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Nicknames of the states

Description: Image of an advertisement for Hill's hog ringers, triangular rings, calf and cow weaners, and stock markers sold by H.W. Hill & Co. of Decatur, Illinois; stylized map of the United States with nicknames and pig caricatures for each state; elaborate decorative border with pigs in costume holding back stage curtains; H.W. Hill & Co. logo at bottom center.
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Date: ©1884
Call number: priJLC_AGR_001829
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.)

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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.

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