General U. S. Grant in Cuba, illustrations by Frank H. Taylor, Harper's Weekly, 1880-02 - 1880-04

Item — Box: 4, item: 003

Staff Only

Scope and Content Note

From the Collection:

This collection consists of fourteen boxes of correspondence, ephemera, photographs, and scrapbooks related to Ulysses S. Grant, Julia Dent Grant, their acquaintances, and family members. It is arranged in five series: Correspondence and Ephemera; Photographs, Scrapbooks, oversized, and Addition I. The first two series have additional Sub-Series that break the material down into specific types which are then arranged either chronologically or alphabetically by topic. Series V: Addition I contains materials donated by Grant family members in 2025. These materials came through the family of USG and JDG's youngest son Jesse R. Grant (Jr.).

Correspondents in this collection include:

Ulysses S. Grant; Julia D. Grant; Frederick Dent Grant; Ulysses S. Grant, Jr.; Jesse Root Grant; William T. Sherman; Philip Sheridan; John Schofield; Orville E. Babcock; B. F. Butler; W. W. Smith; J. M. Schofield; John Rawlins; Hamilton Fish; Horace Porter; William McKinley; Mary Todd Lincoln; Adam Badeau; Rama V / Chulalongkorn; Matias Romero

Dates

1880-02 - 1880-04

Extent

From the Collection: 7 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Note

Original illustrated prints drawn by Frank H, Taylor for Harper's Weekly of the Grants's tour of the South, Cuba, and Mexico in the Spring of 1880. Present to Ida Honore Grant on behalf of the family by the artist. Images include scenes of: Dungeness (Cumberland Island, Georgia), the Ocklawaha River in Florida, Carnival in Havana, the Hotel Pasaje and the Palace in Havana, scenes of dancing and the countryside of Cuba, the Grant residence in Mexico, the Gate of Molino del Ray, Chaputlepec, street scenes at Vera Cruz, trains crossing the mountains, Bull riding, and market places in Orizaba.