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1. "The member of the wedding" promotional materials
- Published / Created:
- [1952]
- Call Number:
- JWJ Zan W315 M952M
- Image Count:
- 6
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Description:
- BEIN The three sheet poster consists of two sheets: 148 x 104 cm and 69 x 104 cm; shelved as: BrSides Double Folio 2021 30., Collection title devised by cataloger., A collection of promotional materials for the 1952 motion picture "The member of the wedding.", Collection consists of two lobby cards, one film still, and a three-sheet poster., and Film still is a portrait of Ethel Waters.
- Subject (Name):
- Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977
- Subject (Topic):
- Film posters, American
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > "The member of the wedding" promotional materials
2. A scene on the frontiers as practiced by the humane British and their worthy allies! [graphic]
- Creator:
- G. L. (Draughtsman of Port de Québec), printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1813]
- Call Number:
- 813.00.00.25+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A scene on the frontier of the United States: a Native American (left) is shown scalping a dead British soldier. Another British soldier who has already been scalped is shown on the left edge of the design. In the center a second Native American, from whose rifle hangs a sign "Reward for 16 ... scalps" and in whose knife initials "G.R." have been etched, is shown handing a scalp to an obese British soldier (right). The speech balloon above the soldier 's head reads: "Bring me the scalps and the King our master will reward you"; from his pocket a strip of paper "Secret service money". In the background, Native Americans and British soldiers dance around a fire
- Description:
- Title etched above image., Signed with the initials "L.G." in lower right corner., A copy in reverse of a print by William Charles. For original version, see Library of Congress call no.: PGA -- Charles (W.) -Scene on the frontiers ... (A size) [P&P]., and Eight lines of verse in two columns below image: Arise Columbia's sons and forward press, your country's wrongs call loudly for redress ...
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- United States
- Subject (Topic):
- Indians of North America, History, Scalping, Soldiers, and British
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > A scene on the frontiers as practiced by the humane British and their worthy allies! [graphic]
3. American Revolution themed playing cards
- Published / Created:
- [1870?]
- Call Number:
- USA160
- Image Count:
- 24
- Resource Type:
- text and still image
- Description:
- BEIN USA160: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., Suit system: Liberty bells, British lions, American arms, British crowns., Each card contains a brief note on an American or British military or political leaders in the period of the American Revolution., and Composition of deck: 48 [1-12 in each suit.]
- Publisher:
- publisher not identified
- Subject (Geographic):
- United States
- Subject (Topic):
- Playing cards
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > American Revolution themed playing cards
4. Log of the whaling ship Acushnet : Capt. W.B. Rogers out N.B. 2 yrs. voyage 1845 : manuscript
- Creator:
- Bowles, Resolvid W., author
- Published / Created:
- not before 1847.
- Call Number:
- Za B6811 847J
- Image Count:
- 54
- Resource Type:
- text
- Abstract:
- Manuscript ship's log, illustrated, mounted on pages from a bound printed copy of John Rowlett's Tables of Discount, or Interest, on Every Dollar[...]. The majority of the volume (pages 1A/1B-31) details a whaling voyage that began in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on 1845 July 18, destined for the Pacific Ocean. The author describes whale hunts, places visited (including Lima, Peru, and the Hawaiian islands), weather, animals, and life on the ship. Illustrated with eight colored-pencil drawings of ships, whale species, and geographic views. The last entry, dated 1847 November 5, marks the end of the voyage. Pages 32-38 contain six poems or shanties; the names and locations of the crew and officers are listed on pages 39-40.
- Alternative Title:
- Log of the whaling ship Acushnet : Captain William B. Rogers out New Bedford two years voyage 1845 and Rowlett interest tables
- Description:
- The Acushnet is the same whaling ship Herman Melville joined in 1840; his experiences helped shape Moby-Dick., Title from title page., Written on single sheets of paper adhered to a printed copy of Rowlett's Tables of Discount. Page 1A/1B is laid in. Resolvid W. Bowles' name and occupation (cooper) are written on the title page and he is listed among the ship's crew, but it is unclear whether the manuscript is in his hand or was copied by someone else at a later date., Endpapers include manuscript notes, figures, and J.D. Sturtevant's autograph. The number "4050" is written on a sticker adhered to the title page., and In English.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Hawaii and Lima (Peru)
- Subject (Name):
- Acushnet (Whaler)
- Subject (Topic):
- Whaling, Whaling ships, and Description and travel
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Log of the whaling ship Acushnet : Capt. W.B. Rogers out N.B. 2 yrs. voyage 1845 : manuscript
5. Moroni's lamentation : manuscript
- Published / Created:
- 19th century?
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-4292 M8292
- Container / Volume:
- (File)
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- text
- Abstract:
- Autograph manuscript, signed, by "H. A. L." containing lines from Lucy Smith's Moroni's Lamentation (a Mormon hymn given to Smith in 1833 and sung in the Nephite tongue), undated but possibly created during the 19th century. The manuscript does not follow the original hymn entirely as it includes variations and additions. The hymn has reference to a battle of the Nephites against the Lamanites around the Hill Cumorah in New York State
- Description:
- In English. and Title devised by cataloger.
- Subject (Geographic):
- New York (State) and Cumorah, Hill (N.Y.)
- Subject (Topic):
- Lamanites (Mormon Church), Mormons, and Nephites
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Moroni's lamentation : manuscript
6. [Golden maple] [art original]
- Creator:
- Brandegee, Robert Bolling, 1849-1922, artist
- Published / Created:
- [1892?]
- Call Number:
- LWL Ptg. 186 Framed, shelved in Object Room Bin 8
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- Veritcal landscape with a large maple tree in fall foliage at the end of a field somewhere in Farmington
- Description:
- Title from appraisal report. and Signed with initials, dated illegibly, and inscribed "Farmington" in lower right; in a gilt molded frame, Moyer Gallery label on verso.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Farmington (Conn.)
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Golden maple] [art original]
7. [Portrait of Annie Burr Auchincloss Lewis] [art original].
- Creator:
- Rand, Ellen Emmet, 1875-1941, artist
- Published / Created:
- 1931.
- Call Number:
- LWL Ptg. 119 Framed, on view in New Library
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- A portrait of Annie Burr Lewis, shown seated in a window seat, wearing a coral colored chiffon layered gown with a double strand of turquoise beads
- Description:
- Title from curator., Signed by the artist in upper right with a full signature and dated 1931., In gilt frame with honeycomb carving, beaded inner molding and foliate and berry outer molding, in the style of Stanford White., and For further information, consult library staff.
- Subject (Name):
- Lewis, Annie Burr Auchincloss, 1902-1959,
- Subject (Topic):
- Women
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > [Portrait of Annie Burr Auchincloss Lewis] [art original].