History of industrial gravure printing up to 1920 | Collections | The Huntington

History of industrial gravure printing up to 1920 | Collections | The Huntington

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Shanghai of to-day : a souvenir album of fifty Vandyke gravure prints of "the model settlement"
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A fascinating document of 1920s architecture in Shanghai. Most of the city's famous hotels, banks, clubs, churches, trading houses and race courses are recorded, giving a vivid impression of Shanghai's importance as a foreign commercial centre in China... Hawks Pott ... gives a concise introduction to Shanghai's history and briefly discusses the future possibilities of the metropolis in response to demands made by the new Republican Government that the settlement be surrendered to a Chinese administration."-- Seller's printout.
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The canning of fishery products : showing the history of the art of canning ; the methods followed with each species, and suggestions for canning unutilized species ; where, when and how they are obtained ; together with other information of much value to canners
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"In addition to describing the methods followed in canning the fishery products now before the public, an effort has been made to describe certain species which are suitable for canning, but which have hitherto been neglected for various causes, and to show the processes which would be most likely to succeed in their handling and packing. The available supplies of these species, when and where they are to be obtained, and the best methods for catching them, are also described. In this the author has not confined himself to the United States, but has included, so far as possible, species which are found also in Canada, Mexico, and Central America"--From introduction.
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Printing: History of printing
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The collection contains material from independent private presses and university presses from around the world, but the majority of the presses represented in the collection are from the United States. Types of materials include annoucements, correspondence, flyers, booklets, and catalogs. The collection also includes material from printing clubs including Grolier, William Morris Society, Moxon Chappel, Rounce and Coffin, Typophiles, and Zamorano.There are also catalogs and material relating to various type foundry companies such as Ludlow, Linotype, Bauer, and American Type Founders (ATF) as well as paper samples from Japan Paper Company, Linweave, and Worthy Paper Company.
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American Indian print collection
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This collection consists of more than 120 prints of American Indians during the 18th to 19th centuries. The images primarily portray romanticized views of Native Americans, including, but not limited to, their daily life, peaceful and violent interactions with Europeans and Americans, and portraits of important leaders and figures. The majority of the tribes depicted in the prints are located on the East Coast and in the Midwest. The collection contains portraits of notable Native Americans including Pocahontas, Red Jacket, Philip (Metacom) of the Wampanogas, Samson Occom, Powhatan, Theyanoguin, and Tecumseh. Prominent Europeans and Americans appear as well, including Captain John Smith, William Augustus Bowles, William Penn, Zachary Taylor, and William Henry Harrison. A significant portion of the prints are of bison hunting and Indian ceremonies by artist George Catlin and various Indian daily life scenes by artist Seth Eastman. Other notable images consist of battles between Indians and American settlers and soldiers, Indians playing ball games, dance ceremonies, caring for crops, and Christian missionaries among the Indians. The items incorporate intaglio, planographic, and relief printing techniques and include lithographs, wood engravings, engravings, and mezzotints. Box 1 holds 18 prints (1-9; 11-18; 31), Box 2 holds 111 prints (10:1; 19-30; 32-84).
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P-History of printing
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The collection contains material from independent private presses and university presses from around the world, but the majority of the presses represented in the collection are from the United States. Types of materials include annoucements, correspondence, flyers, booklets, and catalogs. The collection also includes material from printing clubs including Grolier, William Morris Society, Moxon Chappel, Rounce and Coffin, Typophiles, and Zamorano.There are also catalogs and material relating to various type foundry companies such as Ludlow, Linotype, Bauer, and American Type Founders (ATF) as well as paper samples from Japan Paper Company, Linweave, and Worthy Paper Company.
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P-History of printing
Visual Materials
The collection contains material from independent private presses and university presses from around the world, but the majority of the presses represented in the collection are from the United States. Types of materials include annoucements, correspondence, flyers, booklets, and catalogs. The collection also includes material from printing clubs including Grolier, William Morris Society, Moxon Chappel, Rounce and Coffin, Typophiles, and Zamorano.There are also catalogs and material relating to various type foundry companies such as Ludlow, Linotype, Bauer, and American Type Founders (ATF) as well as paper samples from Japan Paper Company, Linweave, and Worthy Paper Company.
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