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Title: CHEER UP SAM, OR SARAH BELL.
Description: Oh! down in Alabama (3 vs. and chor.), Variant: a. Music published and sold by Robinson and Son; publ. Andrews; with Astley's imprint added. T. o. border. 24 x 14.9 cm., Variant: b. With comma after "Up" and exclamation point after title. A-J border. 20.1 x 13.1 cm. (cropped)

Title: Lorette
Creator: Bourne, George, creator
Date: 1833
Location: Am 1833 Bou

Title: Friendship's token; and the lover's gift
Date: 1850
Location: Am 1850 Friends

Title: Keeping house and houskeeping. A story of domestic life.
Creator: Hale, Sarah J., creator
Date: 1845
Location: Am 1845 Hale

Title: The mountain of the lovers : with poems of nature and tradition
Creator: Hayne, Paul, creator
Date: 1875
Location: Am 1875 Hay

Title: NANCY GRAY.
Description: I fell in love with Nancy Gray (3 vs. and chor.) Print. Andrews. T. o. border. 22.9 x 13.6 cm.

Title: Prize Medal Skater.
Description: An ice skater kicks out one leg and holds a cigarette and a "prize medal." The sender suggests that the recipient deserves a kick in the rear instead of a medal. The border features a woman embracing a man; the pair resemble Commedia dell'arte characters. At the bottom is a pack of matches marked "Lucifer's matches.", Text: With your kicks and your capers, / You are very small papers-- / The prize-medal you've taken, I find; / I'm in great doubt, whether / A medal of leather, / Wouldn't suit you far better behind-- / If you think it would suit, / From the toe of a boot, / You can have it, whenever your mind., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Date: [between 1840 and 1880?]

Title: The family doctor: a dictionary of domestic medicine and surgery, especialy adapted for family use
Creator: London dispensary surgeon, creator
Date: 1869
Location: Am 1869 Family

Title: McClay, Samuel
Description: Samuel McClay, born about 1840 in Pennsylvania to Irish-born parents, worked as a lithographer in Philadelphia in the 1860s. Older brother Andrew J. Clay (b. ca. 1836) was also involved in the printing trade as a printer., Samuel resided in Ward 13 for most of the 1860s, including the rear of 467 Franklin Street in 1863 and 3 Franklin Street in 1867. By the 1880 census, he was listed as "married" and a boarder at 401 North Twelfth Street (Ward 14).
Date: b. ca. 1840
Location: Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers

Title: A Contemptible Man.
Description: The "contemptible man" wears a blue coat, red waistcoat, yellow trousers, and a black top hat, all of which appear too large for him. His fingers and eyebrows are sharply pointed. He stands by a table where yellow items are for sale (butter?). The text mocks him for his penny-pinching nature., Text: You're really so mean in all you attempt, / That failing, you meet with nought but contempt; / I really believe 'tis your constant endeavor / To make yourself small and meet scorn forever., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Date: [between 1840 and 1880?]

Title: THE GALLANT 69TH REGIMENT.
Description: Oh! Hibernia, green Gem of the Ocean (3 vs.) Air: Red, White, and Blue. Dedicated to the "Sullivan Boys" of Company A., Variant: a. Publ. De Marsan (3). De Marsan border with eagle, drapery with stars and stripes, col. 21 x 14.2 cm., Variant: b. [Publ.] De Marsan (3). De Marsan kissing cupids border. 26 x 16.5 cm., Variant: c. With single quotes around "Sullivan Boys" in dedica- tion; sheet no. 861; sold by Partridge (2). T. o. border. 19.5 x 12.6 cm., Variant: d. By Ned Kirby; sheet no. 808; worded: "And dedicated to the Sullivan Boys of Company A."; publ. Wrigley (1). Wrigley kissing cupids border. 25 x 15.5 cm.

Title: Song sheet headpiece 172
Description: Sample image scanned from: Wolf 2568a, One of 297 song sheet headpiece designs identified by Edwin Wolf in his bibliography, American Song Sheets, Slip Ballads and Poetical Broadsides Collection, 1850-1870: A Catalogue of the Collection of the Library Company of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: Library Company of Philadelphia, 1963).

Title: I WISH HE WOULD DECIDE, MAMMA.
Description: I wish he would decide, Mamma (3 vs.) [Publ.] De Marsan (1). De Marsan Ethiopian border, col. 24 x 15.6 cm.

Title: Literary remains of John Leadbeater, Jr.
Creator: Leadbeater, John, creator
Date: 1850
Location: Am 1850 Lead

Title: Poems, by Mrs. Mary Noel McDonald
Creator: Meigs, Mary Noel, creator
Date: 1844
Location: Am 1844 Mei

Title: Irish Parody on Vilikins and Dinah.
Description: Ooh! its of a rich farmer in Limerick did dwell (7 vs., chor. and moral) See Dutch Parody. T. o. border. 19.3 x 11.1 cm.

Title: Song sheet headpiece 217
Description: Sample image scanned from: Wolf 912h, One of 297 song sheet headpiece designs identified by Edwin Wolf in his bibliography, American Song Sheets, Slip Ballads and Poetical Broadsides Collection, 1850-1870: A Catalogue of the Collection of the Library Company of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: Library Company of Philadelphia, 1963).

Title: RATAPLAN.
Description: What a charm has the drum, with its tanarantan (2 vs. and chor.) Words by C. Jeffreys; music by C. W. Glover; adv. Prof. Brooks' Ball Room Monitor., Variant: a. Publ. Johnson (2); imprint: "No. 7 N. 10th St., Phila." A-J border. 24 x 15.2 cm., Variant: b. [As above;] imprint: "7 N. 10th St., Philadelphia." A-J border. 21.2 x 12.6 cm., Variant: c. [Without word "Chorus".] A-J border. 20 x 12.8 cm. (cropped)

Title: ASSU Illustration 1976
Description: Block numbered in two places: 1976., Image of a hawk and its three chicks. The hawk is in flight with one of its chicks, and the other two are in the nest.
Date: [s.a.]
Location: ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 2

Title: The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Creator: Dickens, Charles, creator
Date: 1839
Location: Am 1839 Dic

Title: The Mother's and young lady's annual : A gift book for the holidays, with forty-two engravings and flowers
Date: [1853]
Location: Am 1853 Moth

Title: Log Cabin Studies, 'Spinning'.
Description: Interior view showing two women spinning wool. Also shows a large spinning wheel, two chairs, a desk with a plant and teacup. A clock, framed pictures, two silhouettes are mounted on the wall.
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co., photographer., creator
Date: 1876
Location: Centennial - album [P.8965.28e]

Title: The economy of health; or, The stream of human life, from the cradle to the grave.
Creator: Johnson, James, creator
Date: 1843
Location: Am 1843 John

Title: THE LAKE OF THE DISMAL SWAMP.
Description: They made her a grave, too cold and damp (8 vs.), Variant: a. Title: "Dismal Swamp!"; 8 vs. in 4 vs.; slight varia- tions in text. A-J border. 20.3 x 13.5 cm., Variant: ab. Title: "Dismal Swamp;" 4 vs.; publ. Johnson (2). A-J border. 21.1 x 12.8 cm. (cropped), Variant: b. With narrative at top beginning: '' They tell of a young man who lost his mind upon the death of a girl he loved . . ."; footnote at bottom beginning: "The great Dismal Swamp is ten or twelve miles distant from Norfolk . . ."; publ. De Marsan (2). De M

Title: Behold your coward self from bullets flying.
Description: A Union soldier runs from a bullet. He carries an empty sword sheath. He has a long white beard, many wrinkles, and open mouth. The term "Zoo Zoo" refers to the Zouave regiments in the Civil War., Text: Behold your coward self from bullets flying, / No fear that you in battle will be dying; / Your large mouth open, and teeth clattering with fear, / As the spent shots come whistling through the air. / Such cowardice friend Zoo Zoo, is a very sure sign, / That you cannot have me for your own Valentine., "510", Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Date: [1861-1865?]

Title: REILY'S TRAIL.
Description: Come, rise up! William Reily, and come along with me (12 vs.) Sheet no. 1008; publ. Wrigley (1) [printed upside- down] . Wrigley horned imp border. 24.4 x 15.4 cm.

Title: Some Pumpkins, Esq.
Description: A man with a pumpkin for a head holds a paper that reads "Some Pumpkin Esquire." "Pumpkin" is a derogatory term for an important person. The border features a woman embracing a man; the pair resemble Commedia dell'arte characters. At the bottom is a pack of matches marked "Lucifer's matches.", Text: Gentle Squash-head, (don't be shocked), / Mind your eye, / Else some day you may be knocked / Into a pie., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Date: [between 1840 and 1880?]

Title: Ladies' crochet manual
Date: 1849
Location: Am 1849 Ladie

Title: TENNESSE (sic)! FIRE AWAY!
Description: Black Republican bandits (5 vs.) Double-line border. 18.2 x 8.8 cm.

Title: Letters on female character
Creator: Cary, Virginia, creator
Date: 1828
Location: Am 1828 Car

Title: U.S. Government Building and State Avenue from West end.
Description: View of Government Building with railroads, carriages, and pond in foreground.
Creator: Centennial Photographic Co., photographer., creator
Date: 1876
Location: Centennial album [P.8965.12d]

Title: The sheepfold and the common; or, The evangelical rambler
Date: 1859
Location: Am 1859 Sheep

Title: ASSU Illustration 3476
Description: Block numbered in one place: 3476, also 620 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of a hand inserting a rectangular envelope into a slot with a sign that says “Letter Box”; the part of the block where the letter should be is cut out of the block completely from front to back, suggesting that there may be multiple replaceable blocks that fit into this block for different uses.
Date: [s.a.]
Location: ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 20

Title: To a Tinker.
Description: The tinker holds tools and stands by a work bench. "Soft sawder" [i.e. solder ] is a slang term for manipulative flattery and originates from a cheap, easy, and less-durable form of joining metal., Text: RAGGEd wretch! of base-born metal-- / Filthy maker of the kettle, / You I can very plainly see / Can't come soft sawder over me. / Pipe-smoking, filthy, dirty sot, / Black as the kettle or the pot; / Most noisy slave, most tinkering brute, / My taste you surely ne'er will suit. / Go, go, you beast, and howl and whin[e]/ You ne'er will be my Valentine., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector.
Date: [between 1840 and 1880?]

Title: PLAYED OUT, RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED TO OLD FOGIES.
Description: Old Fogies oft sigh for the good old times flown (10 vs. and chor.) Air. - What I Don't Like to see. By John L. Zieber; publ. Johnson (2). 25.1 x 14.6 cm.

Title: MEET ME TO-NIGHT.
Description: Meet me to-night, dearest, down by the gate (2 vs. and chors.) 2nd song: "The Rover's Grave"; publ. De Marsan (4). De Marsan military cupid border. 25 x 15.9 cm.

Title: Moron, a tale of the Alhambra
Date: 1829
Location: Am 1829 Mor

Title: BLUE VIOLETS
Description: Blue Violets, blue violets, beautiful blue violets (2 vs.), Variant: a. As sung by Charles Melville, the celebrated Balladist and Tenor vocalist; publ. De Marsan (1). T. o. border. 24.4 x 15.1 cm., Variant: b. Sheet no. 304; publ. Wrigley (1); [with THE FLAG OF THE REPUBLIC on verso.] Wrigley horned imp border. 24.5 x 15.6 cm.

Title: John Milton, his life and times...
Creator: Joseph Ivimey, creator
Date: 1833
Location: pattison paper labels

Title: Some account of the life of Reginald Heber, Bishop of Calcutta
Date: 1829
Location: Am 1829 Som

Title: Oregon and California in 1848
Creator: Thornton, J. Quinn, creator
Date: 1849
Location: Am 1849 Tho

Title: Murphy, William F.
Description: William F. Murphy, born in New York in 1800, was the proprietor of William F. Murphy & Sons, the blank book manufactory, stationery, and lithographic printing establishment in operation in Philadelphia from 1820 until after 1945. Murphy, originally trained at a blank book manufactory in New York established his business in Philadelphia in 1820. By the late 1850s, the manufactory included printing services and Murphy's sons Henry F. (b. ca. 1836) and Charles S. (ca. 1829) were partners in the firm located on the 300 block of Chestnut Street (320, later 339 Chestnut Street). The elder Murphy died ca. 1863 and his sons assumed the business as William F. Murphy's Sons., In 1872, the firm relocated to 509 Chestnut Street, which was commemorated in a series of stereographs by James Cremer showing interior views of the firm's new site. The Murphy firm also often exhibited at local, state, and international exhibitions, including the Paris Exposition of 1867 and the Centennial Exhibition of 1876 as well as at the Franklin Institute. The firm withstood a fire in 1881 and remained in operation into the twentieth century (until at least 1945) with William H. Brooks serving as president by the 1920s., Murphy was married to Ann (b. ca. 1815) with whom he had five children as listed in the 1860 census. In 1860, Murphy also owned personal estate worth $10,000 and resided at 916 Morgan Street. At the time of his death ca. 1863, Murphy resided at 1103 Callowhill Street.
Date: 1800-ca. 1863
Location: Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers

Title: THE JOCKEY HAT AND FEATHER.
Description: As I was walking out, one day (3 vs. and chor.) As sung by Ben Cotton., Variant: a. Varying: "Sung by W. N. Smith, the great bone-player, of Bailey's Circus; publ. De Marsan (4). De Marsan trapper border. 25.5 x 16.3 cm., Variant: b. [Without "THE" in title, comma in first line, and singer's name;] music publ. by Ditson and Co. (1); publ. Johnson (2). A-J border. 25 x 15.4 cm., Variant: c. Adv: 500 Illustrated Ballads [publ.] Magnus (2). Letter paper; blue ink; hdpc. Magnus 226, col.; publ. Magnus (1). 20.3 x 12.7 cm., Variant: d. [As above;] hdpc. in bronze ink. 20.5 x 12.5 cm., Variant: e. Sheet no. 952; publ. Wrigley (1). Wrigley kissing cupids border. 24 x 15.5 cm.

Title: Willy's rambles, : for young children
Creator: Marcet, Jane Haldimand, creator
Date: [between 1850 and 1860?]
Location: Am 1850 Marcet

Title: BINGENONTHE RHINE.
Description: U soldier of the Legion lay dying in Algiers (7 vs.), Variant: a. Publ. Auner (4). A-J border. 21.1 x 12.8 cm. b. Sheet no. 1097; [without imprint.] Wrigley horned imp border. 24 x 15 cm.

Title: Three hours school a day : A talk with parents
Creator: Crandal, William Lusk, creator
Date: 1854
Location: Am 1854 Cran

Title: ASSU Illustration 3643
Description: Block numbered in two places: 3643., Image of a rabbit in a natural setting, and a man with a gun in the background., Tape (inscribed “629”) on obverse., Back of block partially obscured by pasted-down paper.
Date: [s.a.]
Location: ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 4

Title: Zouave with Union flag and bayonet envelope
Description: Image: A zouave, dressed in a red and blue uniform, holds a Union flag in his right hand and a bayonet in his left hand., Provenance: McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector
Date: 1861-1865

Title: NOBLE LADS OF BROOKLYN.
Description: Come all, ye Union Heroes, I pray you lend your ears (6 vs.), Variant: a. Publ. De Marsan (2). De Marsan horned imp border. 25.5 x 16.5 cm., Variant: b. Sheet no. 1037; publ. Wrigley (1) [imprint upside down]. Wrigley horned imp border. 22.3 x 13.6 cm.

Title: ROSA LEE.
Description: When I lib'd in Tennessee, U li a li o la e (4 vs.), Variant: a. Publ. De Marsan (2). De Marsan horned imp border, col. 24.5 x 16.2 cm., Variant: b. Sheet no. 457; publ. Wrigley (1); [with SLEEP DEAR ELLA SLEEP on verso.] Wrigley kissing cupids border. 24.2 x 15.5 cm., Variant: c. [As above; with OH, WILT THOU BE MY BRIDE, KATHLEEN on recto.] 25 x 15.5 cm., Variant: d. Short lines; Price One Cent; adv: All the New Songs constantly on Hand. T. o. border. 22.5 x 13.8 cm.

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