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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00687.065 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers of George May Powell |
| Title | Follower & Wells to George May Powell about using his image |
| Date | 3 May 1866 |
| Author | Follower & Wells Publishers (fl. 1866) |
| Recipient | Powell, George May |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | re: This message from the printer says that they plan to use the image first in their journal and then as a circular. |
| Subjects | Printing Photography Business and Finance Government and Civics US Constitution US Constitutional Amendment Reconstruction Slavery African American History |
| People | Powell, George May (1835-1905) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Powell was a Lincoln supporter and served as a statistician in the Treasury Department during the Civil War. Active in religious work as a young man, he was the secretary and manager of the Evangelistic Press Association and led a topographical corps through Egypt and North Africa to create Sunday School maps of Palestine and the Holy Land. Powell participated in the American Forestry Commission, the Grange and Patrons of Husbandry, the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, and the National Geographic Society. He was active in Sabbath reform work. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |