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1. [Cartouche drawing for John Mitchell's Map of the British and French dominions in North America].
- Published / Created:
- [circa 1750-1755]
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS 1531
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Drawing in red chalk on hand-ruled paper by an unidentified artist, of the decorative cartouche for John Mitchell's Map of the British and French dominions in North America. Represented in the drawing are two Native American figures in the lower right corner, a colonial port scene in the lower left corner, and cherubs holding a British crest and flag at the top. Corn and palm trees form the side borders
- Description:
- John Mitchell (1711-1768), was a British botanist, physician, and cartographer. He created A Map of the British and French dominions in North America (London: Andrew Millar, 1755), also known as the Mitchell Map, later used in negotiating the 1783 Treaty of Paris., No linguistic content., Title devised by cataloger., and Place and date of creation supplied by cataloger.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain and America
- Subject (Name):
- Mitchell, John, 1711-1768.
- Subject (Topic):
- Indians of North America and Colonies
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Cartouche drawing for John Mitchell's Map of the British and French dominions in North America].
2. [Photograph of placer gold mining on the American River, Middle Fork, California].
- Creator:
- Weed, Charles L., photographer
- Published / Created:
- [1858 February]
- Call Number:
- WA Photos Folio 161 (Oversize)
- Container / Volume:
- Box (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A salted paper photographic print that documents placer gold mining operations on river bars on the American River, Middle Fork, between Placer County and Eldorado County, California in February 1858. From an elevated position, the view shows mining operations on a wide riverbed running through hills of chaparral. The photograph depicts a viaduct, wooden structures, and water diversion structures, such as sluices, sluice gates, and waterwheels. The image includes mining camps and operations on the Kennebec, Wildcat, Willow, and Hoosier bars
- Description:
- Charles L. Weed (1824-1903), also known as Charles Leander Weed, was an American photographer and engraver. and Title devised by cataloger.
- Subject (Geographic):
- California, American River Region, American River, Middle Fork, American River Valley, American River, Middle Fork (Calif.), El Dorado County (Calif.), and Placer County (Calif.)
- Subject (Name):
- Weed, Charles L.
- Subject (Topic):
- Chaparral, Diversion structures (Hydraulic engineering), Gold mines and mining, Mines and mineral resources, Mining districts, Placer mining, and Water-wheels
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Photograph of placer gold mining on the American River, Middle Fork, California].
3. [Portrait of Norman Holmes Pearson].
- Creator:
- Keller, Deane, 1901-1992, artist
- Published / Created:
- 1976.
- Call Number:
- YCAL MSS 1032 (Art)
- Container / Volume:
- (Art)
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A portrait of the American academic and editor Norman Holmes Pearson by Deane Keller. The painting is oil on canvas, and is signed at the upper right: "Deane / Keller / 1976." Included in the portrait (hanging on the wall behind Pearson) is a painting titled "Arabella!" by D. H. Lawrence, which was in Pearson's personal collection of art works created by authors; the collection, called by him "Art for the Wrong Reason," is now at Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library along with Pearson's papers
- Description:
- Deane Keller (1901-1992), American artist, academic, soldier, and preservationist. He earned a BA from Yale University in 1923 and a BFA from the Yale School of Fine Arts in 1926. Keller taught for forty years at the Yale School of Fine Arts, and during World War II was an officer with the Allied Forces's Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section., Norman Holmes Pearson (1909-1975, Yale 1932, 1941 PhD), professor of English and American Studies at Yale University and officer in the United States Office of Strategic Services during World War II. Pearson collaborated with Yale University Library curator Donald Gallup to develop the Yale Collection of American Literature, playing an instrumental role in the library's acquisition of the papers of H. D. and Bryher., and Title devised by cataloger.
- Subject (Geographic):
- United States.
- Subject (Name):
- Keller, Deane, 1901-1992., Lawrence, D. H. 1885-1930. (David Herbert),, and Pearson, Norman Holmes, 1909-1975
- Subject (Topic):
- Artists and Authors, American
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Portrait of Norman Holmes Pearson].
4. [Portraits of Beauford Delaney].
- Creator:
- Freeman, Don, 1908-1978, artist
- Published / Created:
- [circa 1960]
- Call Number:
- JWJ MSS 160
- Container / Volume:
- Box (Oversize)
- Image Count:
- 4
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Two undated crayon drawings by Don Freeman of African American artist Beauford Delaney. Each is signed "DF" at lower right and mounted on a sheet of blue paper. One drawing portrays Delaney seated at a table with a coffee cup and pot; the other is a bust-length portrait
- Description:
- Don Freeman (1908-1978), New York illustrator., Beauford Delaney (1901-1979), New York artist., and Title devised by cataloger.
- Subject (Geographic):
- United States.
- Subject (Name):
- Delaney, Beauford, 1901-1979 and Freeman, Don, 1908-1978.
- Subject (Topic):
- African American artists, Artists, and Illustrators
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Portraits of Beauford Delaney].