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Six silver medals awarded for articles of useful invention to John T. Hammitt

Description: Image of an advertisement for bank and office furniture manufactured by John T. Hammitt of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; images of desks and passengers relaxing in railroad car seats accent text describing products offered and offering a list of references.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1856
Call number: priJLC_HHD_004768
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 household goods prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.

Chart B. Practical illustration of Ross' improved modern school furniture manufactured at Ross' American Excelsior School Furniture Works

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Image of an advertisement for school furniture manufactured at Ross' American Excelsior School Furniture Works, including desks, chairs, settees, and bookcases.

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Henry Schade, manufacturer of silver plated ware

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Image of a seven-fold advertisement for silver plated house wares manufactured by Henry Schade of New York, New York; bells, statuary, flatware, utensils, ornaments, drink ware, and serving ware pictured with stock numbers and prices.

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General map of the Pennsylvania Railroad and its connections

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Image of a map of most of the continental United States and part of Mexico showing the main routes and connecting lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad, with routes and railroad stations named; map verso contains 16 panels with railroad timetables, promotional descriptions, a vignette of the interior of a Pennsylvania Railroad Dining Car with well-dressed diners being served by African-American servers, a vignette of a Pullman sleeping car with passengers sitting in seats, including a woman reading and a girl, and inset with an image of a sleeping birth and a man shining shoes; folding map cover contains a vignette of a train on the Horseshoe Curve in the Allegheny Mountains and an American eagle with wings displayed standing on a shield with an "E Pluribus Unum" banner.

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The "triumph" school desk

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Image of an advertisement for the "Triumph" school desk sold by Baker, Pratt & Co. of New York City; images of desks, their construction details, and medals awarded interspersed with advertising text, price lists, and customer testimonials.

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Redlands Pride

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Image of passengers in a touring car driving next to an orange grove with mountains in background; branch with two oranges and blossoms in foreground.

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John Thompson and his star troupe of comic characters. : In "around the world."

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Image of a train platform with nine caricatured men and women including a Chinese immigrant with his back turned, a female impersonator, and a man with a monkey sitting on a box on his back, standing at center with luggage and trunks and a crowd of passengers watching from a railroad train car labeled "Drawing Room Car"; with a vignette head-and-shoulders portrait of comedian and character actor John Thompson at upper left in an oval leaf frame; the poster advertises the comedic show "Around the World" (also known as "Around the World in Eighty Minutes").

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Six silver medals awarded for articles of useful invention to John T. Hammitt

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