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Pennsylvania Building Block Co. [certificate] [graphic].
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Contributor
Leonhardt, Theo. (Theodore), 1818-1877, printer
Title
Pennsylvania Building Block Co. [certificate] [graphic].
Publisher
Philadelphia: Theo. Leonhardt, 114 S. 3rd St
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1868
Date
[ca. 1868]
Physical Description
1 print: lithograph; 20 x 31 cm. (7.75 x 12.25 in.)
Description
Stock certificate containing an allegorical vignette depicting the seal of Pennsylvania as a scenic view. View includes horses, the American eagle, and cityscape and a steam boat in the background. Certificate also contains pictorial details, including filigree, flowers, and a ribbon, and a decorative border.
Notes
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Leonhardt relocated his establishment to 114 South Third Street in 1868.
Subject
Pennsylvania Building Block Company.
State seals.
Genre
Lithographs -- 1860-1870.
Stock certificates -- 1860-1870.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| albums - Specimens Album [P.9349.235a]
Accession number
P.9349.235a
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Stein & Jones Specimens Album
Printed and Graphic Ephemera
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