Collection Highlights
Speech of His Excellency George Washington, Esq; president of the United States of America, delivered to the Honorable the Congress
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1789.39
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Luce Center
Anniversary Day Poem (13 pages bound, including covers)
Object Number:
1955.303
Date:
1858
Medium:
Brown ink on paper stamped DELARUE & CO LONDON
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 7 1/8 in. ( 22.2 x 18.1 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: on front cover: "Anniversary Day/June 5th/1858"
Description:
The refrain: Tis one and thirty years today/ Since you and I were wed/ And though its not been always gay/ A happy life we've led.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Katherine R. Rogers, daughter of the artist
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
