Block numbered in two places: 3509., Image of several shirtless men wearing knee-length or calf-length pants, perhaps working in a village or plantation; one suspends something by a ring over a shallow basin; another holds a pickaxe; a third carries a vase on his head; two more men carry a stick with things – possibly skins or animals – strung over in, and another stick rests on two forked branches stuck in the ground; in the foreground is a small oven which produces a large stream of smoke, and in the background are palm trees and a building.
Block numbered in two places: 6169, also 1409 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of a woman and two girls indoors; the woman appears to be knitting or crocheting, and a girl stands before her regarding her work; a smaller girl sits behind her regarding or working on something in her hands., “N.J. Wemmer 215 Pear St. Phila” – Back of block in two places. Boxwood dealer Nelson J. Wemmer is listed at this address in Philadelphia city directories from 1861 to 1876., “The Blue Socks” – Inscribed on side of block.
