Irish American Collection

Irish Brigade memorial on Little Round Top, Gettysburg battlefield
Irish wolfhound on the monument to NYs Irish Brigade, Little Round Top, Gettysburg Battlefield. Photograph

Recruitment poster for the Corcoran Legion, 1862 (printed paper)
TPG440682 Recruitment poster for the Corcoran Legion, 1862 (printed paper) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Corcoran, or Irish)

Drum of the 37th New York Volunteers, The Irish Rifles
3028747 Drum of the 37th New York Volunteers, The Irish Rifles ; Private Collection; (add.info.: Drum of the 37th New York Volunteers, The Irish Rifles, fought at Chancellorsville)

Battle of Ridgeway, Ontario (Canada West) 2 June 1866. Rout of Canadian troops by an irregular Irish-American army
528083 Battle of Ridgeway, Ontario (Canada West) 2 June 1866. Rout of Canadian troops by an irregular Irish-American army, the Fenians, left

War Meeting Poster for benefit of the Irish Brigade
3029080 War Meeting Poster for benefit of the Irish Brigade; Private Collection; (add.info.: War Meeting Poster for benefit of the Irish Brigade); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Handbill Song Sheet -The Harp Of Old Erin
3029077 Handbill Song Sheet -The Harp Of Old Erin; Private Collection; (add.info.: Handbill Song Sheet -The Harp Of Old Erin); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

War Meeting Poster for benefit of the Irish Brigade
3028983 War Meeting Poster for benefit of the Irish Brigade; Private Collection; (add.info.: War Meeting Poster for benefit of the Irish Brigade); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Corcoran's Irish Legion song sheet
3029348 Corcoran's Irish Legion song sheet; Private Collection; (add.info.: Corcoran's Irish Legion song sheet); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Union Army, Identification Badge Of Irishman James Roach
3029226 Union Army, Identification Badge Of Irishman James Roach, ; Private Collection; (add.info.: Identification Badge Of Irishman James Roach, Co)

Handbill Song sheet -Young America And Ould Ireland
3029084 Handbill Song sheet -Young America And Ould Ireland; Private Collection; (add.info.: Handbill Song sheet -Young America And Ould Ireland); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Irish recruiting poster for 9th/13th Massachusetts Regiment
3029341 Irish recruiting poster for 9th/13th Massachusetts Regiment; Massachusetts State Archives, Boston, MA. USA; (add.info)

69th New York Regiment Irish Recruiting Poster
3029302 69th New York Regiment Irish Recruiting Poster; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, 69th New York Regiment Irish Recruiting Poster); © Don Troiani

Irish Brigade Recruiting Poster
3029387 Irish Brigade Recruiting Poster; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Irish Brigade Recruiting Poster); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

John McCormack sells Liberty Bonds, 1917 or 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
John McCormack sells Liberty Bonds, 1917 or 1918. Irish American tenor singer John McCormack (1884-1945) seated at a table, selling Liberty Bonds to people during World War I

Mary Boyle O'Reilly, Writer, Lecturer On Sociology, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Mary Boyle O'Reilly, Writer, Lecturer On Sociology, 1913

Commodore Thomas Macdonough, U.S.N. c1820s, (1916). Creator: Unknown
Commodore Thomas Macdonough, U.S.Navy, c1820s, (1916). Fought in the first Barbary War and the War of 1812

Dr. McClure with Dr. Maria Montessori, 1914. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Dr. McClure with Dr. Maria Montessori, 1914
Dr. McClure with Dr. Maria Montessori, 1914. Italian educationalist Montessori was one of the first women to attend medical school in Italy

E.N. Hurley, 1919. Creator: Harris & Ewing. E.N. Hurley, 1919. Creator: Harris & Ewing
E.N. Hurley, 1919. Irish American businessman and inventor Edward Nash Hurley, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission

Mary Boyle O'Reilly, writer, lecturer on sociology, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Mary Boyle O'Reilly, writer, lecturer on sociology, 1913. Irish-American social reformer and journalist during World War I. Her companion holds a document labelled A Bill

Senator Thomas Taggart, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Senator Thomas Taggart, between 1910 and 1917
Senator Thomas Taggart, between 1910 and 1917. Irish-American politician, hotelier and financier: Mayor of Indianapolis

Senator Thomas Taggart, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Senator Thomas Taggart, between 1910 and 1917
Senator Thomas Taggart, between 1910 and 1917.. Irish-American politician, hotelier and financier: Mayor of Indianapolis

Senator Taggart from Indiana, between 1910 and 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Senator Thomas Taggart from Indiana, between 1910 and 1917. Irish-American politician, hotelier and financier: Mayor of Indianapolis

Their Coat of Arms, published April 11, 1889. Creator: Thomas Nast
Their Coat of Arms, published April 11, 1889

Archbishop John Hughes, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Archbishop Hughes, between 1855 and 1865. [Irish-American Roman Catholic priest: first Archbishop of the Archdiocese of New York]

Joseph Coburn, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Joseph Coburn, between 1855 and 1865. [Irish-American boxer]

Bishop Patrick Neeson Lynch, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Bishop Lynch, between 1855 and 1865. [Irish-born Roman Catholic priest: bishop of the Diocese of Charleston in South Carolina]

James Shields, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Jas. Shields, between 1855 and 1865. [Politician and US Army officer]

Judge McCunn, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Judge McCunn, between 1855 and 1865

Actor John McCullough, between 1865 and 1880. Creator: Unknown
McCullough, John (Actor), between 1865 and 1880

Charles W. Jones of Florida, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
Charles W. Jones of Florida, 1865-1880. Jones, Hon. Charles W. Senator of Florida, between 1865 and 1880. [Politician: became mentally ill, reportedly reduced to common vagrancy

General James Shields of Illiinois and Missouri, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
General James Shields of Illiinois and Missouri, 1865-1880. Shields, General James (not in uniform) Senator from Ill. & Missouri, between 1865 and 1880

General James Shields (not in uniform), between 1865 and 1880. Creator: Unknown
Shields, General James (not in uniform), between 1865 and 1880. [Politician and Union Army soldier: the only person in U.S

Judge Busteed, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown
Judge Busteed, between 1860 and 1875

Rev. Father Curley, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown
Rev. Father Curley, between 1860 and 1875. [Irish-American astronomer]

Colonel Michael Corcoran, between 1855 and 1865. Creator: Unknown
Col. Corcoran, between 1855 and 1865. [Officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War; close confidant of President Abraham Lincoln]

Charles O Conor, Irish patriot, between 1865 and 1880. Creator: Unknown
O Conor, Charles, Irish patriot, between 1865 and 1880. [American lawyer and politician: first Catholic presidential nominee]

John McCullough, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
John McCullough, 1865-1880. McCullough, John (Actor), between 1865 and 1880

Eugene Casserly of California, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown
Hon. Eugene Casserly of CAL, between 1860 and 1875. [Politician, journalist and lawyer]

Thomas Kinsella of New York, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown
Hon. Thomas Kinsella of N.Y. between 1860 and 1875. [Politician, printer: editor of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle; postmaster of Brooklyn]

William Randall Roberts of New York, between 1860 and 1875. Creator: Unknown
Hon. Wm. Randall Roberts of N.Y. between 1860 and 1875. [Irish-American politician, diplomat: US Ambassador to Chile; member of the Fenian Brotherhood]

The Day We Celebrate, from Harpers Weekly 1867 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF268051 The Day We Celebrate, from Harpers Weekly 1867 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Nast, Thomas (1840-1902); Private Collection

O Brien, Hon. James of N. Y. between 1865 and 1880. Creator: Unknown
O Brien, Hon. James of New York, between 1865 and 1880

Mrs. Dorthy Bell, Irish-German descent, twenty-seven years old... New Britain, Connecticut, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
New Britain, Connecticut. Mrs. Dorthy Bell, Irish-German descent, twenty-seven years old, mother of two children, employed at the American Railway Express Company, sorting packages, weighing them

Possibly: Mrs. Dorothy Bell, Irish-German descent, twenty-seven... New Britain, Connecticut, 1943
[Untitled photo, possibly related to: New Britain, Connecticut. Mrs. Dorothy Bell, Irish-German descent, twenty-seven years old, mother of two children

Mrs. Dorothy Bell, Irish-German descent, twenty-seven years old... New Britain, Connecticut, 1943
New Britain, Connecticut. Mrs. Dorothy Bell, Irish-German descent, twenty-seven years old, mother of two children, employed at the American Railway Express Company, sorting packages, weighting them

Senator Charles William Jones of Florida, 1865-1880. Creator: Unknown
Senator Charles William Jones of Florida, 1865-1880. Jones, Senator Hon. Charles Wm. of Florida, between 1865 and 1880. [Became mentally ill, reportedly reduced to common vagrancy

Front page of The Irish-American, published in New York, 4th November
AQS254860 Front page of The Irish-American, published in New York, 4th November, 1876 (newsprint) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

Jack Legs Diamond (1896-1931) being taken into police custody, 1918 (b / w photo)
PNP252311 Jack Legs Diamond (1896-1931) being taken into police custody, 1918 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: John T)

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"Remembering the Irish American Legacy: From Battlefields to Labor Movements" The Irish Brigade memorial on Little Round Top, Gettysburg battlefield stands as a testament to the bravery and sacrifice of Irish Americans who fought for their adopted country during the Civil War. Labour leaders pay their respects at the funeral of Mother Jones in Washington, 1930 (b/w photograph), highlighting the influential role played by Irish Americans in shaping workers' rights and social justice movements. Archbishop John Hughes, an iconic figure between 1855 and 1865, represents the strong presence of Irish Catholics in America's religious landscape, contributing significantly to its spiritual fabric. Joseph Coburn's enigmatic portrait from between 1855 and 1865 serves as a reminder that countless ordinary individuals left their mark on American society through hard work and determination. Bishop Patrick Neeson Lynch's image captures his pivotal role within the Catholic Church during a transformative period in American history when waves of immigrants sought refuge on its shores. James Shields' portrait reveals an esteemed military leader who served with distinction both in Illinois and Missouri, exemplifying how Irish Americans contributed to defending their new homeland. John Conness' photograph showcases an influential politician whose efforts helped shape policies benefiting not only his fellow Irish Americans but also diverse communities across America. Rev. Father William N. McNulty's image symbolizes the enduring commitment of clergy members like him who provided guidance and support to generations of immigrant families seeking solace in faith. Judge McCunn's mysterious portrait reminds us that even within legal circles, Irish Americans made significant contributions towards upholding justice while navigating societal challenges. Actor John McCullough's captivating gaze reflects how talented performers like him captivated audiences nationwide while breaking barriers for future generations of entertainers with an immigrant background. Charles W.