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Title
The father of waters
Creator
Wimar, Carl, 1828-1862, artist
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
Image of five Native American Indian men traveling on a raft along a river; one is seated holding a rifle, three men pole the boat along the water, and the last man stands in the center wearing a feathered headdress; a box and a barrel advertising Anheuser-Busch are the only other cargo on the raft.
Date and artist supplied by cataloger based on listing in the November 20, 2010, HGAF Heritage Art Auctions of the American West and Texas Art auction catalog. "Copyright by August A. Busch."--text, bottom right of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 26.19 x 44.61 cm (10 5/16 x 17 9/16 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_BEV_001842
408277
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/1846
Language
English
Subject
Advertising--Beer
Advertising--Beverages
Indians of North America--Pictorial works
Rafts--Pictorial works
Rivers--Pictorial works
Anheuser-Busch
Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Beverages
Large Size
Beer, Liquor, and Wine
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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