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Title	John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Prints, Reprint sheet 19.
Creator	Strother, David Hunter, 1816-1888 (engraver) Brown, Nathan, wood engraver (engraver) Minot (engraver)
Contributors	John P. Morton & Co. (publisher) Lossing & Barritt (engraver)
Description	This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. The images duplicate the earlier prints in this collection. Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting with top left: lion preparing to pounce on giraffe, signed D. H. Strother and N. Brown Sc.; indigenous people wearing feathered headdresses greet European man wearing plumed hat; man, seated under tree, watches approaching horse-drawn wagon; two uniformed military officers and one young man by bivouac; child watching mouse and lizard; woman, boy, and girl watching sheep in meadow; man in top hat and holding cane standing on rock, looking at waterfalls, signed Strother and Minot Sc.; bird on snow-covered tree branch; two girls playing with dolls under umbrella; woman, boy, and girl watching sheep in meadow; girl standing outside without coat, holding paper toward falling snow; "Great Menagerie" circus tent, with boys, men and women outside, and someone sneaking in underneath canvas, signed D. H. Strother; woman and young girl watching ducks swim in water and hen and chicks in grass; woman and girl sitting on porch on moonlit night, signed by D. H. Strother; three boys and a girl sailing boats in a washtub; butterfly flying above blooming rose; two girls playing with dolls and dog; woman and young girl visiting chickens in henhouse; man holding cage containing mice; women and children fleeing mountainside home due to avalanche, signed Lossing-Barritt; boy leaning on fence on moonlit night; four children, one wearing bonnet, glasses, and apron, and one wearing dunce cap, playing school; swans, ducks, and geese on pond and flying in formation.
Subject	Animals Indians of North America Men Discovery & exploration Military personnel Uniforms Soldiers Children Snow Play (Recreation) Toys Circuses & shows Sailboats Wash tubs Butterflies Disasters
Date Original	18--?
Object Type	Wood engravings
Related Images	John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Prints, Sheets 6-1, 6-2, 8-1, 8-2, 10-2, 16-2, 20-3, 21-1, 23-1, 24-1, 24-2, 29-1, and 31-2.
Source	17 9/16 x 22 9/16 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 Reprint 19
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