Portrait of a woman is a loose photo found in the Hiestand Photograph Album - black. This is part of a larger collection of objects belonging to Mary Catherine "Kate" Hiestand of Memphis and Sellersburg area in Indiana.
This picture of James Hiestand with horse and buggy is in Kate Hiestand's autograph album. This is part of a larger collection of objects belonging to Mary Catherine "Kate" Hiestand of Memphis and Sellersburg area in Indiana.
This series of pictures of James Hiestand is in Kate Hiestand's autograph album. This is part of a larger collection of objects belonging to Mary Catherine "Kate" Hiestand of Memphis and Sellersburg area in Indiana.
Portrait of a woman is a loose photo found in the Hiestand Photograph Album - black.This is part of a larger collection of objects belonging to Mary Catherine "Kate" Hiestand of Memphis and Sellersburg area in Indiana.
Portrait of a young boy is a loose photo found in the Hiestand Photograph Album - black. This is part of a larger collection of objects belonging to Mary Catherine "Kate" Hiestand of Memphis and Sellersburg area in Indiana.
This photographs in this album are not labeled or dated. The images were probably made in the late 1800s through the early 1900s. These photographs are everyday pictures of life including buildings, animals, people, and tombstones. This is part of...
This burgundy velvet covered photograph album contains portraits of the Hiestand family and others. The album contains pages with slots for the pictures. The pictures were removed from the slots in order for the entire image to be scanned. Some...
Poetry; Fashion--History--19th century; Clothing & dress--United States
This is a poem about lady’s fashion in the 19th century. It describes the changing styles and how dressing in the fashion of the day was not always comfortable. This is part of a larger collection of objects belonging to Mary Catherine "Kate"...
A postcard sent from Mrs Coleman to Mrs James Hiestand in 1912. This is part of a larger collection of objects belonging to Mary Catherine "Kate" Hiestand of Memphis and Sellersburg area in Indiana.
African American domestics--Indiana; Jasper (Horse); Milroy family--Correspondence; Letters; Swearing
A letter from Milroy's wife, Mary, writing of the Thanksgiving sermon at church about profanity in the military. She urges her husband to abstain from its use. She also talks about family, the farm, and the possibility of using former slaves as...
A letter from Milroy's wife, Mary, writing about the new year and her anxiety about what the future might hold. She reports on the deaths of a couple of neighbors, one of which died in childbirth.
Letters; Milroy family--Correspondence; Whooping cough; Parasitism; Sick children
A letter from Milroy's wife, Mary, writing that the children are ill again. Val and Walter are just getting over whooping cough, while Brucey has a bad case of whooping cough and worms. Another member of the 9th was killed and returned home for...
A letter from Milroy's wife, Mary, commenting on the dominance alcohol can have on the lives of so many men. Her most recent "girl" is working out well.
Letters; Home life; Gooseberries--Harvesting; Milroy family--Correspondence
A letter from Milroy's daughter, Ella, who reports on the activities of the family. They have harvested gooseberries. Some of Mary's family are visiting. The boys are in school. Ella is still taking music lessons.
