John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Prints, Sheet 18-2.
Title
John P . Morton & Co . Woodblock Prints , Sheet 18-2 .
Contributors
John P. Morton & Co. (publisher)
Description
Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left : cover of "Morton & Griswold's Western Farmer's Almanac " signed "Hartwell " and featuring images of settlers heading west in covered wagon train and at work on farm ; coastal town ; mountains abutting body of water ; woman working spinning wheel , watched by three other women , one of whom holds the end of the spool of yarn ; water wheel ; number 18 ; boy and girl with farm animals (cow , sheep , chicken , dog) ; people bobbing in water holding onto logs near ship full of smoke and small lifeboat full of passengers ; two boys climbing up rocks near shore ; circle circumscribed with other geometric figures ; man wearing military uniform and sash seated next to woman wearing off-the-shoulder gown and holding folded fan , with other men and women visible behind them; two girls pretending to cook , with "kitchen " set up on chair and overturned box , and doll lying on floor ; indigenous people watch approaching ship ; three children picking berries from a bush ; girl kneeling near bed , looking up at woman seated in chair ; faded image , possibly of woman holding baby and approaching man ; boy , girl , and woman near pasture full of sheep ; boy falling , possibly butted by cow standing next to calf ; indigenous man wearing feathers in hair and bow on back ; token reading "5 cents given & received for fares by the L . C . Railway Co . Louisville "; three-dimensional triangle , with points and degrees labeled ; dog chasing man to fence .
Subject
Wagon trains Westward movement Discovery & exploration Spinning Women Men Waterwheels Children Animals Shipwrecks Lifeboats Military personnel Uniforms Play (Recreation) Toys Indians of North America Ships Tickets
Date Original
18--?
Object Type
Wood engravings
Related Images
The images of the children and woman watching sheep and the dog chasing man over fence both appear in John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Prints, Sheet 6-1. The Western Farmers' Almanac also appears in John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Prints, Sheet 12-1-2.
Source
12 x 18 in. page in the John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Collection, University of Louisville Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library.
Citation Information
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Collection
John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/morton/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library
Format
image/jp2
Ordering Information
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Image Number
ULAL Morton Woodblocks 18-2 enhanced
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