Charles Gibson Scrapbook Album

Sir Charles Gibson (1825-1899) moved to St. Louis in 1843 and studied law with Edward Bates. He became a capable attorney and also entered politics where he was a gifted speechwriter and orator. He gave legal aid to Prussia and Austria as well as financial aid to flood victims in Prussia. He was recognized by the heads of state for his services.
The Charles Gibson Scrapbook Album contains about 25 pages of copy portraits, photographs of awards, and transcriptions of letters. The album is inscribed: "To The Honorable Joseph Pulitzer." It includes photographs of awards, presents, the Gibson residence in Lafayette Avenue, Charles and Virginia Gamble Gibson, and many German and Austrian dignitaries and nobles. The album also contains two original cabinet card portraits of the Kaiser Wilhem I of Germany (1885) and Otto von Bismarck (1890).
See also the Charles Gibson Papers in the MHS Archives.

查尔斯·吉本森（1825-1899）于1843年迁至圣路易斯，随爱德华·贝茨学习法律。他成为一名才干出众的律师，并在政坛崭露头角，成为一位杰出的演说家和撰稿人。他向普鲁士和奥地利提供法律援助，并向普鲁士洪水灾民提供财政支持。因其卓越贡献，国家元首对其表示认可。《查尔斯·吉本森剪贴簿专辑》包含约25页的复制肖像画、奖项照片以及信件的抄本。该专辑上题有题词：‘敬赠尊敬的约瑟夫·普利策。’其中收录了奖项照片、礼物、吉本森在拉斐特大道的住宅、查尔斯和弗吉尼亚·加姆布勒·吉本森夫妇，以及众多德国和奥地利的显贵和贵族的照片。此外，专辑中还包含了两张原版的大尺寸卡片肖像，分别是德国皇帝威廉一世（1885年）和奥托·冯·俾斯麦（1890年）。参阅MHS档案馆中的查尔斯·吉本森档案。