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The United States of America : to all to whom these letters patent shall come

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Title: The United States of America : to all to whom these letters patent shall come
Creator: Dougal, William H., 1822-1895, artist
Von Schmidt, A. A., artist
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1866
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Image of an American bald eagle above the United States Patent Office in Washington, D.C., on a letters patent certificate "No. 55158" issued to lithographer Louis Prang certifying he "invented a new and useful improvement in the manufacture of caustic alkali" dated May 29, 1866; official seal and ribbon at bottom left.
"Drawn by A.A. Von Schmidt"--text, center left of certificate below image. "Engd. by W.H. Dougal"--text, center right of certificate below image.
Type: image
Extent: 1 engraving : uncolored ; overall 50.17 x 37.78 cm (19 3/4 x 14 7/8 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_PRG_002325
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/3213
Language: English
Subject: Prang, Louis, 1824-1909
Government buildings--Pictorial works
Patents
Intaglio prints--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Patents. (gmgpc)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
Louis Prang Archive
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The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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