander Anderson was a New York City physician and illustrator. He was the first physician at Bellevue Hospital, established in 1795 to treat patients in a yellow fever epidemic, but he is best known as one of the first American wood engravers. This is a manuscript with three pen and ink drawings done by Dr. Anderson when he was 20 years old, relating to his medical practice and his interest in engraving. View Item
Image Collection 42 Items Cass Gilbert presentation drawings, circa 1900-1935 This digital collection highlights 41 presentation drawings from the Cass Gilbert Architectural Collection at the New-York Historical Society. A list of Gilbert's best-known structures indicates the national scope and large scale of his commissions: the Minnesota State Capitol; United States Custom House, New York; St. Louis Art Museum; West Street Building, New York; his masterpiece, the Woolworth Building, New York; New York Life Insurance Building; and the United States Supreme Court, Washington, D.C. View Collection
Image Collection 85 Items Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Civil War drawings collection, approximately 1861-1865. This collection contains 111 images of drawings and text, depicting both important events and everyday scenes from the Civil War. The pencil, pen-and-ink, crayon and wash drawings range in size from 5 x 5 inches to 19 x 12 inches. View Collection
Image Collection 26 Items J.G. Swift's Report on the Defence of the City of New-York, Accompanied With Maps, Views, and Topographical Plans, 1814 "A collection of thirty-three maps, plans, and views of the fortifications constructed on Manhattan Island during the War of 1812 originally bound up with a beautifully engrossed Report on the Defence of the City of New-York ... Addressed to the Committee of the Common Council by J.G. Swift, Brigadier General, Chief Engineer of the United States, New York, 1814 ... According to a statement at the end of the report, the 'Surveys, Maps & Small views were furnished by Capt. James Renwick & Lieut. James Gadsden; aided by Lieuts. Craig, Turner, De Russy, Kemble & Oothout. Mr. View Collection
Image Collection 11 Items Slavery Collection, 1709-1864 The Slavery Collection contains correspondence and legal and financial documents related to the North American slave trade, slave ownership, abolition, and political issues pertinent to slavery. The Slavery Collection is called an "artificial" collection because unrelated items with different provenance have been grouped together according to subject matter. View Collection
Image Collection 6 Items Ladies' Christian Union records, 1850-2001 (bulk 1858-1960). Series VI: Correspondence, 1872-1977, undated. View Collection
Image Collection 31 Items Black History Collections The New-York Historical Society holds important collections relating to Black history, slavery in the United States, and the Atlantic slave trade. Dating from the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, they constitute a rich archive of primary source materials that will be of value to anyone researching the history of African Americans, slavery, the slave trade, emancipation, and the abolitionist movement. View Collection
Image Collection 17 Items Civil War Collections The New-York Historical Society's rich collections that document the Civil War include recruiting posters for New York City regiments of volunteers; stereographic views documenting the mustering of soldiers and of popular support for the Union in New York City; photography showing the war's impact, both in the North and South; and drawings and writings by ordinary soldiers on both sides. View Collection