American Historical Ephemera and Photography

A collection of 27 photographs of presidents, politicians, and other political subjects, largely ca late 19th to early 20th century.

9 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. albumen photograph of the White House on slightly larger cardstock mount. Washington, DC: J. F. Jarvis, publisher, ca 1898. -- Cabinet card portrait of President James A. Garfield (1831-1881). South Rockford, IL: Hobart, ca 1886. -- CDV portrait of James G. Blaine (1830-1893). N.p., n.d. Printed identification to mount recto. -- CDV portrait of President Grover Cleveland (1837-1908). N.p., n.d. Printed identification to mount recto. -- CDV of US politician and General John A. Logan (1826-1886). N.p., n.d. Printed identification to mount recto. -- Cabinet card bust portrait of William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925). Freeport, IL: Smith's Studio, n.d. Imprint on mount recto. -- 10 x 8 1/4 in. silver gelatin photograph of William Jennings Bryan on larger cardstock mount. N.p., n.d. In the image, Bryan is in the back of acar, surrounded by a crowd of onlookers. -- CDV portrait of a young man wearing a "BLAINE" campaign pin on his jacket. Kendalls, WI: Ennor & Skewis, ca 1884. -- Cabinet card portrait of Admiral George Dewey (1837-1917) in uniform. N.p., n.d. Identification stamped on mount recto. -- Cabinet card political cartoon regarding the death of Brigham Young (1801-1877). Salt Lake City, UT: The Owl News Co., ca 1877. Credit stamp on verso. The cartoon is entitled, "The Empty Pillow," and features an enormous bed filled with 12 mourning women and an empty spot at the center, suggesting that is where Young slept. His boots are at the foot of the bed and his hat and portraits are at the head. -- Stereoview of Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) as a lieutenant colonel during the Spanish American War with Major General Wheeler and other officers. Strohmeyer & Wyman, 1898. -- Stereoview of President William McKinley (1843-1901) and members of his cabinet in the Executive Mansion. Strohmeyer & Wyman, 1900. -- Cabinet card composite advertisement of the 1892 Republican National Convention. Minneapolis, MN: Miller, ca 1892. -- 3 x 4 1/4 in. silver gelatin portrait on larger cardstock mount, featuring a young man with a mustache, wearing a tri-color ribbon with top bar in the shape of an eagle. N.p.: Viking Studio, ca 1900s. -- 3 press photographs related to Wendell Wilkie (1892-1944) incl. a candid shot of Wilkie just after being hit with an egg. -- A silver gelatin print featuring John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) seated at a typewriter with an open copy of his book Why England Slept. Text in the margin is likely an excerpt from a book about Kennedy's life. -- And 9 other photographs including 3 stereoviews, 2 real photo postcards, 3 black and white silver gelatin prints, and one Kodak print. -- Together, 27 items.