Allan Hay & Co., soap and candle works, nos. 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47 and 49 First Avenue, New York
1 print : wood engraving and letterpress ; sheet 47 x 40.7 cm. | Print shows an advertisement for Allan Hay & Co., soap and candle works on First Avenue, New York City, N.Y., featuring "family soaps of superior quality & uniform finish, ... fancy soaps, starch, &c. ... [as well as] mould candles of superior quality ... [and] our pressed candles." Includes a…
Contributor:
Ashmead, Henry Buckley
Date:1856-01-01
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Cushings & Bailey, booksellers & stationers, no. 262 Market Street, opposite Hanover, Baltimore, MD.
1 print : wood engraving and letterpress ; sheet 46 x 36.7 cm. | Print shows an advertisement for Cushings & Bailey bookstore and stationery establishment where they "keep constantly on hand a very large and extensive assortment of Law, Medical, Classical, School and Miscellaneous Books. Also, a complete and varied stock of Fancy and Staple Stationery, embracing all the most desirable styles and…
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Ashmead, Henry Buckley
Date:1856-01-01
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Robert Wood's ornamental iron works, Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia
1 print : wood engraving and letterpress ; 47.2 x 39.5 cm (sheet) | Print shows an advertisement for Robert Wood's Ornamental Iron Works on "Ridge Avenue below Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia" showing cast iron statues and fountains, the "Clay Monument, at Pottsville, Pa.", and interior views showing "casting pig iron" and "a portion of the Foundry"; includes a statement by Robert Wood.
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Ashmead, Henry Buckley
Date:1856-01-01
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Col. Fremont planting the American standard on the Rocky Mountains
1 print on wove paper: wood engraving with letterpress ; image 44.6 x 56 cm. | Proof for a large woodcut campaign banner or poster for John C. Fremont, Republican presidential contender in 1856. Fremont is shown in full-length on a mountain peak, planting an American flag. He is clad in fringed trousers and military coat and waves a visored cap in the air.…
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Baker & Godwin
Date:1856-01-01
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Col. John C. Fremont, Republican candidate for the President of the United States
1 print on wove paper: woodcut with letterpress ; image 42.8 x 56 cm. | Proof for a large woodcut banner or poster for Republican presidential candidate John C. Fremont. Fremont, a distinguished soldier and explorer, is mounted on a rearing horse in a mountain setting. Dressed in buckskins and with a rifle slung over his shoulder, he waves his cap in the air.…
Contributor:
Baker & Godwin
Date:1856
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James Buchanan, Democratic candidate for President of the United States
1 print on wove paper: wood engraving with letterpress ; sheet 44.7 x 64 cm. | Proof for a large woodcut campaign poster or banner for Democratic presidential nominee James Buchanan. A bust-length portrait of Buchanan (apparently taken from Mathew Brady's 1854 daguerreotype portrait) is flanked by American flags and laurel branches.
Contributor:
Baker & Godwin
Date:1856-01-01
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Millard Fillmore, American candidate for president of the United States
1 print on calendered paper: woodcut with letterpress ; image 41 x 55 cm. | A large woodcut proof for a campaign banner or poster for the Native American party's 1856 presidential candidate. A bust portrait of Millard Fillmore appears in a roundel, flanked by allegorical figures of Justice (left) and Liberty (right). Both figures wear classical gowns and tiaras. Justice holds a large…
Washington's farewell address
1 print : engraving ; sheet 56.8 x 45.1 cm. | Print shows George Washington's farewell address to the nation, printed within an oval with decorative border showing scenes from Washington's life and a head-and-shoulders portrait of Washington at the bottom. Starting at top and moving clockwise, the scenes depict: "The Field of Monmouth", the "Tomb of Washington", "Washington Resigning His Commission", "Washington as…
Contributor:
Momberger, William - Kemble, William - Buttre, John Chester
The balls are rolling - clear the track
1 print on wove paper : lithograph ; image 29 x 40 cm. | A Republican boast, showing Fillmore (left) and Buchanan crushed by an electoral flood of giant balls inscribed with the names of northern and western states. Strewn on the ground around Fillmore and Buchanan are papers, "Border Ruffianism," "Kansas Bogus Laws," "Polygamy & Slavery," etc.--charges associated with the previous Democratic administration's…
Photo, Print, DrawingCivil & ecclesiastical chart of the world 1 print : etching with letterpress, color ; sheet 92 x 122 cm. or less.
Photo, Print, DrawingAmerican fashions fall and winter 1856 1 print : engraving, hand-colored ; sheet 92 x 122 cm. or less.
Photo, Print, Drawing[Order of Social Circles membership certificate] 1 print : lithograph ; sheet 92 x 122 cm. or less.
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Photo, Print, DrawingAllan Hay & Co., soap and candle works, nos. 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47 and 49 First Avenue, New York 1 print : wood engraving and letterpress ; sheet 47 x 40.7 cm. | Print shows an advertisement for Allan Hay & Co., soap and candle works on First Avenue, New York City, N.Y., featuring "family soaps of superior quality & uniform finish, ... fancy soaps, starch, &c. ... [as well as] mould candles of superior quality ... [and] our pressed candles." Includes a…
Photo, Print, DrawingCushings & Bailey, booksellers & stationers, no. 262 Market Street, opposite Hanover, Baltimore, MD. 1 print : wood engraving and letterpress ; sheet 46 x 36.7 cm. | Print shows an advertisement for Cushings & Bailey bookstore and stationery establishment where they "keep constantly on hand a very large and extensive assortment of Law, Medical, Classical, School and Miscellaneous Books. Also, a complete and varied stock of Fancy and Staple Stationery, embracing all the most desirable styles and…
Photo, Print, DrawingRobert Wood's ornamental iron works, Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia 1 print : wood engraving and letterpress ; 47.2 x 39.5 cm (sheet) | Print shows an advertisement for Robert Wood's Ornamental Iron Works on "Ridge Avenue below Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia" showing cast iron statues and fountains, the "Clay Monument, at Pottsville, Pa.", and interior views showing "casting pig iron" and "a portion of the Foundry"; includes a statement by Robert Wood.
Photo, Print, DrawingCol. Fremont planting the American standard on the Rocky Mountains 1 print on wove paper: wood engraving with letterpress ; image 44.6 x 56 cm. | Proof for a large woodcut campaign banner or poster for John C. Fremont, Republican presidential contender in 1856. Fremont is shown in full-length on a mountain peak, planting an American flag. He is clad in fringed trousers and military coat and waves a visored cap in the air.…
Photo, Print, DrawingCol. John C. Fremont, Republican candidate for the President of the United States 1 print on wove paper: woodcut with letterpress ; image 42.8 x 56 cm. | Proof for a large woodcut banner or poster for Republican presidential candidate John C. Fremont. Fremont, a distinguished soldier and explorer, is mounted on a rearing horse in a mountain setting. Dressed in buckskins and with a rifle slung over his shoulder, he waves his cap in the air.…
Photo, Print, DrawingJames Buchanan, Democratic candidate for President of the United States 1 print on wove paper: wood engraving with letterpress ; sheet 44.7 x 64 cm. | Proof for a large woodcut campaign poster or banner for Democratic presidential nominee James Buchanan. A bust-length portrait of Buchanan (apparently taken from Mathew Brady's 1854 daguerreotype portrait) is flanked by American flags and laurel branches.
Photo, Print, DrawingMillard Fillmore, American candidate for president of the United States 1 print on calendered paper: woodcut with letterpress ; image 41 x 55 cm. | A large woodcut proof for a campaign banner or poster for the Native American party's 1856 presidential candidate. A bust portrait of Millard Fillmore appears in a roundel, flanked by allegorical figures of Justice (left) and Liberty (right). Both figures wear classical gowns and tiaras. Justice holds a large…
Photo, Print, DrawingBald, Cousland & Co. bank note engravers & printers, New York & Philadelphia. Permit us to call your attention to this specimen sheet of bank note vignettes 1 print : engraving ; sheet 34.2 x 53.5 cm. | Print shows 13 vignettes depicting country scenes from animal husbandry to harvesting to building temporary shelters on the frontier.
Photo, Print, DrawingJohn C. Fremont 1 print : lithograph. | John C. Fremont, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left.
Photo, Print, DrawingJohn Martin & Co., Sheffield, England. File and steel manufacturers & exporters of iron. W. Bailey Lang & Co. sole agents for America 1 print : lithograph, color. | Wentworth Works, with busy street scene in foreground.
Photo, Print, DrawingWashington's farewell address 1 print : engraving ; sheet 56.8 x 45.1 cm. | Print shows George Washington's farewell address to the nation, printed within an oval with decorative border showing scenes from Washington's life and a head-and-shoulders portrait of Washington at the bottom. Starting at top and moving clockwise, the scenes depict: "The Field of Monmouth", the "Tomb of Washington", "Washington Resigning His Commission", "Washington as…
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Photo, Print, DrawingA. Goldsmith's B. G. Driver, by Volunteer: Record 2:201/2 1 print : lithograph.
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Photo, Print, DrawingThe balls are rolling - clear the track 1 print on wove paper : lithograph ; image 29 x 40 cm. | A Republican boast, showing Fillmore (left) and Buchanan crushed by an electoral flood of giant balls inscribed with the names of northern and western states. Strewn on the ground around Fillmore and Buchanan are papers, "Border Ruffianism," "Kansas Bogus Laws," "Polygamy & Slavery," etc.--charges associated with the previous Democratic administration's…
Photo, Print, DrawingThe battle of the Giants 1 print : lithograph, hand col.
Photo, Print, DrawingThe Bay of Annapolis: Nova Scotia 1 print : lithograph, hand col.
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