| Contributor |
Leonhardt, Theo. (Theodore), 1818-1877, printer. |
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Ehrgott & Fobriger, printer. |
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Lehman & Bolton, printer. |
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Paul & Lindsay, printer. |
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Wm F. Murphy's sons, printer. |
| Title |
[Checks, bank notes, billheads, and receipts specimens] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
UNITED STATES. 1860-1870 |
| Date |
[ca. 1860-ca. 1870] |
| Physical Description |
25 prints: lithographs; 47 x 28 cm. (18.5 x 11 in.) or smaller. |
| Description |
Series of checks, bank notes, billheads, and receipts, containing allegorical and patriotic vignettes and ornate pictorial
details. Vignettes depict allegorical female figures, including Liberty, Hope, Justice, and Bounty; animals, including the
American eagle, a dog protecting a safe, and bucks; and patriotic figures, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson,
and Ulysses Grant. Other vignettes depict a view of a traveling locomotive; the seal of Pennsylvania; and views of harvested
produce and grains. Businesses represented include A. Exton & Co., cracker manufacturers; Heywood, Kilburn & Co., chair and
cottage furniture dealers; West Branch National Bank; Perry County Bank; Reed & Schell, bankers; First National Bank of Sunbury;
and Jefferson Savings Institute.
|
| Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
|
Several of series printed in color ink, including blue, green, tan, and violet. |
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Print P.9399.390 inscribed to John Mayer for $23.00 three months after date [illegible]. 24 Feb. H five. Feb 23rd. |
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Various printers, including Ehrgott & Fobriger; Lehman & Bolton; Theodore Leonhardt; Wm. F. Murphy's Sons (& Sons); and Paul
& Lindsay.
|
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Originally part of Specimen Album [P.9349]. |
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Subject |
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 -- Portraits. |
|
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Portraits. |
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Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Portraits. |
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A. Exton & Co. |
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Heywood, Kilburn & Co. |
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Allegories. |
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Animals. |
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Business enterprises. |
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Harvesting. |
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Liberty. |
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Justice. |
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Banking. |
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Receipts (Acknowledgements) |
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Patriotism. |
| Genre |
Lithographs -- 1860-1870. |
|
Bank notes -- 1860-1880. |
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Billheads -- 1860-1880. |
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Checks -- 1860-1880. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Specimens Album Loose Prints Collection - Checks, etc. [P.9349.341, 369, 371-372, 375, 379-381, 383, 385-390, 392- 394, 396,
398, 400, 410, 415, 423, 426]
|
| Accession number |
various |
