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Title
Georgia : city of Savannah
Creator
Brotherhead, William, artist
H.J. Toudy & Co., printer
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1870
1871
1872
1873
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
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 elevated landscape view of a waterfront scene with boats, and the city of Savannah, Georgia, in the distance, in a shield motif; vignettes of the seal of Georgia, African American workers unloading barrels, and a horse-drawn cart going over a bridge.
Probable date based on publication of image in William Brotherhead. The Centennial Book of Signers. Philadelphia : J.M. Stoddart & Co., 1875, copyright 1872. "290"--text, top right. "1776 / 1876"--text, upper corners of print. "Designed by W. Brotherhead."--text, bottom left margin. "H.J. Toudy & Co. Steam Lith."--text, bottom right margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : hand colored ; overall 45.72 x 30.16 cm (18 x 11 7/8 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_VIEW_000545
408338
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/1282
Language
English
Subject
Savannah (Ga.)--Pictorial works
Waterfronts--Pictorial works
African Americans--Pictorial works
Boats and boating--Pictorial works
Centennial celebrations
Cities and towns--Pictorial works
United States. Declaration of Independence--Commemoration
Lithographs--Color--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Book illustrations. (gmgpc)
Views. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
View Prints
Large Size
South
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
Relation
priJLC_VIEW_000541 ; priJLC_VIEW_000542 ; priJLC_VIEW_000552 ; priJLC_VIEW_000557 ; priJLC_VIEW_000558 ; priJLC_VIEW_000560 ; priJLC_VIEW_000562 ; priJLC_VIEW_000565 ; priJLC_VIEW_000568 ; priJLC_VIEW_000571 ; priJLC_VIEW_000582

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