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Title
R. H. Shumway's illustrated garden guide. 1895 Rockford, Ill
Creator
Stecher Litho. Co., printer
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1895
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 illustrated catalog for various fruit, vegetables and flower seeds sold by R. H. Shumway, with images of the various fruits, vegetables, and flowers along with descriptions and quantities available for purchase; bust-length portrait of R. H. Shumway in decorative oval frame inset at top right; farm and garden implements with prices on back page.
"Stecher Lith. Co. Roch. N.Y."--text, bottom left of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : color printed
Identifier
priJLC_HORT_002472
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/3994
Subject
Advertising--Seeds
Agricultural implements--Pictorial works
Flowers--Pictorial works
Fruit--Pictorial works
Men--Pictorial works
Vegetables--Pictorial works
R.H. Shumway Seedsman (Firm)
Lithographs--Color--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Sales catalogs. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Horticulture
Large Size
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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