Image of a soldier in uniform embracing a woman in a sad farewell with a plumed hat raised in his left hand; a second soldier with horse waits outside the door of the well-appointed home.
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 an advertising poster for the melodrama "Blue Jeans" by Joseph Arthur with four "features" showcased in vignettes; "The Big Political Barbecue" scene at top center shows a large crowd of people toasting with raised cups outdoors with a band at left and a pair of women embracing at right; "Thrilling Sawmill Scene" in a saw mill showing an unconscious man on a moving conveyor belt about to be cut in half by a saw blade while the villain looks on and a woman breaks through an office door with a chair at left to rescue the man; "The Great Lynching Scene" in the sawmill with a women standing over the unconscious man while a crowd of men gathers to apprehend the villain; bottom center the "Rising Sun Roarers" musicians stand playing around a drum major with baton raised in one hand.
Image of a military officer in uniform embracing a woman, with a clock and palm tree fronds visible in the background; the poster advertises the melodrama "A Great Wrong" (also titled "A Great Wrong Righted") written by John Stevens.
Image of a full-length portrait of General Ulysses S. Grant standing in military uniform with sword in hand in front of a tent in a military camp during the American Civil War; camp chair with rolled-up maps visible at left; a soldier in uniform with rifle over one shoulder stands guard at right.
