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Object Name |
Box |
Caption |
Wooden grub box-Gideon K. Gilbert, 1864 |
Description |
Wooden grub box used by Gideon K. Gilbert of Glencoe when out collecting Soldier's Votes at area Forts for the Presidential Election of 1864. He traveled by horse & buggy in Minnesota and South Dakota. The box has square nails and once had leather hinges and newspaper lining. |
Catalog Number |
1986-1244-001 |
Search Terms |
Gilbert Family Grub boxes Civil War Elections |
Subjects |
Boxes Food Food storage American Civil War Elections |
People |
Gilbert, Gideon K. |
