Women in the Civil War and Sanitary Commission graphics collection, 1861-1907.

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Women in the Civil War and Sanitary Commission graphics collection, 1861-1907.

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This portion of the collection contains illustrations of women's activities during the Civil War including their work with the United States Sanitary Commission and the Sanitary Fair held in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1864. The illustrations include four from Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper: "The Eleventh Indiana Volunteer Regiment (Zouaves) ... at Cumberland, Md." and "The United States General Hospital at Georgetown, D.C." (6 July 1861), "The New England kitchen spinners" and "The Sanitary fair at Brooklyn--the New England kitchen" (12 March 1864) photocopy. Eight from Harper's weekly: "Negroes leaving their home" (9 April 1864), "The effect of the rebellion on the homes of Virginia" (24 December 1864), "United States Sanitary Commission our heroines" (9 April 1864) engraved by Thomas Nast, "Any thing for me if you please?--post office of the Brooklyn fair in aid of the Sanitary Commission" (5 March 1864) engraved by Winslow Homer, "Our women and the war" (6 September 1862). Also in Harper's weekly: "Brooklyn fair in aid of the Sanitary Commission" (5 March 1864--two copies), "Floral department of the great fair" (16 April 1864) by Winslow Homer, "Great fair given at the city assembly rooms, New York, December, 1861, in aid of the city poor" (28 December 1861) by Winslow Homer. Also, "Women who followed Civil War battles" (Philadelphia North American, 24 November 1907) photocopy, and "Gov. Morton leading on his gallant Lawrenceburg (Ind.) brigade" (Vanity fair, 9 November 1861).

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Penn State Harrisburg Library

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Penn State Harrisburg Library

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