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Charley […] experiences or a visit to the grand opera, London, 1872. Dated about 1872. These pen and ink drawings by, most likely, a Cincinnati, Ohio, artist depicts a Cincinnatian’s humorous visit to the Grand Opera in London.

A letter from Supreme Council member Enoch Terry Carson of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction to Jacob Norton, a Jewish Freemason. Dated September 26, 1878. In this letter, Carson attacks Leon Hyneman, whom he mistakenly calls Brenneman, and his book,…

A letter from Supreme Council member Enoch Terry Carson of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction to Jacob Norton, a Jewish Freemason. Dated September 24, 1878. In this letter, Carson responds to Norton's letter of September 22 and states that he will try…

Gen'l Nathaniel Lyon. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This Civil War envelope depicts Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon, the first Union general killed during the Civil War.

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The Union forever. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This Civil War era envelope depicts two soldiers on its cover: a Revolutionary War regular with his copy of the Constitution securely in hand, and a Zouave soldier, who defends his copy of the…

Z-O-U-A-V-E! The defenders of our country. Dated between 1861 and 1865. This Civil War envelope depicts three Zouave defenders of the Union.

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A postcard illustration of the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Cincinnati, Ohio. Publication date 1910. The caption on the front of the postcard reads, “Scottish Rite Cathedral, Cincinnati, Ohio.” The message on the reverse of the postcard is addressed to…

32° certificate issued by the Ohio Consistory (Cincinnati, Ohio) to John M. Chandler, dated February 26, 1880

32° certificate issued by Ohio Consistory (Cincinnati, Ohio) to Joseph B. Covert, dated 1858.

William Martin, the Worshipful Master of Excelsior Lodge, No. 369, petitions Judge Crane and the members of his lodge for assistance in paying the medical bills of Edward B. Van Norman, a Mason who has been taken to the hospital.