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.
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Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Image of an eye-level view of the Howe Machine Company's sewing machine factory in Bridgeport, Connecticut, from across the water showing a sailboat and an Elias Howe Jr. steamboat ferry, horse-drawn carriages, and an American flag in foreground; coin with profile of Elias Howe, Jr. pictured at bottom center.
Image of an elevated street view of the three-story Connecticut State Prison building in Wethersfield, Connecticut, with trees, front lawn, and a white picket fence; there are two people walk towards the building, a horse-drawn cart in the driveway, and a carriage and a cow on the street in the foreground.
Image of a windmill on the Susquehanna River near a pond; skiff and small sailboat on river at left; people working and walking along dirt road at center; other buildings in background at right.