Dayton Soldiers Home fire brigade, employees operated the fire fighting equipment as co-lateral duties. A horse drawn pump that was powered by steam is on the left.

Letter with National Military Home, Dayton, O. letterhead

Letter of introduction signed by William B. Franklin, President, Board of Managers, NHDVS on NHDVS stationary.

Cyclorama of the Battle of Gettysburg souvenir cover dated 1886.

Cyclorama of the Battle of Gettysburg souvenir booklet.

1875 Picnic Excursion Flyer advertising transportation to the Dayton Soldiers Home

Flyer of balloon exhibition at the Dayton Soldiers Home, August 24, 1876

Memorial Hall playbill for July 21, 1880, performance of Lucretia Borgia

1902 Christmas menu for the Central Branch, NHDVS

1886 Advertisement for a harvester that cites its use on the Dayton Soldiers Home farm.

Dayton and Soldiers Home Railroad Company Stock certificate issued January 26, 1891

Soldiers Home railway car- Soldier's Home and Union Depot

Soldiers Home and Union Depot, Fifth Street Railroad Company - The last horse and car service, 1881

Dayton Journal, May 21,1942, describing the events of the fire in Home Hospital. The building was not occupied at the time; it was being readied to care for active duty casualties of World War Two.
(Courtesy Dayton Daily News)

Dayton Daily News, March 11, 1932, describing the events of the Commissary Building fire
(Courtesy Dayton Daily News)

Souvenir ribbon from 14th National Encampment of GAR at Central Branch, June 8-9,1880

Ribbon of National Car Painter's Association reception at Central Branch, September 12, 1895

Hand mirror- Sons of Veterans, USA, Camp 89, Earnshaw Camp. William Earnshaw was the chaplain of the Central Branch from 1867-1885 and he was elected Commander in Chief of the GAR on June 7, 1879.

NHDVS lapel pin that was part of the officers uniform

Delegate medal from the 40th Department of Ohio GAR encampment held in Dayton, Ohio-June 1906

Ship in glass bottle, the lifeboat at the top is inscribed "National Home for DVS" and "Daisy, O."

Cannon Shot
(Property of Montgomery County Historical Society)

Memorial Hall dedication plaque in its original location, the plaque was removed for safekeeping when the building was torn down.
(Courtesy Dayton Daily News)

Horse and buggy waiting at trolley station by lakeside
(Courtesy Dayton Daily News)

Children's playground at Lakeside Park

Cyclorama, ammunition explosions near the 28th Massachusetts Infantry

Cyclorama, Battle of Gettysburg July 3, 1864

The dairy barn at our farm

Sheep in the farm's pasture

This map of the Platte and Arkansas Rivers documents the expedition route taken by Lieutenant Franklin in 1845 when he was part of Col. S.W. Kearney's exploration of South Pass in the Rocky Mountains. General Franklin became President, Board of Managers NHDVS.