The photographs arrived at the Huntington in 1924 when, after persistent negotiations, she sold some 1200 glass plate negatives and her "catalogue set of blue prints" to Henry E. Huntingotn and his library for several thousand dollars.* In her...
Personal and professional papers of Conrad Aiken. The collection includes his correspondence, (chiefly letters addressed to him), dealing with his business and literary affairs, manuscripts of his works, with some photographs and ephemera. The...
Letters, diaries, essays, and other papers of Samuel Frank Dexter. The large portion of the collection consists of the letters that Dexter wrote to his children during the 1901 trip to California. The almost daily letters describe in minute detail...
This collection contains a small number of manuscripts, documents, photographs and ephemera; the majority of the collection consists of Pigott's personal and professional correspondence, both from his work as a journalist and as the Examiner of...
The collection consists of a small number of manuscripts by and about Gladstone, as well as photographs, engravings, prints and ephemera. The bulk of the collection is made up of letters by Gladstone, which deal mainly with British politics and...
Spectrograph mounting for the National Academy of Sciences building in Washington, D.C. The spectrograph is in the center of the photograph, inside a room or laboratory. Behind the spectrograph is a wooden storage cabinet mounted on the wall. On...
A leather album with brass hinges containing cartes-de-visite photographs of Abraham Lincoln and events related to his life and death. There are images of Mary, Robert, and Thomas Lincoln. There are images of the political men of the time including...
A view of the dining room in the west end of the Patton residence in San Marino. There is a heavy, oval-shaped wooden table slightly left of center surrounded by four chairs with padded seats. Four more matching chairs are lined up against the wall...
Ext. T.W.B. Surveyed under the direction of Colonel H. L. Thuillier, R.A. - F.R.S., Surveyor General of India, by Lieut. C. Strahan, R.E., Mr. Assistant Surveyor J. P. Chill, and sub-surveyor Abdool Summundkhan, drawn in the Surveyor General's...
1859. London. Published at the Admiralty, 4th Decr. 1860, under the Superintendence of Captn. Washington, R.N.F.R.S. Hydrographer. Sold by J. D. Potter, Agent for the Admiralty Charts, 31 Poultry, & 11 King Street Tower Hill. Engraved by J. & C....
1834 & 1838. Published according to Act of Parliament at the Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty Septr. 13th 1848. Sold by R.B. Bate Agent for the Admiralty Charts 21 Poultry.
1865. Description Geographique et Statistique de la Confederation Argentine. Atlas Planche. Grave par Kautz, r. Bonaparte 82 Paris. Imp. Lemercier, r. de Seine 52.
Publée per ordre de L'Empereur, sous le ministre de S.E. Mr. le Cte. de Chasseloup-Laubat, Sénateur, Secrétaire d'Etat au Department de la Marine et des Colonies. Au Dépot des Cartes et Plans de la Marine en 1864. Ecrit par Carre.
London Published at the Admiralty 1st July 1859, under the superintendence of Captn. Washington, R.N. F.R.S., Hydrographer Corrected to Sept 1868, July 69, Sept 69, April 70, Augt. 72.Engraved by J. & C. Walker. 2675A. Sheet 1.
1823-4. London. Published according to Act of Parliament at the Hydrographical Office of the Admiralty 5th Feby. 1828. Sold by J. D. Potter, Agent for the Admiralty Charts 31 Poultry & 11 King Strt. Tower Hill. 664. J & C. Walker Sculp.
Small corrections IX- 81. London. Published at the Admiralty 15th Mar. 1877, under the superintendence of Captain F. J. Adams, R.N.: C.B.: F.R.S. Hydrographer. Engraved by Davies & Company 1448.