About this image...

Image Title: American Collection

Creator: Geo. H. Walker & Co.,

Date: 1885 Oct. 5.

Summary: Proof with registration marks for sheet music cover for the "American Collection" showing the Statue of Liberty, Indepencence Hall in Philadelphia, the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., a bust portrait of George Washington flanked by two American flags, and six cherubs labeled "Agriculture" with a shock of wheat, "Music" with a lyre, "Poetry" with an owl, quill, and laurel crown, "Commerce" wearing a winged crown and holding a caduceus, "Art" holding a brush and palette, and "Science" holding bolts of lightning.

Subjects: Independence Hall (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)--1880-1890
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
Washington, George,--1732-1799

Original Media: Chromolithograph

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