Rare Books
Dresses of the representatves [sic] of the people, members of the two councils, and of the Executive Directory: ... from the original drawings given by the Minister of the Interior to Citizen Grasset S. Sauveur. The whole illustrated by an historical description, translated from the French
Image not available
You might also be interested in
Image not available
Instructions given by the treasury to the board of customs relative to the execution of the orders of council
Rare Books
180516
Brooklyn Sanitary Fair, 1864. Interior view of the academy of music, as seen from the dress circle
Visual Materials
Image of the interior of the Academy of Music in Brooklyn, New York, as staged for the Brooklyn Sanitary Fair exhibition, which likely raised funds to support the United States Sanitary Commission's efforts to aid soldiers and the war effort; fashionably dressed men and women browse art and sculpture displayed on long tables; view is from the dress circle balcony out onto the scene below; the scene on the stage depicts a field hospital and soldiers; red, white, and blue steamers decorate the walls and the high ceiling.
priJLC_FAIR_001703
Image not available
Brooklyn Sanitary Fair, 1864. Interior view of the academy of music, as seen from the dress circle
Visual Materials
The Jay T. Last collection of fairs and expositions prints and ephemera contains more than 1,900 printed items that relate to fairs, exhibitions, expositions, and other similar gatherings and events in the United States from 1834 to 1970, with the bulk of material pertaining to the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1876. The collection consists of advertising prints, promotional ephemera, business records, and illustrations produced for specific events, for exhibitors at these events, and for businesses that provided collateral services to event-goers including food, lodging, and transportation. Prints and ephemera pertaining to international, regional, and local fairs and expositions make up the collection. The bulk of the material is related to the United States Centennial Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1876, but also prominent are materials related to the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago, Illinois, to commemorate the 400th anniversary of explorer Christopher Columbus' arrival in the New World. Other fairs and exhibitions represented in the collection include the Great International Exhibition in London, England, the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, California, the Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations in New York City, the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana, and various local county fairs.The collection touches on topics of American business development, tourism, industrial advances, agricultural exhibitions, community events and celebrations. The images are primarily promotional in nature and provide information about the history of fairs and expositions in the United States and their roles in both small and large communities, as well as the evolution of advertising strategies in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The collection also reflects America's progression from a rural agricultural society to an urban industrial environment, and the technological innovations that developed during this transformation. As graphic materials, the items offer evidence of printmaking techniques and trends, as well as information about the artists, engravers, lithographers, printers, and publishers involved in the creative process.
priJLC_FAIR_003041
Image not available
Regulations for the uniform & dress of the army of the United States, June, 1851 : from the original text and drawings in the War Department
Visual Materials
105237
Image not available
Regulations for the uniform & dress of the army of the United States, June, 1851 : from the original text and drawings in the War Department
Rare Books
610658
Image not available
American entomology, or, Descriptions of the insects of North America : illustrated by coloured figures from drawings executed from nature
Rare Books
656492