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Saint Patrick

Description: Image of a bust-length portrait of Saint Patrick dressed in bishop's robes, crozier, and other regalia; vignette in background shows Saint Patrick in his credited role of banishing snakes from Ireland.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1880-1921
Call number: priJLC_REL_002910
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 view prints were transferred to the Library between 2010 and 2012.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

The Most Rev. Francis Patrick Kenrick, D. D

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Image of a half-length portrait showing Archbishop Francis Patrick Kenrick, former Bishop of Philadelphia, attired in his robes and vestments, and seated.

priJLC_REL_002899

Al. G. Field Greater Minstrels : the sumptuous scenic surprise the fiesta of flowers. A $10.000,00 feature

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Image of an African American woman, dressed in a ball gown, center stage surrounded by a court of formally dressed men bowing to her with an orchestra in the balcony behind; vignette of a small head-and-shoulders profile portrait of show proprietor Al G. Field at top left.

priJLC_ENT_000466

Philadelphia Sunday press

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Image of an advertisement for the Philadelphia Sunday Press; a well-dressed woman in a hat and gown stands at center with two women in hooded robes behind her, a woman in black behind her at left and woman in red at right.

priJLC_ART_003057

Pabst extract Indian calendar 1906

Visual Materials

Image of a promotional calendar from Pabst Extract featuring a bust-length portrait of a Native American Indian man in full tribal regalia and feathered headdress surrounded by vignettes of village life, dancing, and significant objects including pipe, basket, pelts, sheathed knife, tomahawk, doll, beaded leather pouch, and shells; advertising text and "Hiawatha's Wooing" printed on verso.

priJLC_BEV_003491

Centennial metallic end suspenders : brother Jonathan receiving the nations to his centennial palaces

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Image of a tall man dressed as Uncle Sam with men surrounding and approaching him meant to represent many nations and dressed in various kinds of ethnic clothing, including Chinese and African men; small vignette in top left corner depicts a historical American scene including a covered wagon, a sailing ship near a forest, and farming tools in the foreground with caption "1776"; vignette in top right corner shows a more industrial American scene with machinery including a train locomotive, sewing machine, steamboat, and a large bridge with caption "1876"; "WB&C" interlocking monogram encircled on both sides of image with text, "Duplex Metallic Ends" with buckle detail.

priJLC_FASH_001625

Grant from West Point to Appomattox

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Image of a bust-length portrait of Union General Ulysses S. Grant surrounded by nine vignettes portraying scenes from throughout his military career (especially from the American Civil War); captions below each vignette.

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