The Spirit of 1812 Still Lives!, New York: J. C. Baldwin, n.d. [circa 1874]. Printed broadside, single-sided, 8 3/4 x 12 inches.

Text read in part, "The Veterans of the / War of 1812, '13, & '14 / will have a grand military and civic, afternoon and evening / pic-nic / at East River Park, foot of 84th Street, / Tuesday, September 15, 1874. / Music by Neyer's celebrated band ." Also details the officers and members of the Committee of Arrangements, the names of veterans, the lighting type (calcium, or limelight); transportation; and prizes.

Admission information appears near the bottom, noting that "tickets admitting a Gentleman and Lady" cost fifty cents, while an "Extra Lady's Ticket is an additional twenty-five cents"; along with a request for "military gentlemen" to please appear in uniform.

General Henry Raymond (1791–1878), chairman of the Committee of Arrangements, was the longtime and celebrated commander of the Veterans of the War of 1812. Having served in the state artillery during the conflict, Raymond was later brevetted brigadier general by a special act of Congress in 1818 for his exemplary service. Upon his death in 1878, he was succeeded by the committee’s secretary, Colonel Abraham Dally (1796–1893, also listed on this broadside. However, by the time Dally assumed command, the organization’s membership had dwindled and the survivors had reached an advanced age. Consequently, the responsibility for hosting elaborate commemorative events, such as the picnic promoted here, shifted away from the committee; instead, local New York hotels and restaurants began hosting holiday dinners to honor the veterans’ remaining years of service.