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- Lithograph, Libby Prison as it Appeared on August 23, 1863 - This 1880s print is based on an 1863 photograph of the infamous Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia. It belonged to Union Army Captain Milton Russell, who spent a year in the harsh conditions of this warehouse-turned-prison as a prisoner of war. Russell drew the arrow to mark the top floor room where he was allotted living space during his imprisonment.
- August 23, 1863
- Collections - Artifact
Lithograph, Libby Prison as it Appeared on August 23, 1863
This 1880s print is based on an 1863 photograph of the infamous Libby Prison in Richmond, Virginia. It belonged to Union Army Captain Milton Russell, who spent a year in the harsh conditions of this warehouse-turned-prison as a prisoner of war. Russell drew the arrow to mark the top floor room where he was allotted living space during his imprisonment.
- Trade Card for Libby Prison Cigars, Libby Prison War Museum Association, 1889-1895 - In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- 1889-1895
- Collections - Artifact
Trade Card for Libby Prison Cigars, Libby Prison War Museum Association, 1889-1895
In the last third of the nineteenth century, an unprecedented variety of consumer goods and services flooded the American market. Advertisers, armed with new methods of color printing, bombarded potential customers with trade cards. Americans enjoyed and often saved the vibrant little advertisements found in product packages or distributed by local merchants. Many survive as historical records of commercialism in the United States.
- Souvenir Gavel from Libby Prison Museum, 1889-1899 - In 1889, the notorious Libby Prison--which had been moved from Richmond, Virginia, to Chicago--opened to the public as a museum. Visitors could buy souvenirs said to be made of wood from the prison. This gavel belonged to former Union Army Captain Milton Russell, who spent a year in harsh conditions at Libby Prison as a prisoner of war.
- 1889-1899
- Collections - Artifact
Souvenir Gavel from Libby Prison Museum, 1889-1899
In 1889, the notorious Libby Prison--which had been moved from Richmond, Virginia, to Chicago--opened to the public as a museum. Visitors could buy souvenirs said to be made of wood from the prison. This gavel belonged to former Union Army Captain Milton Russell, who spent a year in harsh conditions at Libby Prison as a prisoner of war.