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Photo, Print, Drawing [Bank notes from the Marian S. Carson collection]

About this Item

Title

  • [Bank notes from the Marian S. Carson collection]

Summary

  • Prints show allegorical subjects, buildings and commercial businesses, and portraits portrayed on bank notes; includes portraits of U.S. presidents from George Washington to Dwight D. Eisenhower, 13 chief justices, and other notable U.S. political figures, including secretaries of state and state governors, as well as women, farmers, Natives, sidewheeler steamboats, and symbols in allegorical scenes of commerce and prosperity. Also shows the Statue of Liberty, the "Signing of the Declaration of Independence" engraved by D.M. Cooper, engraver for the Bureau of Engraving & Printing, and the American Bank Note Company, advertisements for the "United States Counterfeit Detector by John F. Beazell", the "Western Bank Note & Eng. Co." and sample sheets and vignettes.

Names

  • Cushman, George Hewitt, 1814-1876, artist
  • Forrest, J. B. (John B.), approximately 1814-1870, engraver
  • Smillie, James, 1807-1885, engraver
  • Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872, artist
  • American Bank Note Company.
  • Continental Bank Note Co.
  • United States. Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
  • Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [1800-1960]

Headings

  • -  Government officials--United States--1780-1960
  • -  Supreme Court justices--United States--1800-1960
  • -  Allegories--1780-1960
  • -  Business & finance--United States--1800-1960
  • -  Steamboats--1830-1870
  • -  Dairy farming--1830-1870
  • -  Milking--1830-1870
  • -  Plowing--1830-1870
  • -  Symbols--1820-1960

Format Headings

  • Advertisements--1820-1960.
  • Bank note vignettes--1800-1960.
  • Bank notes--1800-1960.
  • Chine collé prints--1800-1960.
  • Engravings--1800-1960.
  • Ink drawings--1830-1870.
  • Proofs--1800-1960.

Genre

  • Advertisements--1820-1960
  • Bank notes--1800-1960
  • Proofs--1800-1960
  • Bank note vignettes--1800-1960
  • Chine collé prints--1800-1960
  • Ink drawings--1830-1870
  • Engravings--1800-1960

Notes

  • -  Arrangement: Organized into folders; Arrangement: Arranged by donor/collector thematic categories.
  • -  LOT title devised by Library staff.
  • -  Among those depicted are: Stephen A. Douglas, Prof. Joseph Henry, Beverly B. Douglas, J.E. Leonard, T.J. Quinn, Fernando Wood, Joshua Longstreth, John J. Cisco, and Francis E. Spinner.
  • -  (DLC/PP-1998:151.37)
  • -  Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.

Medium

  • 102 prints : engravings, some chine collé ; sheet 28.6 x 20 cm or smaller.
  • 2 drawings : ink wash ; sheet 5 x 8.9 cm and sheet 6.5 x 10.5 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • LOT 14102 (H) [P&P]

Source Collection

  • Carson, Marian S. Visual materials from the Marian S. Carson collection

Repository

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2015651626

Rights Advisory

  • No known restrictions on publication.

Online Format

  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

Rights & Access

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  • Rights Advisory: No known restrictions on publication.
  • Reproduction Number: ---
  • Call Number: LOT 14102 (H) [P&P]
  • Access Advisory: ---

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Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Cushman, George Hewitt, Artist, J. B Forrest, James Smillie, Thomas Sully, American Bank Note Company, Continental Bank Note Co, United States Bureau Of Engraving And Printing, and Marian S. Carson Collection. Bank notes from the Marian S. Carson collection. United States, 1800. [to 1960] Photograph. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2015651626/.

APA citation style:

Cushman, G. H., Forrest, J. B., Smillie, J., Sully, T., American Bank Note Company, Continental Bank Note Co [...] Marian S. Carson Collection. (1800) Bank notes from the Marian S. Carson collection. United States, 1800. [to 1960] [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2015651626/.

MLA citation style:

Cushman, George Hewitt, Artist, et al. Bank notes from the Marian S. Carson collection. [to 1960] Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2015651626/>.