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- ASSU Illustration 7703
- Block numbered in two places: 7703., Image of two bearded men, one of whom appears to be talking, and the other is holding some sort of horn.
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- ASSU Illustration 7709
- Block numbered in one place: 7709., Image of a two flowers, one lilac and one other unidentified flower.
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- ASSU Illustration 7711
- Block numbered in two places: 7711., Image of an unidentified flower and its roots., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
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- ASSU Illustration 7766
- Block numbered in two places: 7766., Image of three men reading the text of a notice against swearing by the workers constructing St. Paul’s Cathedral; two men wearing wigs stand in the background, looking on and holding a paper; another man climbs a ladder., Signed: Seymour.
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- ASSU Illustration 7786
- Block numbered in two places: 7786., Image of an ocelot [?] in a natural setting., Back of block mostly obscured by pasted-down paper.
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- ASSU Illustration 7788
- Block numbered in one place: 7788., Image of a donkey [?] in a natural setting., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
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- ASSU Illustration 7796
- Block numbered in three places: 7796., Image of interior of Independence Hall, Philadelphia; male and female visitors include one black woman. Two decorative rondelles in corners depict a statue of George Washington and the Liberty Bell, flanking an eagle., Signed: Lauderbach, sc.; S [i.e., Seymour?]., Illustration appears in Child's world, v. 33, no. 3 (Feb., 1876?), p. 1.
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- ASSU Illustration 7797
- Block numbered in two places: 7797., Image of an elephant standing in a natural setting., Signed: Seymour., Illustration appears in Child's world, v. 33, no. 3 (Feb., 1876?), p. 2.
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- ASSU Illustration 7798
- Block numbered in one place: 7798., Image of a hippopotamus in a natural setting., Back of block mostly obscured by pasted-down paper.
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- ASSU Illustration 7808
- Block numbered in two places: 7808., Image of an otter [?] in a natural setting.
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- ASSU Illustration 7811
- Block numbered in three places: 7811., Image of two bighorn sheep standing on rocky outcroppings., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
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- ASSU Illustration 7815
- Block numbered in two places: 7815., Image of a cat reclining in a natural setting.
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- ASSU Illustration 7818
- Block numbered in two places: 7818., Image of a goat in a natural setting.
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- ASSU Illustration 7819
- Block numbered in two places: 7819., Image of a vole [?] in a natural setting., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
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- ASSU Illustration 7820
- Block numbered in one place: 7820., Image of a monkey sitting on the ground in a natural setting, grabbing a plant., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
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- ASSU Illustration 7830
- Block numbered in one places: 7830, also 1708 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of three bearded men in long robes on different parts of a flat roof with a wall around it ; one sits; another stands, and a third looks over the wall while holding a staff; palm trees, other trees, the spire of a building, and the tops of other buildings are visible., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down piece of paper.
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- ASSU Illustration 7841
- Block numbered in two places: 7841, also 1625 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of a man in a long coat and a hat with a wide brim standing behind a slightly couching woman wearing flowing robes, bangles, and an elaborate head piece; she looks over her shoulder at the man; it is unclear whether he is restraining her or whether they are moving in a direction together., “[?]ntispiec” – Obscured, inscribed on back of block., “La[uder]bach [obscured] 4 Phila” – Inscribed on back of block., Signed with unidentified monogram.
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- ASSU Illustration 7854
- Block numbered in one place: 7854, also 1681 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of an outdoor scene of a body of water, reds or grass, and a rocky and craggy coast., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down piece of paper.
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- ASSU Illustration 7857
- Block numbered in two places: 7857., Image of an unidentified flower and buds.
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- ASSU Illustration 7859
- Block numbered in two places: 7859., Image of a flower with roots. Also depicted is the flower in bloom and in bud., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
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- ASSU Illustration 7860
- Block numbered in one place: 7860., Image of an unidentified flowing plant in bloom., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
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- ASSU Illustration 7864
- Block numbered in three places: 7864., Image of a falcon [?] perched on a rock in a natural setting. In the distant background, numerous birds are in flight.
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- ASSU Illustration 7868
- Block numbered in one place: 7868., Image of a lily., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
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- ASSU Illustration 7869
- Block numbered in two places: 7869., Image of a hawk perched on a tree, in a natural setting. There are numerous birds in flight in the distant background., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
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- ASSU Illustration 7870
- Block numbered in three places: 7870., Image of an unidentified flower, with details of the buds., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
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- ASSU Illustration 7871
- Block numbered in at least one place: 7871., Image of an unidentified flower in bloom., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
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- ASSU Illustration 7875
- Block numbered in two places: 7875, also 1683 on small adhesive label on back of block., Block numbered in two places: 7875, also 1683 on small adhesive label on back of block., Signed: Lauderbach [i.e., James W. Lauderbach?]
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- ASSU Illustration 7891
- Block numbered in two places: 7891., Image of an unidentified flower, in close-up and distant, along with depictions of the flower’s buds open and closed., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
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- ASSU Illustration 7892
- Block numbered in two places: 7892., Image of an unidentified flower, and one of its buds.
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- ASSU Illustration 7893
- Block numbered in two places: 7893., Image of two eagles [?], both perched on branches in a natural setting. One eagle is in the foreground, and one is the background.
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- ASSU Illustration 7900
- Block numbered in two places: 7900, also 383 [?] faintly in one place, and 1176 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of a girl raising one arm while dancing on a small slope under a tree; she is surrounded by five other boys and girls and a woman holding a small child; one boy wears a cloth hat and shoes with pointed toes, possibly sabots or other clogs, and a pile of these shoes lies to the side of the dancing girl, who appears to wear a different style of heeled shoe; the rest of the children are barefoot, and the girls wear head-kerchiefs or coifs; the woman wears a dress with a broad skirt, possibly a hoop skirt; more trees are visible in the distance., Signed: B.
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- ASSU Illustration 7902
- Block numbered in two places: 7902, also 1848 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of a map that includes places labeled Bashan and Merj Ayun, and many rivers., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down piece of paper.
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- ASSU Illustration 7903
- Block numbered in two places: 7903, also 1901 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of a map including the regions labeled Persia, Parthia, Media, Elam, Assyria, Media, and Armenia.
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- ASSU Illustration 7933
- Block numbered in two places: 7933, also 1914 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of a man reading a sheet of paper he holds in one hand while two seated women look on; behind them is a fireplace with a lamp, a candle, a pitcher and a few other objects on it., Signed: Lauderbach Sc. [i.e., James W. Lauderbach?], Illegible inscription on back of block.
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- ASSU Illustration 7969
- Block numbered in two places: 7969., Image of an unidentified flower in bloom, with its roots.
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- ASSU Illustration 7976
- Block numbered in two places: 7976., Image of a blooming flower in the foreground, and a tree in the background., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
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- ASSU Illustration 8003
- Block numbered in two places: 8008, also 1843 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of boats departing for a ship offshore, while a seated man appears to be releasing a rope attached to the dock; other small boats are in the distance, and a large crowd waves from the shore. In an 1877 issue of Child's World the standing man is identified as "John Alasco [i.e., Jan Laski], the Polish Reformer," as part of the periodical's series on Reformation figures., Signed: V sc. [?], Joints not visible on sides of composite block., Illustration appears in Child's world, v. 16, no. 21, p. 1.
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- ASSU Illustration 8052
- Block numbered in one places: 8052., Image of three men making their way through rocky terrain, possibly during a snow or sand storm; two men ride horses and have visible beards; the third walks, carrying a staff and holding his cape or cloak over his nose and mouth; the three men wear hats, possibly pakuls., Signed: V [?], sc., Back of block covered by taped-down paper, with the illustration printed on it., Illustration appears in Child's world, v. 17 no. 3 (1878), p. 1.
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- ASSU Illustration 8108
- Block numbered in two places: 8108., Image of a woman and a boy; the woman sits on a chair between a table and a mantel with a clock on it; the boy runs toward her with a quill in one hand and paper in the other., Signed: Scattergood-Howell; the firm is listed in the Philadelphia city directory for 1852.
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- ASSU Illustration 8110
- Block numbered in one place: 8110., Image of a man seated on what appears to be a block of stone, possible in a stone cell or outside a stone wall; one arm and one leg are shackled and he leans his head on his hand; possibly a scene from Classical antiquity., Signed: Scattergood-Howell; the firm is listed in the Philadelphia city directory for 1852.