"West Point Tic Tacs, A Collection of Military Verse" book belonging to Blanton C. Welsh
Description
"West Point Tic Tacs, A Collection of Military Verse" is book belonging to Blanton C. Welsh that he recieved in West Point, New York at the military academy there. The book was published by Homer Lee & Co. of 65 Liberty Street, New York and copyrighted in 1878. The book is dedicated to the cadets and graduates of the United States Military Academy. The contents include cadet songs and poems, army poems, and other miscellaneous writings as well as illustrations all from various authors and illustrators. There are also loose interted photographs and paper cut outs throughout the pages and signature pages in the back of the book.
Pages in the front of the book are detached but remain inside the book, book spine is crakced and freyed, some pages are stained.
Parent Object ID
MG0828
Object ID
MG0828_SeriesG_F02
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
The book is inscribed as belonging to Blanton C. Welsh. Blanton C. Welsh wrote inside "B.C. Welsh, West Point N.Y. June 11, 1878 Class '81. The three loose photots within the book are evidently from West Point and reside between pages 112 and 113. The signatures in the back of the book date mostly from 1880-1881 but vary and date up until 1882.
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Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2021.030
Classification
MG0828
Description Level
Item
Custodial History
Cataloged by Richard C. Wiggin prior to donation. Added to database 07/20/2022.
