Location: Archon Exhibition Placards Finding Aid

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Exhibition Placards, 2007-2011 | The Green-Wood Cemetery

By Josh Cepeda, Williamsburg High School of Architecture and Design Intern, and Veronica Benjou, Pratt School of Information Intern

Collection Overview

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Subject/Index Terms

Administrative Information

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Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: "Enshrined Memories: Brooklyn and the Civil War", Saturday, September 15, 2007-Saturday, January 5, 2008],
[Series 2: "Honoring Their Sacrifice", Saturday, May 28, 2011-Sunday, June 12, 2011],
[Series 3: Second Annual Benefit of Green-Wood, Thursday, September 17, 2009],
[Series 4: Miscellaneous Photographs],
[All]

Series 4: Miscellaneous Photographs

The Miscellaneous Photographs Series is divided into 3 boxes: Green-Wood Restoration, Green-Wood Miscellaneous Photographs, and Civil War Photographs.

Box 10 contains photographs of restoration projects on oversized placards.

Box 11 contains photographs of Green-Wood's monuments, re-enactments, and community outreach events on oversized placards.

Box 12 contains reproduction photographs of the Civil War on oversized placards.

Box 10

Oversized placards

Folder 1: Green-Wood Restoration

GWR1

GWR2

“Historic Preservation” Informational sign about the recently created “Historic Green-Wood Fund” and its goals of preservation and educating of Green-Wood’s unique history 19^th C. detailing at sides (Mounted on two wooden blocks, extending the depth to approx. 1.75”)

GWR3

“Preservation” Informational Placard - about Green-Wood’s Restoration and Preservation Department and the Green-Wood Historic Fund’s Saved in Time program

GWR4

“Saved in Time” placard with images of the Main Entrance Arch and Valentine angel  statue

GWR5

“Our Civil War soldiers are back!” Placard with image of the wax model used to recast one of the old zinc soldier statues (the Canoneer ) from the Soldiers’ Monument. The statues were replaced with bronze replicas as part of the Saved in Time program

GWR6

Restoration before & after photos  “ The “Orphan Angel” which now resides by Valley Water (Repaired, wings replaced, cleaned)

GWR7

Restoration before & after photos “ The David M. Stone mausoleum (cleaned)

GWR8

Restoration before & after photos “ Elsa monument (re-erected and repaired after damage from a fallen tree, cleaned)

GWR9

Restoration before & after photos “ Whitlock table monument (unearthed, repaired, missing columns replaced with cast replicas)

GWR10

Photograph of base of monument to George Crockett Strong, before restoration

GWR11

Photograph of base of monument to George Crockett Strong, after restoration (broken eagle sculptures repaired or replaced, cleaned)

GWR12

“Cleaning the Valentine Angel” Placard with image of a worker pressure-washing the sculpture from a scaffold

GWP13

Photograph of a worker pressure washing the monument to Douglass Williams Burnham from a scaffold

GWP14

Members of the Restoration team posing by a recently raised stone in the Soldier’s Lot

Box 11

Oversized placards

Folder 1: Green-Wood Miscellaneous Photographs

GWM 1

Description: Double sided plaqucard advertising “Brooklyn Green-Wood Cemetery, New York’s Buried Treasure, Written and Photographed by Jeffrey I. Richman

GWM 2

Description: Englargement of a cover of a guide book “The Green-Wood Cemetery, Walk #1 Battle Hill and Back

GWM 3

Description: Enlargement of a cover of a guide book “The Green-Wood Cemetery, Walk #2 Valley & Sylvan Waters

GWM 4

Description: Orange sign with borders, ‘Abrboratum/ Sculpture Garden/ Historic Landmark’

GWM 5

Description:  Green sign, ‘Green-Wood Cemetery, FREE CONCERTS’

GWM 6

Description:  Green sign, ‘Green-Wood Cemetery is... Arboretum’

GWM 7

Description: Green sign, ‘Green-Wood Cemetery is... listed in National and New York Register of Historic Places. PLACE OF HISTORY ‘

GWM 8

Description: Green sign, ‘Green-Wood Cemetery is... Famous Residents’

GWM 9

Description: ‘Green-Wood Cemetery has its share of the famous (Leonard Bernstie, Samuel...)

GWM 10

Description: Green-Wood Cemetery is... Sculpture Garden

GWM 11

Description: Decorative gold sign, categorizing Green-Wood’s individuals or events “Artists”

GWM 12

Description: Decorative gold sign, categorizing Green-Wood’s individuals or events “Pioneers”

GWM 13

Description: Decorative gold sign, categorizing Green-Wood’s indivduals or events “Baseball”

GWM 14

Description: Decorative gold sign, categorizing Green-Wood’s indivduals or events “Building Brooklyn Bridge”

GWM 15

Description: Decorative gold sign, categorizing Green-Wood’s indivduals or events “ Civil War”

GWM 16

Description: Decorative gold sign, categorizing Green-Wood’s indivduals or events “Disaters”

GWM 17

Description: Decorative gold sign, categorizing Green-Wood’s indivduals or events “Murder Scandal”

GWM 18

Description: Decorative gold sign, categorizing Green-Wood’s indivduals or events “They Built This City”

GWM 19

Description: Decorative gold sign, categorizing Green-Wood’s indivduals or events “Their Music Lives”

GWM 20

Description: Decorative gold sign, categorizing Green-Wood’s indivduals or events “ The Great Monuments”

GWM 21

Description: Photograph reproduction of the archs at the main entrance of Green-Wood

GWM 22

Description: Photograph reproduction of Valley Water during the spring

GWM 23

Description: Photograph reproduction of an angel statue raising its right hand up-fall leaves in the background

GWM 24

Description: Phtotograph reproduction of an angel statue raising both of its hands up-fall leaves in the background

GWM 25

Description: Photograph reproduction of an angel statue kneeling and praying (missing two hands)-fall leaves in the background

GWM 26

Description: Photograph reproduction of an angel statue with it’s arms crossed, looking down-red all leaves in the background

GWM 27

Description: Photograph reproduction of Elias Howe’s monument during the fall

GWM 28

Description: Photograph reproduction of Horace Greeley’s monument-headshot , shadowing is shown on the lower section of his face, white cloud in the background

GWM 29

Description: Photograph reproduction of angel statue’s head and face-patina cover the statue

GWM 30

Description: Photograph reproduction of a statue of a woman sitting with her legs cross and her hand on her chin

GWM 31

Description: Photograph reproduction of the Rollwagen’s family monument in the fall

Box 12

Oversized placards

Folder 1: Civil War Photographs

CWP 1-5

8” x 10”

CWP 1

CWP 2

Photograph reproduction of Fitz John Porter’s tombstone (CWP 1-1 out of 2)

Photograph reproduction of the corner of Fitz John Porter’s tombstone “I HAVE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT” (CWP 2-2 out of 2)

Accompanies JIR 7 (2008-Enshrined Memories) or GWHF 24 (2011-Honoring Their Sacrifice)

CWP 3

CWP 4

Photograph reproduction of Henry Sand’s monument (CWP 3)

The base of Henry Sand’s monument (CWP 4)

CWP4 Accompanies JIR 5 (2008-Enshrined Memories) or JIR 3 (2011-Honoring Their Sacrifice)

CWP 5

Photograph reproduction of old veterans gathered in 1911 at the grave of Henry Lee

Accompanies BHS 15 Folder 3 (2008-Enshrined Memories) or ML 3 Folder 8 (2011-Honoring Their Sacrifice)

CWP 6

Small photograph reproduction of the Grave of John Munroe, Civil War veteran

Irregular, approx. 4” x 4.5”

CWP 7

Reproduction of photographic portrait of Daniel Toffey, the Captain’s Clerk of the U.S.S. Monitor at the time of the naval battle with the Merrimack

4” x 3”

CWP 8

Photograph reproduction of one of Green-Wood’s Civil war Veterans

5.25” x 3”

CWP 9

Photograph reproduction of a group of Fire Zouaves held as prisoners of war in a Richmond Prison, which they nicknamed “Hotel Zouave” in defiance to their captors

4” x 6”

CWP10

Reproduction print, “Wheeler’s New York Battery Coming into Action” - Battle of Gettysburg

4” x 6”

CWP11

Reproduction of photographic portrait of Rev. Gordon Winslow, Civil War Veteran – Though his body was never recovered, his family, including veteran Cleveland Winslow are interred at Green-Wood

6” x 4”

CWP12

Reproduction of Political Cartoon – “Which is the Patriot? Judge Ye!” Aqttempted Assassination of Liberty by Jeff. Davis and Alex Stephens

5” x 6”

CWP13

Reproduction print of soldiers playing a game at a G.A.R. Post – Sourced from an illustrated newspaper

&’ x 5.25”

CWP 14

Photograph Reproduction of one of Green-Wood’s Civil war Veterans – Taken post-war

7” x 5”

CWP 15

Reproduction image of G.A.R. Document, Henry Lee – Post No. 21, Personal War Sketch of George N. Dick

5.25” x 8”

CWP 16

Reproduction of photographic portrait of General Henry Warner Slocum

7.25” x 6”

CWP 17

Reproduction print of the Draft Riots outside the N.Y. Tribune Office – Source:  Harper’s Weekly Aug. 1, 1863 “Charge of the Police on the Rioters at the ‘Tribune Office.’”

5.375” x 9.5”

CWP 18

2.625” x 4.25”

CWP 19

6.125” x 10”

Photograph reproduction of the reverse of a Civil War Cartridge Plate inscribed by Private Alexander Binks – “A. Binks 68 PV”

CWP 20

Reproduction of photographic portrait of Brigadier General Edward Fowler of Brooklyn’s 14^th Regiment

6” x 9”

CWP21

Reproduction of a stereoview card of Green-Wood’s “Soldiers’ Monument”

5.75” x 11.625”

CWP22

Photograph reproduction of the Memorial to the 5^th Regiment NYSV (Duryee’s Zouaves) in Manassas, VA

8” x 10”

CWP23

Detail of a bronze relief from the base of the equestrian monument to Fitz John Porter, Portsmouth, NH – Depicts Porter’s “unplanned” balloon ride of August 1862 in VA

11” x 8”

CWP24

Photograph of the recently unearthed original monument and newly installed Veteran’s Administration monuments to father and son, Conrad and Charles Joachim – Soldiers’ Lot at Green-Wood

4” x 6”

CWP25

Photograph of the original monument and Veteran’s Administration monuments to father and son, Conrad and Charles Joachim – Soldiers’ Lot at Green-Wood

8” x 10”

CWP26

Photograph of the monument to Eliza Joachim (wife of veteran Conrad Joachim) – located near the Soldiers’ Lot

8” x 10”

CWP27

Photographic portrait of a Civil War Reenactor of the 54^th Regiment, Massachusetts

12” x 8”

CWP28

Photographic image of a Civil War Reenactor of the 54^th Regiment, Massachusetts on the “Battlefield”

12” x 8”

CWP29

6” x 4”

CWP30

11” x 8”

Reproduction of a 19^th Century photograph of Green-Wood’s monument to Abraham Vosburgh

CWP31

Photograph of Green-Wood employees Felipe and Elvis installing a new Veteran’s Administration monument to one of our Civil War veterans

14” x 9”

CWP32

Reproduction of photographic portrait of Walt Whitman (not a G-W Res.) – American writer who volunteered as a Civil War nurse, caring for and writing about patients including the Prentiss brothers

12.5” x 10”

CWP33

Reproduction print of a Civil War Recruiting Station in N.Y.’s City Hall Park – From Frank Leslie’s “The Soldier in our Civil War,” 1893

10.25” x 14”

CWP34

Photograph reproduction of veterans from the North and South revisiting the battlefields after the Civil War

12.25” x 14”

CWP35

Photograph reproduction depicting staff of the New York Herald stationed to report Civil War news

11.25” x 14”

CWP36

Photograph reproduction, burying the dead at Fredericksburg, VA

15” x 14”

CWP37

Reproduction of photograph of Officers of the U.S.S. Monitor taken after the battle with the Merrimack – Includes Green-Wood Residents Louis Napoleon Stodder (far left) and Isaac Newton (standing far right)

12.25” x 16”

CWP38

Photograph reproduction of female children in the courtyard of the Colored Orphan Asylum (Destroyed in the 1863 Draft Riots)

10” x 10”

CWP39

Photograph reproduction of male children in the courtyard of the Colored Orphan Asylum (Destroyed in the 1863 Draft Riots)

9.25” x 10”

CWP40

Black and white photograph reproduction of a classroom at the Colored Orphan Asylum (Destroyed in the 1863 Draft Riots)

10” x 10”

CWP41

Sepia-toned photograph reproduction of a classroom at the Colored Orphan Asylum (Destroyed in the 1863 Draft Riots)

14” x 14”

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: "Enshrined Memories: Brooklyn and the Civil War", Saturday, September 15, 2007-Saturday, January 5, 2008],
[Series 2: "Honoring Their Sacrifice", Saturday, May 28, 2011-Sunday, June 12, 2011],
[Series 3: Second Annual Benefit of Green-Wood, Thursday, September 17, 2009],
[Series 4: Miscellaneous Photographs],
[All]

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