Poster shows image of a skeleton wearing a hat with United Farm Workers iconography, a shirt with a large green circle with a smaller red circle inside, and pants. The skeleton appears to be hanging up a poster with information about a parade. The interior poster includes five panels, four with information, and one with images of skulls and bones. Title information is above. Around the information is a border of bones. "RCAF" in lower center of poster
Description:
BEIN WA Prints +168: Variant 1., BEIN WA Prints +439: Variant 2., At least two variants exist. Variant 1 has background of "Dia de los muertos" fully in orange, "Nov. 1, 1975 at 4 p.m." in orange on green, "respeto la raza!" and "¡Boycott Gallo!" in red on green, and background behind skulls and bones in lower right in red. Variant 2 has background of "Dia de los muertos" half in red and half in yellow, "Nov. 1, 1975 at 4 p.m." in red on green, "respeto la raza!" and "¡Boycott Gallo!" in yellow on green, and background behind skulls and bones in lower right in yellow., "Nov. 1, 1975 at 4 p.m.", "From Hiram Johnson to St. Mary Cemetery.", "Respeto a la raza!", "1st annual procession, for more info: 442-7651.", "Boycott CocaCola.", "¡Boycott Gallo!", "¡Para la gloria de mi raza!", "The Royal Chicano Air Force (RCAF) is a Sacramento, California-based art collective, founded in 1970 by José Montoya and Esteban Villa. It was one of the 'most important collective artist groups' in the Chicano art movement in California during the 1970s and the 1980s and continues to be influential into the 21st century.", and Text in English and Spanish.
Publisher:
RCAF
Subject (Geographic):
California, Sacramento, and Sacramento.
Subject (Topic):
All Souls' Day, Mexican Americans, Social life and customs, Politics and government, Parades, All Souls' Day in art, and Serigraphy
"Dr. Lenetive, of "The Prize", finely dressed and seated on a chair, a table overturning to his right, waving his wig and a prize ticket in his hands; a lottery puff or handbill."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
New Year's Lottery begins 21st this month (Jan.), 2 of 20,000 guineas, and 40 other capitals
Description:
Title from heading to second paragraph of letterpress text, printed beneath double line., Text directly beneath woodcut: New Year's Lottery begins 21st this month (Jan.), 2 of 20,000 guineas, and 40 other capitals. All sterling money - no stock prizes. Tickets and shares are selling by the contractor, T. Bish, 4, Cornhill, and 9, Charing-Cross., Attribution to George Cruikshank and approximate date of publication from description of a similar handbill in the British Museum, which uses the same woodcut with slightly different text; cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1862,1217.149., Handbill with woodcut illustration at top and eighteen lines of letterpress text below., Quoted text beneath title begins: "My ticket, no. 2, 5, 3, 8, drawn this day a prize of ten thousand pounds! ..., Cf. Cohn, A.M. George Cruikshank: a catalogue raisonné, 1442., and Cf. Reid, G.W. A descriptive catalogue of the works of George Cruikshank, 2825.
Title from first line of text., Probably printed to accompany the 2nd edition of Trulser's Compendium of useful knowledge, containing a concise explanation of every thing a young man ought to know (London : Printed for the author, and sold by R. Baldwin, 1788)., and For further information, consult library staff.
Engraved title-page with vignette: E.H. [i.e. Lady Hamilton], Added title-page, illustration: Outlines of figures and draperies collected from antient statues ... representing the principle characters in the plays of Racine, in their proper costumes, forming an useful study for amateurs in drawing ..., Dedicated to Sir William Hamilton., Engraved by T. Piroli. Cf. British Museum. Catalogue of engraved British portraits., and Extra-illustrated: color portrait added.
The print reproduces Thomas Hill's painting "Driving the last spike" above a key to seventy-one of the persons represented in the painting; also, a short essay by the historian Richard Dillon
Description:
At foot of sheet: Published by The Nut Tree to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the "Driving of the last spike," Nut Tree, California, 95688.
Publisher:
The Nut Tree
Subject (Geographic):
Utah
Subject (Name):
Central Pacific Railroad Company and Union Pacific Railroad Company
The print reproduces Thomas Hill's painting "Driving the last spike" above a key to seventy-one of the persons represented in the painting; also, a short essay by the historian Richard Dillon
Description:
At foot of sheet: Published by The Nut Tree to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the "Driving of the last spike," Nut Tree, California, 95688.
Publisher:
The Nut Tree
Subject (Geographic):
Utah
Subject (Name):
Central Pacific Railroad Company and Union Pacific Railroad Company
Title from item., Title continues: ... which are now opened with a great variety of capital as well as useful and ornamental articles. A fine assortment of biscuit groops and single figures; also, a curious collection of Derbyshire fluors, alabasters, marbles, &c. NB. The rooms are well air'd., Date of publication based on opening date of the Bedford Street warehouse; see entry for William Duesbury (1725-1786) in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Part of a collection of 10 trade cards and tickets housed together in a box.
Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720-approximately 1778, printmaker
Published / Created:
[between 1733 and 1769?]
Call Number:
Folio 66 733 Al325
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
text and still image
Description:
Title from item., Initial letters of printmaker's name in signature form a monogram., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and On leaf 22 of an album of trade cards and invitations.
BEIN HOL28: Imperfect: ace of marigolds; jack of shields; king of quatrefoils, queen of marigolds; 6, 2 of grapes; 10, 9, 2 of shields; 7, 3 of quatrefoils; 10, 6 of marigolds. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., Suit system: grapes, shields, quatrefoils, marigolds., Type: original design., Composition of deck: 52 [A, K, Q, J, 10-2], CourtCards: Ks (except king of marigolds), Qs seated., and A single French suit sign appears at the bottom of each card. The cards are intended to provide instruction in Latin. Pips are incorporated into the design of each card.