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Jim the penman

Description: Image of a central image of a man, presumably the forger Jim, sitting at a desk writing a letter with a quill pen, with a lamp, decanter, and ink well on the desk; the image is surrounded by envelopes including one addressed to "Louis Percival Hotel New York U.S.A" and another postmarked "London ... 85," with a box labeled "Drelincourt"; the poster advertises the melodrama "Jim the Penman" written by Charles Young.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1886?
Call number: priJLC_ENT_000311
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)

Jim the penman

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Image of a man sitting in a chair in a study with a woman showing him a letter; the poster advertises the melodrama "Jim the Penman" written by Charles Young.

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Andrew Jackson. Seventh president of the United States

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Image of a portrait of United States President Andrew Jackson seated in a chair with sword in one arm and hand extended on a desk resting on a copy of the Declaration of Independence; quill pen and books on desk.

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Adoniram Judson. Missionary to Burmah

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Image of a bust-length portrait of missionary and clergyman Adoniram Judson seated at a desk holding a quill pen in hand over an open volume; inkwell on desk; books and window with curtain in background at right.

priJLC_REL_004581

Hoyt’s a midnight bell: laughter every minute

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Image of a classroom scene with a young woman holding a young man by his ear in the center of a schoolroom before an older man, with a female teacher sitting at a desk, other students, and a seated couple looking on; the poster advertises the comic melodrama "A Midnight Bell" by Charles H. Hoyt.

priJLC_ENT_000203

Wm. Stafford : in the marble heart

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Image of a marble sculptor's workspace in Ancient Greece with the sculptor, presumably depicting actor William Stafford, and a young woman with a bare breast and handcuffs wearing short togas and Roman sandals, being surrounded by men and soldiers with helmets and spears before statues of three women that are partially hidden by ropes and curtains and illuminated by a man holding a lamp; the poster advertises the romantic melodrama "The Marble Heart" by Charles Selby.

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The ensign : written by Wm Haworth

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Image of United States President Abraham Lincoln holding a piece of paper and standing before a full waste basket while a little girl in a pink dress carrying a doll tugs on his sleeve and the Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles looks on from behind the desk; an American flag is emblazoned behind the title of the play at top center; the poster advertises the naval melodrama "The Ensign" written by William Haworth.

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