<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:title>Hare &amp; Co., designers and engravers on wood, patent agents, printers, electrotypists. 31 Essex Strand, London, W.C [graphic].</dc:title><dc:creator>Hare &amp; Co.</dc:creator><dc:date>[ca. 1890]</dc:date><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:description>A decorative handbill or trade card, divided into three compartments, all framed in a neo-Gothic border. In the center, framed by three Gothic arches with the word "Mechanical" etched below, are images of three machines including a steam powered tractor and printing press; etched below is an advertisement for the firm Hare &amp; Co., located in the Strand, London.  On the left within a rounded arch is the image of a Gothic church, identified below as Exeter and within the border the word "Architecture".  On the right under a rounded arch is a pastoral scene with two figures, one walking under a tree and the other walking on a bridge over a river, with a church on a hill in the distance; the word "Picturesque" is etched below in the decorative border</dc:description><dc:description>Title from item.</dc:description><dc:description>Date based on first use of electrotyping in England.</dc:description><dc:description>For further information, consult library staff.</dc:description></oai_dc:dc>