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Title: The American youths' diploma
Creator: G. & W. Endicott (Firm), printer
Redfield, Justus Starr, 1810-1888, publisher
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1845
1848
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
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Description: Image of children ascending the steps of the allegorical "Hill of Science" encouraged by a female teacher at the center of a diploma issued to Mary Elizabeth Curtis in 1848; elaborate border with flowers, telescope, boy, girl, animals, and other images.
"Lith. of G.W. Endicott N. York"--text, bottom margin of center image." Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1845 by O.O. Wickham in the Clerks Office of the District Court of the Southern District of N.Y. Published by J.S. Redfield, Clinton Hall New York."--text, bottom center margin.
Type: image
Extent: 1 lithograph : uncolored ; overall 34.77 x 24.61 cm (13 11/16 x 9 11/16 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_EDU_001920
501114
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/4346
Language: English
Subject: Children--Pictorial works
Teachers--Pictorial works
Women--Pictorial works
Lithographs--1825-1850. (gmgpc)
Diplomas. (gmgpc)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
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The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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