| Contributor |
Geo. S. Harris & Sons, printer. |
| Title |
[Geo. S. Harris & Sons print specimens] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia] : [Geo. S. Harris & Sons, lith.] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1881 |
| Date |
[ca. 1881] |
| Physical Description |
33 prints : 32 chromolithographs and 1 lithograph ; sheet 16 x 26 cm (6.25 x 10.25 in.) or smaller. |
| Description |
Series of specimens, primarily for trade cards and labels, printed by the prominent Philadelphia lithographic firm. Subjects
include fanciful, allegorical, and sentimental scenes and portraiture with women, children, and flowers; hunting and recreational
scenes; international iconography; animals (dogs, horses, and an alligator clutching a Black baby in its jaws); political
and military imagery, including President James Garfield; land and marinescapes; and mythological and fairy tale views. Collection
also includes specimen without an imprint and probably printed by Harris showing a plantation scene with a white man, attired
in a straw hat, a white collared shirt, white pants, and a sword on his waistband, placing his right hand on the shoulder
of a barefooted Black man, attired in a straw hat, a white collared shirt with the sleeves rolled to his elbows, and white
pants that are torn at the bottom, who carries a hoe. They stand before a body of water surrounded by flowers and trees with
the plantation in the background. Racist scene shows a white female angel with wings pouring packages of tobacco from a cornucopia
to a group of men and women from various ethnic groups and nationalities, including Native Americans, Chinese, Spanish, and
Middle Eastern people, many of which smoke cigars, hookahs, and pipes. Specimen depicting a man, attired in a turban with
a dagger in his waistband, kneeling with a rifle beside him. Surrounding him are palms and desert plants. In the right background,
a lions stands and looks on.
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| Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
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Publication date inferred from content of one print depicting President James Garfield. |
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Originally part of Specimens Album [P.9349]. |
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Gift of Margaret Robinson, 1991. |
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RVCDC |
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Description revised 2021. |
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Access points revised 2021. |
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Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
| Subject |
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881 -- Portraits. |
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African American sailors. |
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Animals. |
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Asians -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Children. |
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Chinese -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Children, Black -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Ethnic stereotypes. |
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Fairy tales. |
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Flowers. |
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Hunting. |
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Indians of North America -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Indigenous people -- Caricatures and cartoons. |
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Men, Black. |
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Military personnel. |
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Myths. |
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Politics & government. |
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Plantations. |
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Racism in popular culture. |
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Recreation. |
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Smoking. |
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Women. |
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Black children. |
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Black men. |
| Genre |
Chromolithographs -- 1880-1890. |
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Genre prints -- 1880-1890. |
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Landscape prints -- 1880-1890. |
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Marines (Visual works) -- 1880-1890. |
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Portraits -- 1880-1890. |
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Specimens -- 1880-1890. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Specimen Album Loose Prints Collection - Geo. S. Harris [P.9349.279, 283-284, 292, 298-307, 309, 317-318, 321, 328-329, 332,
436-437, 439, 441-442, 447, 451-453 & 455-456]
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| Accession number |
P.9349.279 |
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P.9349.283-284 |
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P.9349.292 |
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P.9349.298-307 |
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P.9349.309 |
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P.9349.317-318 |
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P.9349.321 |
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P.9349.328-329 |
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P.9349.332 |
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P.9349.436-437 |
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P.9349.439 |
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P.9349.441-442 |
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P.9349.447 |
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P.9349.451-453 |
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P.9349.455-456 |
