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Title	John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Prints, Sheet 31-3.
Creator	Thwaites, William H. (engraver) Strother, David Hunter, 1816-1888 (engraver) Pease, Joseph Ives, 1809-1883 (engraver)
Contributors	Bobbett, Hooper & Co. (engraver) John P. Morton & Co. (publisher)
Description	Woodblock prints of, from top to bottom starting at top left: rat and boy among plants; man in wide-brimmed hat, cape, and sash riding horse, holding onto long whip; boy spinning top while little girl watches; men battling with swords and guns (sideways); geometrical figure of intersecting circles forming oval bisected by equilateral triangle; bird; flowers and leaves; pine cones on branches; one-story building (monument?) with columns; three-story inn across from bench with sign bearing lion; anatomical diagram of organ with parts labeled A through K; radiating rays; monkeys linked together to form a bridge between two trees (sideways), signed "Bobbett-Hooper S.C." and "Thwaites"; indigenous people on ship, with giant tortoise swimming beside them; men with swords seated at table, surrounded by other men with swords and one holding paper, with tents visible in background; group of children kicking a ball; girl reading outdoors; man standing on horse-drawn cart (upside-down); battle between uniformed soldiers and Native Americans wearing feathered headdresses; scenes, and map, of Asia Minor (Smyrna, Angora, Trehisond, Erzeroroum, and Bagdad): sailboats and Smyrna port, three men approaching veil-wearing woman seated in front of sphinx, palm trees; anatomical drawing of organ, labeled A through I; letter N; letter U; bull (upside-down); leaves; square; stone cottage with haystacks in background, and man with pickaxe and cows in foreground; beam of light and dove coming down on Jesus, with disciples surrounding him, signed "Strother" at left and "Pease" at right; number 31.
Subject	Children Animals Men Play (Recreation) Toys Campaigns & battles Flowers Trees Buildings Body parts Military personnel Reading Indians of North America Maps Alphabets (Writing systems) People associated with religion
People Pictured	Jesus Christ
Date Original	18--?
Object Type	Wood engravings
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 Gail Gilbert (gail.gilbert@louisville.edu), Margaret M. Bridwell Art Library (http://louisville.edu/library/art/ ), University of Louisville.
Image Number	ULAL Morton Woodblocks 31-3 enhanced
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