Block numbered in two places: 6590, also 3[7?]0 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of a man wearing a long tunic and cloth head covering and holding what appears to be a rifle, resting the butt end on the ground; behind him are what appear to be several temporary structures made of what may be tarp, with people and goats gathered in and around them; the area is surrounded by a large number of palm trees., “N.J. Wemmer. 215 Pear St. Phila.” – Back of block. Boxwood dealer Nelson J. Wemmer is listed at this address in Philadelphia city directories from 1861 to 1876., “Am.S.S.U” – Back of block.
Print depicting ruins and an open grave. In the left, shows a human skull and bones beside an open grave. Tools lie near a square stone, including a shovel, a spade, and a triangle. A snake slithers away. In the right, a man, attired in a robe leans on a broken column. A dog stands among stones and pieces of columns. Plants grow on top of part of the building left standing. In the background, a group of men holding sticks, walks down a path toward the sea. One man, holding a stick, climbs up a hill towards a circular, columned building, possibly a temple. Palm trees grow., Title from image., Date inferred from active dates of the printer., Copyright statement on recto: Entered for the Proprietor according to act of Congress by Brother W.H. Holbrooke, New York., Gift of David Doret, 2011.
Date
[ca. 1850]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | PRINT **GC - Allegories [P.2011.45.5]
Illustrated trade card depicting several landscape vignettes, including a rising or setting sun and a palm tree in front of a large rock; a scroll with text; and filigree borders., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Home [1975.F.405a]
Illustrated trade card includes a central scene of a tropical location with palm trees bordering a body of water. Inset image surrounded by a decorative border in lower right corner shows a baby sitting upright on a mattress holding a doll and a rattle., Advertising text printed on recto and verso for products sold by the Aromatic Pino-Palmine Mattress Co,. including mattresses, pillows, pallets, comfortables, and cushions, to cure a variety of ailments. Also includes a notice of the company's removal from 116 South Twelfth Street to 915 Arch Street in Philadelphia., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1880]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Aromatic [1975.F.18]
Illustrated trade card depicting indigenous men and women serving a white woman in a tropical paradise. She relaxes in a hammock as a man fans her with a paddle fan, a woman sets a tray of food next to her, and a man gathers coconuts into a basket. Additional imagery includes palm trees, a fountain, a monkey, a parrot, and pineapples. Warner & Merritt began importing fruit in Philadelphia ca. 1869 and were one of the largest firms importing West Indian fruit in the country by the time of their insolvency in 1884., Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized.
Date
[ca. 1884]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department trade card - Warner [P.9947]
