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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00687.055 |
| From Archive Folder | Papers of George May Powell |
| Title | J. Redrussa to George May Powell about selling photographs |
| Date | 14 May 1865 |
| Author | Redrussa, J. (fl. 1865) |
| Recipient | Powell, George May |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Business and financial document |
| Content Description | re: In response to a deal to sell GMP's Great National Picture in Mansfield, Redrussa has only sold one photograph. |
| Subjects | Finance Business and Finance Photography Science and Technology US Constitution US Constitutional Amendment Congress Government and Civics Slavery African American History Reconstruction |
| People | Powell, George May (1835-1905) |
| Place written | West Windsor, Ohio |
| 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 |