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Know thyself! Lectures on phrenology

Description: Image of a blank advertisement for phrenology lectures offered by Daniel Jerome Ager; phrenological diagram showing a man's head in profile with the cranial area illustrated with a variety of figures and symbols.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1850-1900
Call number: priJLC_SCI_004477
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: 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.

The adventures of Captain Horn by Frank R. Stockton

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Image of an advertisement for The Adventures of Captain Horn by Frank R. Stockton; a man's face is visible in profile peering out from behind thickly hanging ivy vines.

priJLC_ART_003137

The young Patrick Henry

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Image of an advertisement for a Patrick Henry, a horse offered for stud in South Sanford, Maine, by J.K. Moulton of Boston, Massachusetts; image of a striding horse with advertising text.

priJLC_AGR_001822

Image of an advertisement for the Poster Calendar for 1897 by L. Prang & Company featuring a seated woman wearing a long flowing dress looking through the calendar on her lap; elaborate border made up of zodiac symbols and seasonal botanical motifs.

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100 sheets school rewards, 15 varieties, five on each sheet; Edwin Hunt, Hartford, CT

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Image of sheets of blank rewards of merit cards illustrated with a variety of images.

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Phrenological tree and chart, exhibiting the classification and location of the mental faculties

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The Jay T. Last collection of science prints and ephemera contains approximately 40 printed items related to science and natural history in the United States from approximately 1843 to 1921, with the bulk of the content dating from 1880 to 1900. Most items are lithographs, but engravings and woodcuts are also included. The collection deals with products, services, activities, and imagery relating to the pursuit of knowledge by observation and/or experimentation in the fields of physical science: astronomy, chemistry, earth science, ecology, oceanography, and physics; life science: biology, botany, and zoology; and pseudoscience: astrology, alchemy, occult beliefs, and phrenology. Scientific illustrations, equipment, lectures, and expeditions of discovery can be found here. As graphic materials, the collection highlights developing techniques and trends in printmaking while documenting the artists, engravers, lithographers, printers, and publishers involved in the creative process. Notable items include a complete set of 15 astronomical drawing prints by E. L. Trouvelot published by Charles Scribner's Sons in 1882.

Harper's August

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Image of an advertisement for Harper's magazine August 1894 issue featuring a woman standing at a kiosk being offered a bathing suit by the young man inside the window; the woman holds a copy of Harper's in one hand.

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Know thyself! Lectures on phrenology

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