Descriptive Summary
| Title: | Poster File, Civil War Posters |
|---|---|
| Dates [inclusive]: | 1861-1865 |
| Abstract: | The Civil War Posters collection at the New-York Historical Society forms part of
the society's vast collection of posters, which is comprised of approximately 5,000
items. As part of this major poster collection, the Civil War posters, consisting
mainly of recruiting posters, illustrate a variety of advertisements by Civil War
regiments as they were designed to appeal to potential recruits in the early 1860s.
304 of the Civil War Posters are digitized and available in the Shelby White and Leon Levy Digital Library. |
| Quantity: | 0.62 Linear feet (466 items) |
| Call Phrase: | PR 55-3 |