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Virginia : city of Norfolk

Description: Image of an elevated landscape view of Norfolk, Virginia, showing people walking on a towpath in the foreground, and boats in the water, and the city in the distance, in a shield motif; vignettes of the seal of Virginia, and workers, including African Americans, farming and harvesting.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1875
Call number: priJLC_VIEW_000582
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.

Maryland : city of Baltimore

Visual Materials

Image of an eye-level landscape view of a waterfront scene, with boats and the city of Baltimore, Maryland, in the distance, and people harvesting wheat in the foreground, in a shield motif; vignettes of the seal of Maryland and two plant stalks.

priJLC_VIEW_000552

South Carolina : city of Charleston

Visual Materials

Image of an elevated cityscape view of Charleston, South Carolina, showing boats in the harbor, in a shield motif; vignettes of the seal of South Carolina, and workers, including African Americans, moving cargo from a ship and farming.

priJLC_VIEW_000571

Georgia : city of Savannah

Visual Materials

Image of an elevated landscape view of a waterfront scene with boats, and the city of Savannah, Georgia, in the distance, in a shield motif; vignettes of the seal of Georgia, African American workers unloading barrels, and a horse-drawn cart going over a bridge.

priJLC_VIEW_000545

Pennsylvania : city of Philadelphia

Visual Materials

Image of an elevated cityscape view of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, showing a busy port on the Delaware River, ships in the water, and the city in the background, in a shield motif; vignettes of the seal of Pennsylvania, a train, and goods such as wheat and barrels.

priJLC_VIEW_000565

Delaware : city of Wilmington

Visual Materials

Image of an elevated landscape view of a waterfront scene with boats, and the city of Wilmington, Delaware, in the distance, in a shield motif; vignettes of the seal of Connecticut and landscapes, with busts of Thomas McKean and George Read, two signers of the Declaration of Independence.

priJLC_VIEW_000542

Rhode Island : city of Newport

Visual Materials

Image of an elevated landscape view of the harbor and city of Newport, Rhode Island, showing sailboats in the water, in a shield motif; vignettes of the seal of Rhode Island, factories and pastures and orchards, with busts of William Ellery and Stephen Hopkins, two signers of the Declaration of Independence.

priJLC_VIEW_000568

Virginia : city of Norfolk

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