Details
Creator C. P. & A. J. Tholey artist.
Contributor P.S. Duval & Son, printer.
Title Philadelphia Schuetzen-Verein. 1869. [graphic] / C. P. & A. J. Tholey del. & lith. No. 419 Green St.
Publisher Philadelphia: P.S. Duval Son & Co. prints
Date [1869]
Physical Description 1 print: lithograph; 62 x 84 cm.(24.25 x 33 in.)
Description Shows hundreds of members, their faces copied from photographs, of the German-American shooting club posed on the grounds of the club park, Schützen Park, east of Indian Queen Lane in East Falls. The massive crowd of prominent men, many holding rifles, sits, stands, reclines on rocks, lift their hat in celebration, greet one another, and attend to their hunting dogs. At the center of the group, a man wears a sash and holds the banner of the club. Five different types of hunting dogs are depicted in the foreground. Also shows the banquet hall and members taking target practice in the background. The Philadelphia Schützenverein was founded in 1864.
Notes Inscribed on recto: 1869.
Not in Wainwright.
"J" in artist's name reversed on print.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 595
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bc 03 PH 533
Subject Schützenverein Philadelphia.
German Americans -- Organizartions -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Clubs -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Rifle ranges -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Genre Lithographs -- 1860-1870.
Location Historical Society of Pennsylvania | HSP Bc 03 PH 533