Details
Creator Kollner, Augustus, b. 1813.
Contributor Camp, John Henry, 1822-1881, printer.
Title The oysterman. [graphic] / Designed & lithograph'd at A. Kollner's lithy. Phila. ; H. Camp's lith'c. press's.
Publisher Philadelphia : Published by the American Sunday School Union, 146 Chestnut St
Date [ca. 1853]
Physical Description 1 print : lithograph ; 23 x 28 cm. (9 x 11 in.)
Description Plate from children's moral instruction book showing an an oysterman's horse and wagon on the side of a cobblestone street. The oysterman provides a gentleman with a sample of products from the rear of the wagon, while a young African American female waits with a basket nearby. They stand in front of a fenced-in city park area.
Is referenced by Wainwright 390
Notes Published in Common sights in town & country. Delineated & described for young children (Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, No. 146 Chestnut Street, [ca. 1853]).
Accompanied by text titled "The oysterman" moralizing that prosperity comes from "the proper discharge of duty" and by being prompt and an honest businessman.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 535
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bd 61 K 8342.17
Atwater Kent Museum: 54.76.63.1
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Subject Children -- Conduct of life.
Arts in Christian education.
African American women.
Work ethic -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Oyster industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Carts & wagons -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre Lithographs -- 1850-1860.
Genre prints -- 1850-1860.
Book illustrations -- 1850-1860.
Printer American Sunday-Sc hool Union, publisher.
Location Historical Society of Pennsylvania | HSP Bd 61 K 8342.17
Accession number HSP Bd 61 K 8342.17