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Image of a an anthropomorphized pig wearing a waistcoat, jacket, pants, shirt, tie, and glasses seated in a tufted chair next to a table; triangular ring by H.W. Hill & Co. of Decatur, Illinois, through one nostril on his snout and one held in one hoof; framed image of H.W. Hill & Co. industrial building at top left; decorative border with H.W. Hill & Co. "trade mark" triangular rings in each corner.
Type
Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date
approximately 1886
Call number
priJLC_AGR_001820
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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