Visual Materials

[Family life in Pompeii]

Description: Image of a child and seated woman in Roman dress in a well-appointed home in Pompeii; broken doll on the floor near the child; animal-skin rug on the floor and fountain in background.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1868
Call number: priJLC_PRG_002049
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: 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 Louis Prang archive was transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

Guest room at a Vermejo Ranch lodge

Manuscripts

Black and white photograph of the interior of a guest room at the lodge. A pair of beds against the wall can be seen on the right, a rocking chair and vanity with stool on the left. An animal skin rug lies on the floor in the center of the room.

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Nashawannuck M'f'g Co. suspenders

Visual Materials

Image of a woman in a white draped dress and mantle reclining on pillows outside on a hammock with a fan in one hand; a dog sits on a skin rug on the floor next to her; columned patio with plants and greenery visible in the background; lions holding flags with "N" for Nashawannuck Manufacturing Company with motto, "Trade mark. Labor omnia vincit" in shield-shaped frames at top left and right.

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J. & P. Coats best six-cord spool cotton, for hand and machine

Visual Materials

Image of a woman with a small dog indoors in an advertisement for J. & P. Coats cotton thread; the dog is playing with a spool of thread on the floor while the woman pulls on the length of thread attached to her embroidery project that is unwinding from the spool on the floor; the room is finely furnished, including a brocade settee, patterned screens, a bearskin rug and woven rug on the floor, and an ornamental plat stand.

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The Delineator : for April

Visual Materials

Image of an advertisement for The Delineator April 1902 issue featuring a young girl sitting on the floor sewing; a doll holding thread sits beside her.

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The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on Earth : section 4. Performing wild beast division of the new million dollar free street parade

Visual Materials

Image of a circus street parade featuring a bandwagon and circus wagons with zoo animals, including lions and tigers, and animal trainers, circling a small fenced park with a lawn and water fountain, with multi-story buildings in the background; a man on horseback holds a flag labeled "Parade Section No. 4."

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Guest quarters at a Vermejo Ranch lodge

Manuscripts

Black and white photograph of a guest room at Vermejo Ranch. Double bed and standing mirror against back wall, comfortable seating and dressers also in room. Animal skin and woven rugs on the floor.

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[Family life in Pompeii]

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