John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Prints, Reprint sheet 21.
Title
John P . Morton & Co . Woodblock Prints , Reprint sheet 21 .
Contributors
John P. Morton & Co. (publisher)
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 at top left : man and woman riding galloping horses ; men loading or unloading crates at train station , with steam engine in background ; Kirtland's Clothing House and neighboring buildings and street (Fourth & Jefferson Street) ; horse-drawn wagon bearing bale of hay drives past countryside with more horses , trees , hay ; fox looking up at grapes on arbor ; boy , resting foot on stool , writing numbers on slate ; people strolling on path through tall palm trees ; rodent (beaver?) with two-tone pelt eating bird alongside body of water ; indigenous person crouching behind leafy plant ; girl holding baby up toward tree branch , with more children amid grass and trees in background ; girl looking up from book ; man presents piece of paper , possibly a receipt , to two women and man ; children milking cows ; woman dropping flower petals onto ground , with birds flying overhead and bird and nest in small tree ; lion lunging at giraffe , while vulture flies overhead .
Subject
Men Women Horses Shipping Steam engines Railroad stations Stores & shops Buildings Department stores Carts & wagons Animals Writing materials Children Indigenous people Books Reading Dairy farming
Location Depicted
Fourth Street (Louisville, Ky.) Jefferson Street (Louisville, Ky.) Louisville (Ky.) Jefferson County (Ky.)
Date Original
18--?
Object Type
Wood engravings
Related Images
John P. Morton & Co. Woodblock Prints, Sheets 1-2, 1-3, 9-1, 9-3, 10-2, 18-1, 20-3, 23-1, 25-2, 26-2, 27-2, 28-1, and 29-1.
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
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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 Reprint 21
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