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Imperial egg food

Description
Image of an advertisement for Imperial egg food for poultry; Imperial egg food is delivered by train and given to chicken at top right, who lay copious amounts of eggs that are gathered and packed into egg crates by African American workers; well-dressed African American man with a cane and top hat gestures to the results of the egg food at left accompanied by advertising text; chicken pictured with large basket of eggs and pyramid of eggs at bottom left.
Type
Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date
approximately 1885-1900
Call number
priJLC_AGR_001838
Creator
Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.
Associated people
Ackerman, James, (1815 or 1816-1864.)
Baker, Geo. H. (1827-1906.)
Crow, Franklin. (1809 or 1810-1878.)
Forbes, E. (1830-1927.)
Gindele, Franz.
Graham, Andrew B.
King, Blanche V.
Kuhl, Frederick.
Lamont, D. G.
Meadows, C.
Michelin, Francis,
Oakley, Frank F.
Packard, Herbert S.
Rease, W. H.
Singerly, B.
Smith, B. F.
Associated organizations
A.L. Clarke & Co.
American Lithographic Co.
Bosqui Eng. & Print. Co.
Britton & Co.
Clapp, Matthews & Co.
Cosack & Co.
Curtiss & Childs.
Donaldson Brothers (Firm)
Endicott & Co. (New York, N.Y.)
Fair Pub. House.
Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company.
G. & W. Endicott (Firm)
G.H. Buek & Co.
Gies & Co.
Hatch Lith. Co.
J. Manz Engraving Company.
J. Ottmann Lithographic Company.
Jas. Wilson & Son.
Jordan & Halpin.
Krebs Lithographing Company.
Lehman & Bolton.
Major & Knapp Engraving, Manufacturing & Lithographic Co.
Mayer, Merkel & Ottmann.
Orcutt Litho Co.
Rand, Avery & Co.
Richmond & Co.
Russell & Richardson.
Sage, Sons & Co.
Shober & Carqueville.
Times Printing House (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Tompson & Ramsay.
Van Benthuysen Printing House.
Wilson & Miller.
Winters Art Lithographing Company.
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