Lithograph after the Cassilly Adams painting of 1888 that was copied in paint by F. Otto Becker in 1896 and later made into lithographic prints as an advertising promotion for Anheuser Busch Brewing Association. Print shows Custer, standing, saber raised overhead in his right hand and a pistol held by its barrel in his left, in the battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876. In addition to Custer, the painting portrays his brother Thomas Ward Custer, Rain In The Face, William W. Cooke, George W. Yates, Henry Armstrong Reed, William Van W. Reily, and Algernon E. Smith. Below image: some persons in image named or described
Description:
BEIN BrSides Elephant Folio Zc43 896ad Copy 1: Accompanied by: a label with text: Loaned to Co. K 26th Inf. M.S.G. by 1st Lieut. John M. Sweeney Co. K 26th Inf. M.S.G., and a clipping from New York Times with a picture of Colonel S. R. H. (Tommy) Tompkins., BEIN BrSides Elephant Folio Zc43 896ad Copy 2: Imperfect: sheet below image trimmed; wantiing title, imprint, attributions, copyright statement and index; on sheet 61 x 95 cm and mounted on board of same dimensions., BEIN BrSides Elephant Folio Zc43 896ad Copy 3: Imperfect: chipped. 78 x 103 cm, mounted on linen., Title from caption below image., and Below image, at lower left: Entered according to act of Congress by Adolphus Bush March 30th 1896 in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D.C.
Publisher:
Anheuser Busch Brewing Association and Milwaukee Litho. Co.
Subject (Name):
Custer, George A. (1839-1876) (George Armstrong0,, Custer, Thomas Ward, 1845-1876, Rain in the Face, approximately 1835-1905, Cooke, William W., -1876, Reed, Henry Armstrong, 1858-1876, Reilly, William V. W., 1853-1876, Smith, A. E. 1842-1876 (Algernon Emory),, Yates, George W., 1843-1876, and United States. Army. Cavalry, 7th
Subject (Topic):
Little Bighorn, Battle of the, Mont., 1876, Lakota Indians, Cheyenne Indians, and Arapaho Indians
A satirical look at the characters in Gold Rush California, including miners, gamblers, charlatans, and other get-rich-quick schemers. Includes scenes of a miner carrying/wearing all his worldy goods, an exorbitant restaurant bill at Delmonico, an ersatz Jenny Lind in performance, and a central group of both men and women jostling their way into a mine
Alternative Title:
Departure for Eldorado
Description:
Title from sign above mine entrance at center of image.
Publisher:
Lith. by Quirot
Subject (Geographic):
California
Subject (Topic):
Miners, Internal migrants, Gold discoveries, and Wealth
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
Coordinates not present on map and are approximated., Imperfect: Mutilated at upper right, with some loss of text. Mounted on linen., Includes facts and figures about Texas and information about land for sale by E. M. Powell., and Relief shown by hachures.
A group of civilians (mostly men) look across an open space to where two barely discernible individuals have been hanged from the roof of a row of buildings
Description:
Title from caption below image.
Publisher:
Printed by F. Kuhl
Subject (Geographic):
California and San Francisco
Subject (Name):
Casey, James P., Cora, Charles, and San Francisco Committee of Vigilance of 1856.