The Great Wigwam, National Union Convention, Philadelphia, August 1866, artist's impression, detail.

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The exterior of the Great Wigwam - Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, in which the National Union Convention held their deliberations on Tuesday 14th, Wednesday 15th, and Thursday 16th of August - From a sketch by our Special Artist, F.H. Schell.
Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, September 1, 1866, p. 377.

Source note

Cropped from larger and fuller image, also available here.

The Great Wigwam, National Union Convention, Philadelphia, August 1866, artist's impression, zoomable image.

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Jia Ma, House Divided Project, Dickinson College
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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 1, 2016.
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No
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Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
The exterior of the Great Wigwam - Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, in which the National Union Convention held their deliberations on Tuesday 14th, Wednesday 15th, and Thursday 16th of August - From a sketch by our Special Artist, F.H. Schell.
Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, September 1, 1866, p. 377.

The National Union Convention, Philadelphia, August 14, 1866, artist's impression, detail.

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Yes
Original caption
Interior of the Wigwam - Scene at the Opening of the Convention - The delegates from Massachusetts and South Carolina entering arm in arm - Sketched by our Special Artist, F.H. Schell.
Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, September 1, 1866, p. 376.

Source note

Cropped from the fuller and larger image, also available here.

The National Union Convention, Philadelphia, August 14, 1866, artist's impression, zoomable image.

Scanned by
Jia Ma, House Divided Project, Dickinson College
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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 1, 2016.
Image type
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No
Courtesy of
Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
Interior of the Wigwam - Scene at the Opening of the Convention - The delegates from Massachusetts and South Carolina entering arm in arm - Sketched by our Special Artist, F.H. Schell.
Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, September 1, 1866, p. 376.

Girard Avenue, Philadelphia during the National Union Convention, Philadelphia, August 1866, artist's impression, detail..

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No
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Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
The Great National Union Convention at Philadelphia - The scene on Girard Avenue, adjoining the Wigwam - From a sketch by our Special Artist, F.H. Schell.
Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, September 1, 1866, p. 375.

Source note

Cropped and enlarged from the fuller image, also available here.

Girard Avenue, Philadelphia during the National Union Convention, Philadelphia, August 1866, artist's impression.

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Jia Ma, House Divided Project, Dickinson College
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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 1, 2016.
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engraving
Use in Day View?
No
Courtesy of
Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
The Great National Union Convention at Philadelphia - The scene on Girard Avenue, adjoining the Wigwam - From a sketch by our Special Artist, F.H. Schell.
Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, September 1, 1866, p. 375.

Laying of the cornerstone, Douglas Monument, Chicago, Illinois, September 6, 1866, artist's impression.

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Original caption
The Masonic Grand Master of Illinois laying the cornerstone of the monument to Stephen A. Douglas, on Thursday, Sept. 6, at Chicago, Illinois - Sketched from the reporter's stand by our Special Artist, F.H. Schell.
Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, September 29, 1866, p. 17.

Chattanooga, Tennessee, viewed from Lookout Mountain, summer 1866, artist's impression, detail.

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Original caption
Chattanooga, Tennessee, from Lookout Mountain.
Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, September 8, 1866, p. 392.

Source note

Cropped and enlarged from fuller image, also available here.

Chattanooga, Tennessee, viewed from Lookout Mountain, summer 1866, artist's impression.

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Jia Ma, House Divided Project, Dickinson College
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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, June 1, 2016.
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No
Courtesy of
Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
Chattanooga, Tennessee, from Lookout Mountain.
Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, September 8, 1866, p. 392.

Fire on the Jersey City Docks, August 19, 1866, artist's impression, detail.

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No
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Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College
Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
The great conflagration at Jersey City, on Sunday morning, August 19th - The destruction of the Petroleum Docks adjoining the Pavonia Ferry, along with a number of vessels.
Source citation

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, September 8, 1866, p. 393.

Source note

Cropped and enlarged from the fuller image, also available here.

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