Collection Highlights
Freedom to the Slaves
Date:
ca. 1865
Object Number:
PR.052.58
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Calendar
Object Number:
2002.1.3681
Date:
1897
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
6 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 1/4 in.
Description:
A cream colored paper folding agricultural calendar for the year 1897 with a scene on the front in dark blue of a man pushing a horse drawn plow. The reverse has a print of a factory building and reads "Facts for Farmers/ Fertilizers/ H. J. Baker & Bros./ Manufacturers/ Office 93, 95, 97 William St. New York". Inside, a pair of cartoons showing one man shoveling manure marked "Old Way", and another using a mechanical spreader marked "New Way", with a list of products and a calendar.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
