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Title
The heroism of the New York police by Theodore Roosevelt
Alternative Title
In the October Century.
Creator
Hambidge, Jay, 1867-1924, artist
H.A. Thomas & Wylie, printer
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1897
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
Image of an advertisement for the Century magazine October 1897 issue; a policeman on a bicycle reaches for the bridle of a galloping horse pulling a carriage on a city street; a child holds onto a woman on top of the carriage, who is pulling tightly on the horse's reins.
"Jay Hambidge '97"--text, artist.'s signature on stone, bottom right of image. "H.A. Thomas & Wylie, Lith. Co. N.Y."--text, bottom right margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed ; overall 50.64 x 34.29 cm (19 15/16 x 13 1/2 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_ART_004639
502837
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/5162
Language
English
Subject
Advertising--Periodicals
Bicycles--Pictorial works
Horse-drawn vehicles--Pictorial works
Police--Pictorial works
Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Book & magazine posters. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Artist Posters
Large Size
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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