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This watercolor sketch  reads, "To My Dear Mother," and comes from the notebook of Marie Boisen, the daughter of Louisa Wylie Boisen. From around 1888 to 1889, Marie used the notebook to do sketches, write poetry, and record her daily activities. At…

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Photograph in cameo format. On the horizon: The large building in the centre is the Drum Tower. On the far left is the American Presbyterian Church.  https://www.hpcbristol.net/visual/bo02-004

A silhouette of a man in a rectangular gold frame.

This unusually constructed crib quilt is thought to be a memorial quilt, possibly used for a wake shroud. The dark colors, the use of a sewing machine for the sake of speedy construction, and the choice of a quilting stitch, which would have quickly…

A tintype of an unknown woman.

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A cabinet card of Theophilus and Rebecca Wylie.

Scroll down to view additional scans of this letter. Full transcription (referenced excerpts are bolded): T.A. Wylie, Bloomington, Indiana to Mrs. T. A. Wylie, care of Dr. F. Speck, Wyandotte, Kansas Bloomington, Ind., June 22 1878 Dear Ma Having…

Self-portrait sketch of Theophilus Adam Wylie

A carte de visite of Theophilus Wylie.