Image of a Squirrel Hunter's honorable discharge certificate illustrated with a scene of a river bank with an older civilian with a pack holding a rifle, a squirrel on a tree branch, and an American flag laid over the ground; vignettes of bust-length portraits of Major General Irvin McDowell, in the upper left corner, and Ohio Governor David Tod, in the upper right corner; seal of the state of Ohio in the lower center.
Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005. This collection forms part of the Jay T. Last collection of graphic arts and social history, which was donated to the Huntington Library by Jay T. Last in 2005 as a gift in progress. The bulk of the view prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.
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Image of a full-length portrait of Governor David Tod of Ohio seated in a chair with pen in hand and forearm resting on a table; map of the United States on wall, a globe, and a bust of George Washington visible in the room with Tod; ranks of American Civil War Union soldiers and men on horseback visible outside window in background.
Image of an advertisement for James S. Kirk & Company; four vignettes and views surround central view of boats in a harbor lined with factories: one of Native Americans in canoes on water, in upper left corner; one of a burning cityscape, in upper right corner; one of a woman with a Roman fasces, American flag, and bald eagle in the upper center; and one of the Chicago, Illinois, lake shore with boats in Lake Michigan, bottom half; front and back of a medal won the Cotton Centennial Exposition at center; six small images of card giveaway examples along the bottom showing children, war scenes, a waterfront, and pets.
Image of a football game in action; referee stands with his back towards the viewer walking in the direction of the players; Sunkist Oranges sunburst logo in upper left corner.
Image of three maps related to railroad routes of the Erie Railway: a map in the upper left corner of the northeastern United States with railroad lines between New York City and the Great Lakes region; a map of Western Europe with steamship lines in the upper left; and a map of New York City in the lower left corner, with timetables and promotional descriptions on both the recto and verso; map verso also includes three vignettes of three ornately decorated interiors of a Pullman sleeping car, a dining car with well-dressed diners and African American waiters, and a drawing room car; fold-up map.
