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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	See http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/morton#conditions for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file).
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	For information about the use of these images, contact Sarah Carter (sarah.carter.2@louisville.edu), Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library (http://louisville.edu/library/art/ ), University of Louisville.
Image Number	ULAL Morton Woodblocks 18-2 enhanced
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