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[nemfrog]

"The Great Comet of 1744." A popular treatise on comets. 1861.

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[gun-gallery]

Colt 1861 Navy - .36 Caliber

[atomic-chronoscaph]

Dante's Inferno - art by Gustave Doré (1861)

[historical-fashion-polls]

which outfit would you rather wear? (ca. 1860-1863)

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Voting ended onJun 18

requested by: @madscientistfrommars

request: purple ballgowns from the early 1860s

commentary from the curator: interestingly, purple seemed like a pretty popular choice for daywear in these years, but not as much for eveningwear/ballgowns. however, I did find these two, so I hope they match what you were looking for! ☺️

[scopophilic1997]

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1698 - scopOphilic presents its micromessaging series: small, subtle, and often unintentional messages we send and receive verbally and non-verbally. (2026)

[mapsontheweb]

Free and slave states at the start of the Civil War

[todaysdocument]

Letter from J. W. Quiggle to General Giuseppe Garibaldi Regarding Garibaldi's Intention to Join the Army of the North

Record Group 59: General Records of the Department of StateSeries: Despatches from U.S. Consular OfficersFile Unit: Antwerp, June 30, 1805-December 31, 1863 

Antwerp, June 8th 1861.

General Garibaldi:

The papers report that you are going to the United States, to join the army of the North in the conflict of my country. If you do, the name of LaFayette [sic] will not surpass yours. There are thousands of Italians and Hungarians who will rush to your ranks, and there thousands and tens of thousands of American citizens who will glory to be under the command of the "Washington of Italy."

I would thank you to let me know if this is really your intention. If it be, I will resign my position here as Consul and join you in the support of a Government formed by such men as Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, and their compatriots, whose names it is not necessary for me to mention to you.

I sincerely regret the death of Cavour. He was a great statesman. But you were right in demanding for your officers and soldiers what you did; for they had fought bravely under your command and deserved your highest thought.

With assurances of my profound regard,

Yours &c, [abbr. for et cetera]

(Signed) J. W. Quiggle

To Gen. [General] Garibaldi,

Caprera, Italy. 

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Martín Rico y Ortega (Spanish, 1833-1908) Paisaje de la Casa de Campo, 1861 Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid