Woodblock prints of, clockwise from top left: narrow rectangular advertisement for "JPM & Co. Printers, Binders and Blank Book Manufacturers," with printing press shown; narrow rectangular advertisement for "JPM & Co....
Woodblock prints of, clockwise from top left: cows drinking from stream by mill; man on horse talking to man standing by fence with shovel; men on horseback passing through jungle populated by snakes, monkeys, birds, and leopards; number 10; child...
Shield containing a heart with crown on top of it and three stars. Above the shield is a crown. The shield is framed by a circular border of a text and a scroll along the bottom with text. The text around the shield is "A good book is the best...
Woman in classical dress kneels with a shovel planting a small tree. The image is framed by a circular scroll with text inside a rectangular border. At the top of the design is the phrase "Ex Libris." Inside the circular scroll is the...
Ship with sails in front of clouds. The ship is framed by a circular border with seahorses and shells. The border contains the phrase "Hear we breathe the airs of freedom." Below the border is an open book. Below the book are two larger...
Ship with sails in the waves with a shining star in the background. Framing the ship is a circular border of decorative elements and stars. The text around the ship reads "All I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by." Below the...
Motley fool or jester in profile inside a decorative circular border. Inside the border is the name "George Ainslie Hewett" and the phrase "Ex Libris." At the bottom is a panel containing the text "Motley's the only...
Silhouette of a boy playing a horn underneath a tree framed by a decorative circular border. Below the border is an open book with musical notes on both pages. Below the book are two birds in profile with an oval panel containing the name...
Profile of a male elf wearing oversized glasses and walking while carrying a large book. The image is framed by a circular inside a rectangle with decorative elements. Above the frame is a banner with the text "His Book." Above the banner...
Woman in classical dress sitting with a scroll in her lap overlooking the water. The woman is framed by a circular border with decorative elements. The circle is contained inside a rectangular frame with a floral element in each of the four...
Shield featuring a bird [possibly a griffin] surrounded by a circular frame with the phrase "I will find a way or make one." The frame is near the top of a rectangular panel with decorative elements and the name "Floyd Wellman...
Bridge to a castle with the sun shining through clouds. The bridge and castle are framed by a circular border with text. The text around the image is "Books are a finer world within the world." Below the border is an open book. These...
Trees and a castle in silhouette framed by a circular border with text. The border contains the text "He is never alone who is accompanied by noble thoughts." In front of the border is a knight in armor on a horse. Below the horse is a...
Bookplates; Labels; National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Woman in a colonial era dress within a circular frame. The circle is contained by a decorative rectangular panel with columns on either side and a scrolled top and base. Above the circle is the phrase "Ex Libris." At the base of the panel...
Bookplates; Labels; National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Circular symbol or seal for the society featuring a coat of arms or shield with a rifle, axe, and a bow and arrows. A man in silhouette stands on either side of the shield. The man on the left is in frontier-style clothes and holds a rifle. The man...
Nude figure playing a horn framed by an elaborate circular border with floral elements and a bird. Decorative elements fill the background outside the circle. The phrase "Ex Libris" is above the image. The name "Mary Dorcas...
White bird with extended wings [possibly a gull] flying over the water with smaller birds in the background. The water is inside a decorative circular border. The bird's wings extend beyond the border. Below the image are the phrase "Ex...
Seal for University of Louisville featuring Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom, in profile. Below the profile is the year "1846." "University of Louisville Kentucky" surrounds the image in a circular frame. Two decorative...
Woman in classical dress with long hair sitting with knees bent in front of blowing branches which are inside a circular frame. The frame and woman are on a panel decorated with leaves. A scroll containing the Latin phrase "Salix Potius...
