BEIN ENG121: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards. Imperfect: lacking Ace of Hearts, 5 of Spades, 6 of Diamonds., Title devised by cataloger., French suit system., Type: Original design., Composition of deck: 52 [A, K, Q, J, 10-2]., Aces indicated by "I"., K: King; Q: Queene; J: Knave; Kings, Queens with crowns., Pip cards numbered X-II., and Tax Stamp on Ace of Spades, red: [crown] / VI Pence.
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
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
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
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.
Humphreys, James Y., 1783?-1850, playing card maker
Published / Created:
[1800?]
Call Number:
USA204
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
text and still image
Description:
BEIN USA204: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title from Ace of Spades., French suit system., Type: Historical., Composition of deck: 52 [A, K, Q, J, 10-2]., Aces: AS: [eagle] / E. PLURIBUS UNUM / [pip] / J.Y. HUMPHREYS., and CourtCards: KS: Andrew Jackson; QS: Athena; JS: King Phillip; KH: George Washington; QH: Venus; JH: Red Jacket; KD: John Quincy Adams; QD: Justice; JD: Gy-ant-wachia; KC: Thomas Jefferson; QC: Ceres; JC: Joseph Brant.
Engraving depicts European Americans in wagon train on hilly trail. Covered wagons are drawn by oxen, while loose cattle and a dog wander between them. One couple is walking past rocks at left, a mounted man in foreground leads the way while another man holding long whip stands alongside front wagon. In background, snowy mountain peaks
Description:
BEIN BrSide4o Zc10 869ha: On sheet 22.3 x 29.4 cm. Hand colored., Title from caption below image., and Printed below image: Entered according to act of Congress, A.D. 1869, by D. Appleton & Co. in the clerk's office of the district court for the southern district of N.Y.
BEIN ENG38 : From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., Latin/Italian suit system, modified (swords, wands, pentacles, cups), Type: Cartomancy., Composition of deck: 78 [A, K, Q, C, J, 10-2, trumps I-XXI, Fool]., CourtCards: Cavaliers are called knights; jacks are labelled pages., Pipcards and Jokers: Pip cards numbered X-II., Trumps: Single figure trumps; II: THE HIGH PRIESTESS; V: THE HIEROPHANT., The cards appeared originally with Waite's Pictorial Key to the Tarot, 1910. All cards bear the designer's monogram. Suits of batons and money are labelled wands and pentacles., and Label indicates that the pack was printed in Great Britian and distributed by the Church of Light, Los Angeles.
BEIN GER262: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title from Daus of Acorns: Extra feine Schwerdter Karte., German suit system., Type: Saxon., Composition of deck: 36 [D, K, O, U, 10-6]., Aces: Daus of Hearts, crossed swords; Daus of Bells, loving couple and third person; Daus of Acorns: Extra feine Schwerdter Karte; Daus of Leaves, coat of arms., Pip Cards: 10s indicated by "X"; 8H: Carl Heinr. Zoelcke / in / Leipzig., and Tax stamp on 7 of Bells, black: KARTEN / STEMPEL / [heraldic device ] / 2 GR.