Grand Union ball in honor of the recent brilliant victories achieved by the land and naval forces of the United States, at the Academy of Music, Tuesday evening, March 4, 1862. [graphic] / L. Weeber del. Weeber, L., lithographer. Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Portraits. Academy of Music (Philadelphia, Pa.) Balls (Parties) -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Arts. Explorers. Advertisement containing a gothic-style ornamental border surrounding text providing the date of the ball, names of sponsors, ticket information, and entertainment details. Border includes vignettes of cherubs; allegorical figures representing the arts including painting, sculpture, and music; a portrait of George Washington; a mythical scene; and a view. Scene shows a bare-chested woman on a horse being attacked by a tiger surrounded by symbols of industry, science, and the humanities. View shows a seventeenth-century landing party aboard a skiff. Sponsors include Alexander Henry, Commodore C.J. Pendegrast, and Capt. W.S. Ogden. Master of Ceremonies was M[iecislaw] Hlasko (a dancing and gymnastics teacher who offered drill classes at his physical institute) and music was under the direction of the Hassler Brothers. Philadelphia on Stone POSP 97 Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of Civil War miscellanies. Philadelphia: Haehnlen printer 125 & 127 South Third Street PA. Philadelphia. 1863 Haehnlen, Jacob, b. 1824, publisher. McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. Printer: Haehnlen, Jacob, b. 1824, publisher. Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. [1862] Chromolithographs -- 1860-1870. Advertisements -- 1860-1870. 1 print: chromolithograph; 31 x 41 cm.(11.75 x 16 in.) digitool:65919 Library Company of Philadelphia PRINT PRINT *BW - Advertisements - A [(2)5786.F.147a] (2)5786.F.147a United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Social aspects.