Image of a certificate from the Sonoma County Agricultural and Mechanical Society of California with three farming and labor vignettes depicting cattle in a field, smiths working at an anvil, and women and girls with fruit baskets harvesting in an orchard; arch of flowers, fruit, vegetables, and grain topped with an eagle on a globe makes a decorative border for the certificate text. Single-color print. "Lith. Britton & Co. S.F."--txt, bottom center margin. "For the best Roadster Stallion Buck 1 year old. Wm H. Crowell Secretary. Jno. Hendley President. State of California 1861."--text, center of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : uncolored ; overall 48.42 x 55.88 cm (19 1/16 x 22 in.)
Agriculture--Pictorial works Blacksmithing--Pictorial works Eagles--Pictorial works Livestock--Pictorial works Lithographs--1850-1875. (gmgpc) Certificates. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Agriculture Large Size Implements & Supplies The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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