George Washington 1877 rhode island card the salutation closing like a

the salutation closing like a letter from a man who treated the office as correspondence between gentlemen

when the Republic

the republic catching its breath

James Buchanan

Army and Navy Monument on the Boston Common

George Washington 1877 rhode island card the salutation closing like aGeorge Washington 1877 a centennial era likeness of the first president, drawn up as the republic neared its hundredth year and reached back to its founder for ballast. The 1877 dating places it squarely in the long aftermath of the war, when Washington's image was reissued as civic anchor and shared inheritance. About the Source Bella Frye sources artifacts from the great American historical archive the Library of Congress, the National Archives,