ASSU Illustration 6168
Title
ASSU Illustration 6168
Description
Block numbered (inscribed) in two places: 6168, also 1374 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of an interior scene of two men, one sitting and one standing, regarding a woman lying on what appears to be a fainting couch; the woman holds one crutch in the air, and another crutch leans against an ottoman on the floor., “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., “Nat’s Shoes _ M.S. p. 52” – Inscribed on side of block.
Date
[between 1861 and 1876?]
Location
ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 26
ASSU Illustration 9220
Title
ASSU Illustration 9220
Description
Block numbered in two places: 9220, also 1462 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of girl lying in bed, her left forearm attached with bandages to a splint; a drinking glass and two bottles are on a table beside her; in the space around this circular image are a thin fruit tree, two goats pulling an open carriage, and a seated girl with arms crossed beside a man holding a cane and wearing a tall pointed hat., V. Grottenthaler Phila. – Back of block. Vincent Grottenthaler is listed (as a dealer in boxwood) in Philadelphia city directories from 1867 to 1876.
Date
[between 1867 and 1876?]
Location
ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 16
ASSU Illustration 6548
Title
ASSU Illustration 6548
Description
Block numbered in two places: 6548, also 55 on small adhesive label on back of block., Image of several boys beside a wall around what may be a church building; several standing boys and two kneeling boys regard or assist a boy who sits on the ground against the wall; the boy may be injured, and what may be a crutch or walking stick lies on the ground beside him., “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., “[?] Howard. M.S. p. 11” – Inscribed on side of block.
Date
[between 1861 and 1876?]
Location
ASSU Woodblocks -- Box 28
Eighteen 100 sixty 1. Multum in parvo. Read this carefully before laying it aside! : As you will find something that will interest, and possibly benefit you. The people of France, Germany, Prussia, and other states of the Old World, have used Rosenberger'
Title
Eighteen 100 sixty 1. Multum in parvo. Read this carefully before laying it aside! As you will find something that will interest, and possibly benefit you. The people of France, Germany, Prussia, and other states of the Old World, have used Rosenberger's Balm of Gilead Ointment, for nearly a century for all kinds of wounds, bruises and putrifying sores, to the exclusion of every other ointment, plaster, liniment or external remedy
Description
German text on verso: Achtzehn 100 sechzig 1. Multum in parvo. (Viel im Kleinen.), Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012., Digitized by Alexander Street Press for Images of the American Civil War.
Creator
G.T. Taft & Co.
Date
[1861?]
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia | Books & Other Texts | Rare sm # Am 1861 G T Taft 11544.F (Helfand)