Huntington Library Louis Prang Collection: Finding
Aid
Finding aid prepared by Charla DelaCuadra.
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Overview of the Collection
Title: Huntington Library Louis Prang Collection
Dates (inclusive): 1860-1917
Bulk dates: 1860-1897
Collection Number: priHHC_PRG
Extent:
approximately 150 items
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
Prints and Ephemera
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: (626) 405-2191
Email: reference@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: The Huntington Library Louis Prang Collection contains over 150
items dating from 1860 to 1917, with the bulk of the items spanning from 1860 to 1897. This artificial collection intellectually
brings together the Library's holdings of items produced by and related to Boston lithographer Louis Prang.
Contents include books and booklets, art prints,
printer's proof books and sample books, maps, and a variety of ephemera made and sometimes used by L. Prang & Co. as well
as its successors, Prang Educational Company and Taber Prang Art Co.
Language: English
Note:
Finding aid last updated on July 31, 2019.
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Preferred Citation
[Item title, Call number]. Louis Prang Collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Provenance
The Huntington Library Louis Prang collection is an artificial collection of materials. A finding aid was created in 2017 to enhance access to the Huntington's varied
materials created by and related to Boston lithographer Louis Prang.
Background of Louis Prang
Louis Prang (1824-1909) was a printer, lithographer, and publisher who is sometimes referred to as the “father of the American
Christmas card.” He introduced holiday greeting cards to America, developed and promoted the year-round tradition of
exchanging cards, and became the key producer of American greeting cards for decades.
Prang was born in Breslau in Prussian Silesia. As a teen, he apprenticed in his father’s fabric printing and dyeing factory.
After arriving in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1850 and finding few opportunities for textile printers, he worked as an engraver
and a lithographer.
In 1856 he formed a partnership with Julius Mayer as Prang & Mayer, producing business cards, scenic views, and advertising
posters. Prang founded his own firm in 1860, L. Prang & Co., and made it one of the most significant American color lithographic
establishments of the 19th century.
L. Prang & Co. printed maps, battle scenes, and military portraits during the Civil War. In 1866 the firm introduced color
picture cards in sets, and chromolithographs of fine art paintings that sold briskly. By December 1867 Prang had launched
a quarterly periodical called
Prang’s Chromo, A Journal of Popular Art, to promote and sell his prints. The publication ran until 1871, helping L. Prang & Co. become known for the artistic and
technical quality of their "chromos."
Prang continued to expand his product line, adding greeting cards in 1874. They sold so well that in 1881 he printed almost
5 million cards. Prang also achieved success producing botanical and natural history lithographs as decorative prints, cards,
and book illustrations for such titles as Selmar Hess’s
Our Living World and Prang’s own
Natural History Series for Children. Also around this time, 1882, he started the Prang Educational Company, publishers of books on art education. Then in 1897
Prang produced his pinnacle achievement,
Oriental Ceramic Art. This catalogue, comprising ten large folios, features 116 chromolithographs of vases and other decorative objects from
The W. T. Walters Collection. It is a benchmark work in lithographic quality and scope, with each plate
requiring from 20 to 44 separate lithographic stones to print.
In 1898, L. Prang & Co. became the Taber Prang Art Company and relocated to Springfield, Massachusetts. Louis Prang retired
from active business in 1899 and passed away in Los Angeles on June 14, 1909, but the companies he founded lived on. In 1912,
the Prang Educational Company changed its name to the Prang Company, and the Taber Prang Art Co. continued operations until
1937.
Scope and Content
The Huntington Library Louis Prang Collection contains over 150
items dating from 1860 to 1917, with the bulk of the items spanning from 1860 to 1897. This artificial collection intellectually
brings together the Library's holdings of items produced by and related to Boston lithographer Louis Prang.
Contents include books and booklets, art prints,
printer's proof books and sample books, maps, and a variety of ephemera Made and sometimes used by L. Prang & Co. as well
as its successors, Prang Educational Company and Taber Prang Art Co.
The collection provides a resource for studying the business and output of one of the most influential major lithographic
firms in the United States in the 19th century.
Related materials in the Huntington Library
Arrangement
Materials are broadly divided into seven series:
- Series I. Books and booklets
- Series II. Catalogs
- Series III. Ephemera
- Series IV. Maps
- Series V. Prints
- Series VI. Proof books
- Series VII. Sample books
Items in all series except Prints (Series V) have been cataloged individually in the Huntington Online Catalog; prints in
Series V have been assigned individual call numbers and are fully inventoried with printers,
artists, and publishers indexed by name.
Indexing Terms
Genres
Advertisements.
Catalogs.
Chromolithographs.
Ephemera.
Ephemera -- United States -- 19th century.
Lithographs.
Printed ephemera.
Proofs.
Promotional materials.
Subjects
L. Prang & Co.
Lithography.
Printing industry.
Printer, Publisher, Artist Index
The following is a list of selected printers, publishers, and artists represented in this collection.
Babcock, L. A.
Biele, C.
Bricher, Alfred Thompson, 1837-1908.
Bridges, Fidelia, 1834-1923.
Brown, George Loring, 1814-1889.
Granbery, V.
Harlow, Louis K. (Louis Kinney), 1850-1913.
Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917.
Johnson, Eastman, 1824-1906.
L. Prang & Co.
Lamb, F. Mortimer (Frederick Mortimer), 1861-1936.
Lambdin, George Cochran, 1830-1896.
Niles, George E., 1837-1898.
Prang Company.
Prang Educational Company.
Prang, Louis, 1824-1909.
Taber Prang Art Co.
Series I. Books and booklets
approximately 1860-1904
Physical Description:
57 items
Arrangement
Items are arranged numerically by call number, and are described in the following format:
- Author.
Title. (Publishing location: Publisher, Year)
These volumes also have individual records in the Huntington Online Catalog. A link to the record for each item is included.
4537
Meehan, Thomas, 1826-1901
The native flowers and ferns of the United States in their botanical, horticultural and popular aspects / by Thomas Meehan
... Series [I]-II
(Boston : L. Prang, [1878-80])
180653
Falke, Jacob von, 1825-1897
Art in the house : historical, critical, and aesthetical studies on the decoration and furnishing of the dwelling / by Jakob
von Falke ...
(Boston : L. Prang and Co., 1879)
266705
Chace, George Ide, 1808-1885
Boston mining company, Nevada gold district, Colorado Territory : Geological survey & report / by Prof. Geo. I. Chace
(Boston : Lith. of L. Prang & Co., [1860?n])
278324
Harlow, Louis K. (Louis Kinney), 1850-1913
The home of Shakespeare / after water color sketches by Louis K. Harlow
(Boston : L. Prang, c1888)
286038
Cheney, Ednah Dow, 1824-1904.
Louisa May Alcott, the children's friend / By Ednah D. Cheney. Illustrated by Lizbeth B. Comins
(Boston : L. Prang & Company, [1888])
286079
Prang Company
The Prang souvenir of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the House of L. Prang and company, held at Turn Hall,
Boston, Dec. 25, 1881 / Issued by the Committee
(Boston, Alfred Mudge, 1882)
299302
L. Prang & Co.
Prang's standard alphabets
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., c1878)
299302 ANAL
L. Prang & Co.
State arms of the Union / the arms of the states of the Union have been prepared with the assistance of Mr. H. Mitchell,
the well-known heraldic designer and seal engraver of Boston ...
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., 1876)
314588
Kaufmann, Theodore, 1814-1900.
Kaufmann's American painting book : The art of painting, or of imitating the effects of color in nature. With illustrations
executed in colors / by Theodore Kaufmann
(Boston : L. Prang, 1871)
316963
Cooke, Rose Terry, 1827-1892
The old garden, by Rose Terry Cooke. (From Grandma's garden" arranged by Kate Sanborn) Illustrated by Harriet D. Andrews
and Mary K. Talcott"
(Boston, Mass., L. Prang & Co., c1888)
317982
L. Prang & Co.
Prang's standard alphabets
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., c1886)
321583
L. Prang & Co.
Descriptive texts to Prang's war pictures.
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., 1888.)
321583a
L. Prang & Co.
Text to number one [-eighteen] of Prang's war pictures.
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., [188-?])
321583b
L. Prang & Co.
Prang's war pictures.
([Boston] : L. Prang & Co. Boston., [1886-1888];"copyright 1886-1888.")
328107
Adams, Charles Follen, 1842-1918.
Der oak und der vine / By Yawcob Strauss (Charles Follen Adams.)
(Boston, Mass. : L. Prang & Co., [1894])
328108
Adams, Charles Follen, 1842-1918.
Yawcob's dribulations / By Yawcob Strauss (Charles Follen Adams.)
(Boston, Mass. : L. Prang & Co., [c1894])
328109
Harlow, Louis K. (Louis Kinney), 1850-1913
The home of Evangeline / illustrations by Louis K. Harlow
(Boston : L. Prang, [1887])
332908
Palmer, Julius A. (Julius Auboineau), 1840-1899
Mushrooms of America : edible and poisonous / ed. by Julius A. Palmer, Jr
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., [1885])
333230
Shurtleff, Ernest Warburton
The old missions of California / Text by Rev. Ernest Warburton Shurtleff, illustrations by Louis K. Harlow
(Boston : Prang, [c1897])
333238
Clark, John Spencer, 1835-1920
Prang's complete course in form study and drawing / By John S. Clark, Mary Dana Hicks, and Walter S. Perry
(Boston : Prang Educational Co., 1890-92)
336499
Beal, William Goodrich
The night cometh / by Albert S. Watson; illustrated by W. Goodrich Beal
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., c1889)
337854
Seemann, E. A. (Ernst Arthur), 1829-1904
Kunsthistorische Bilderbogen. English;"[Illustrations of the history of art] A series of above 2,000 woodcuts selected by
permission ... chronologically arranged, and forming a universal atlas, to be used in connection with any work on the history
of art"
340862
Chesterfield, Ruth
A new version of old mother Hubbard
(Boston : L. Prang, 1866)
342176
Deland, Margaret, 1857-1945.
A summer day / By Margaret Deland. Illustrations by Louis K. Harlow
(Boston : L. Prang & Company, [1889])
343588
United States. Hydrographic Office.
Illustrative cloud forms for the guidance of observers in the classification of clouds / [Department of the Navy, Bureau
of Navigation, Hydrographic Office].
([Washington, D.C.] : [U.S. Hydrographic Office], [1897])
346049
Adams, Charles Follen, 1842-1918.
Vas marriage a failure? / By Yawcob Strauss (Charles Follen Adams.)
(Boston, Mass. : L. Prang & Co., [1894])
346050
Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909.
The story of a dory : told in verse ... and salted down picturesquely / by F. Schuyler Mathews
(Boston : L. Prang, c1890)
346057
Clark, John Spencer, 1835-1920
The Prang elementary course in art instruction [ -8th year] / by John S. Clark, Mary Dana Hicks, and Walter S. Perry
(Boston ; New York [etc.] : The Prang Educational Company, c1897-)
346132
Harlow, Louis K. (Louis Kinney), 1850-1913.
May-flower memories of old Plymouth / by Louis K. Harlow
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., c1889)
346737
A handful of June pansies / by Bessie Gray
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., c1895)
346796
Froehlich, Hugo B., 1862-1925.
Text books of art education : book 1- 1st- year / by Hugo B. Froehlich and Bonnie E. Snow
(New York ; Boston ; Chicago : Prang Educational Co., [c1904-)
349319
Hamlin, Augustus C. (Augustus Choate), 1829-1905.
The tourmaline : its relation as a gem; its complex nature; its wonderful physical properties, etc., etc.; : with special
reference to the beautiful and matchless crystals found in the state of Maine. / By A.C. Hamlin, M.D., Member de la Societe
Royale des Antiquarires du Nord," member of the Acadermy of Sciences, Philadelphia, &c., &c. ; with illustrations."
(Boston: : J.R. Osgood & Company (Late Ticknor & Fields, and Fields, Osgood, & Co.), 1873.)
358330
Pratt, Charles Stuart, 1854-1921.
Baby's lullaby book : mother songs / by Charles Stuart Pratt ; water colors by W.L. Taylor ; music by G.W. Chadwick
(Boston : L. Prang, c1888)
358331
Humphrey, Lizbeth Bullock, 1841-
Child life : A souvenir of Elizabeth B. Humphrey. A collection of her most popular designs, with a biographical sketch /
by Mary J. Jacques
(Boston : L. Prang, 1890)
371162
L. Prang & Co.
Prang's prize babies : how this picture is made : an outline of the process of chromolithography ...
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., [1888])
371175
National Education Association of the United States. Department of Art Education.
Instruction in drawing in public and normal schools : Report of the committee appointed by the Art Department of the National
Educational Association at the meeting held at Saratoga in July, 1883, to report on a course of study in drawing for public
schools.
(Boston: : The Prang Educational Company., 1885.)
372130
Goody Two-Shoes.;"Goody Two Shoes / [written & designed by Lydia L.A. Very]"
([Boston : L. Prang, 186-])
372168
Hicks, Mary Dana, 1836-1927
The use of models : a teacher's assistant in the use of the Prang models for form study and drawing in primary schools
(Boston : The Prang Educational Company, [c1887, c1886])
372828
McFarlin, Peleg.
Speeches by Hon. Peleg McFarlin ... Mr. Henry C. Thacher ... Mr. W.O. Blaney ... Mr. Louis Prang ... at the dinner of the
New England Tariff Reform League, March 9, 1894
([n.p. : New England Tariff Reform League, 1894])
373233a
Moore, Clement Clarke, 1779-1863.
Night before Christmas;"A visit from St. Nicholas."
([Boston] : Published by L. Prang & Co. 159, Wash.ton St. Boston. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1864 by
L. Prang & Co. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Mass., [1864])
375980
L. Prang & Co.
Alphabets, plain, ornamented and illuminated : a selection from the best ancient and modern styles, particularly adapted
for the use of painters, engravers, marbleworkers and illuminators / by L. Prang & Co. ...
386366
Thaxter, Celia, 1835-1894.
The Yule-log / by Celia Thaxter. Illustrated by L. B. Humphrey
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., [c1889])
408224
The Story of Hans the swapper
(Boston : L. Prang, c1865)
420739
In the forest
(Boston : L. Prang, c1865)
421596
Forman, Emily Shaw
The life of Colvmbvs in pictvres / by Victor A Searles ; historical poem, by Emily Shaw Forman
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., c1892)
422180
Turner, Ross, 1847-1915
On the use of water colors for beginners / by Ross Turner
(Boston : L. Prang and Co., 1886)
427926
Calkins, Norman A. (Norman Allison), 1822-1895.
Prang's natural history series for children / By Norman Calkins, superintendent of primary schools, New York City, and Mrs.
A.M. Diaz, author of the William Henry letter.""
(Boston : L. Prang and Company, 1878, ©1877.)
431856
Comins, Elizabeth B. (Elizabeth Barker)
What the bird said to Bertha / by Lizabeth B. Comins/
([Boston] : Published by L. Prang & Co. Boston, [1888])
433217
Payne, John Howard, 1791-1852.
Home! sweet home! / by John Howard Payne ; with sketches from the home of the author by L.K. Harlow
(Boston, U.S.A. : L. Prang & Company, [1890])
436427
Prang, Louis, 1824-1909.
Color instruction : suggestions for a course of instruction in color for public schools / by Louis Prang, Mary Dana Hicks,
John S. Clark
(Boston ; New York : Prang Educational Co., 1893)
475726
Meehan, Thomas, 1826-1901
Wayside flowers, by Thomas Meehan ... photolithographed by L. Prang & Co
(Philadelphia : Charles Robson, 1881)
645901
Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938, author.
An Easter crown / by F. Schuyler Mathews.
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., copyright 1886.)
645902
Harlow, Louis K. (Louis Kinney), 1850-1913, illustrator.
Haunts of Longfellow. / Illustrations by Louis K. Harlow.
([Boston, U.S.A.] : L. Prang & Company, [copyright 1889])
645903
Clark, John Spencer, 1835-1920.
Prang's complete course in form study and drawing. No. 5 / by John S. Clark, Mary Dana Hicks, and Walter S. Perry.
([Boston ; New York ; Chicago. U.S.A.] : The Prang Educational Company, copyright, 1890.)
645904
Clark, John Spencer, 1835-1920.
Prang's complete course in form study and drawing. No. 4 / by John S. Clark, Mary Dana Hicks, and Walter S. Perry.
([Boston ; New York ; Chicago. U.S.A.] : The Prang Educational Company, copyright, 1893.)
645905
The Aldine autograph album : with decorated spaces and lines for sentiment and name.
([Washington, D.C.] : Entered acc. to Act of Congr. in the year 1878 by L.A. Lipman in the Office of the Librarian of Congr.
at Washington, D.C., [1878])
645907
Harlow, Louis K. (Louis Kinney), 1850-1913, illustrator.
The home of Shakespeare : [proof copy].
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., 1888.)
Series II. Catalogs
approximately 1867-1917
Physical Description:
7 items
Arrangement
Items are arranged numerically by call number, and are described in the following format:
- Author.
Title. (Publishing location: Publisher, Year)
These items also have individual records in the Huntington Online Catalog. A link to the record for each item is included.
95198
Grolier Club
Catalogue of an exhibition illustrative of a centenary of artistic lithography, 1796-1896 : at the Grolier Club ... New York,
March the sixth to March the twenty-eighth, M.D.CCC.XCVI
([New York] : The Club : the De Vinne Press, [1896])
124393
Catalogue of an exhibition illustrative of a centenary of artistic lithography, 1796-1896 : at the Grolier Club ... March
the sixth to March the twenty-eighth, 1896
([New York] : The Club, [1896])
314559
L. Prang & Co.
Illustrated catalogue
323708
Prang's chromo
(Boston : [L. Prang & Co., 1868-1870])
429878
L. Prang & Co.
Catalogue of Prang's American chromos and half chromos / published by L. Prang & Co. ...
479289
L. Prang & Co.
L. Prang & Co.'s catalogue : Spring, 1879. ...
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., [1879])
495506
Taber Prang Art Co.
1917 illustrated catalog of pictures : publishers of artotypes, artotype portraits, Prang's art color prints and reproductions,
photographic reproductions, carbon photographs, T.P. sepias, Eureka carbons, Roxbury prints, U.S. Carbons, Windsor prints,
Lenox prints, Avon prints, Imperial prints, Strathmore prints, nature prints, Taber proofs, Water color fac-similes, sepia
platinos, water colors, water color fac-similes, Crown Royal gravures, bromide enlargements (Taber photographic reproductions),
Imperial photogravures, miscellaneous art publications, manufacturers of picture frames, art novelties, etc.
([Springfield, Mass.] : Taber-Prang Art Company, Factory and General Offices, Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A.., copyright
1917.)
Series III. Ephemera
approximately 1863-1890
Physical Description:
14 items
Arrangement
Items are arranged numerically by call number, and are described in the following format:
- Author.
Title. (Publishing location: Publisher, Year)
These items also have individual records in the Huntington Online Catalog. A link to the record for each item is included.
88979
Payne, John Howard, 1791-1852
John Howard Payne souvenir
(Boston : Published by L. Prang & Co., c.1883)
340809
Calkins, Norman A. (Norman Allison), 1822-1895.
Prang's natural history series for schools and families ... [Botany]
(Boston : L. Prang, c1872-)
358453
L. Prang & Co.
Niagara Falls album
([Boston] : L. Prang, 1864)
358454
L. Prang & Co.
White Mountain album
([Boston] : L. Prang, 1864)
358455
L. Prang & Co.
Hudson River album
([Boston] : L. Prang, 1864)
374118
Miller, Joaquin, 1837-1913
Christmas wishes
(Boston : L. Prang, [188-])
379994
Homer, Winslow, 1836-1910, artist.
[Life in camp. Parts 1 & 2]
([Boston] : L. Prang & Co. Boston., [1864?])
408935
L. Prang & Co.
Incidents of the peace festival
(Boston : L. Prang, [1869])
420740
L. Prang & Co.
... Illuminated rebus cards. Part I
(Boston : L. Prang, c1866)
428838
Redmond, Frieda Voelter, 1857-
Ye olde kalendar for the year 1890 / [designed and drawn by Frieda Voelter Redmond].
([Boston] : Imprinted at Boston, Mass. bye L. Prang & Co., [1890])
430776
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
A Christmas carol
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., [ca. 1890])
436763
L. Prang & Co., lithographer.
Magic cards. Part 1.
(Boston : L. Prang, ©1865.;"[Boston ; New York] : Published by L. Prang & Co. Boston. New York. Entered according to Act
of Congress in the year 1865 by L. Prang & Co. in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Mass., [1865]")
436764
L. Prang & Co.
Life of childhood. Part 1
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., c1863)
470371
L. Prang & Co., lithographer.
American Album / Manufactured by L. Prang & Co. Boston, Mass.
([Boston, Mass.] : [L. Prang & Co.], Patented April 5th, 1864.)
Series IV. Maps
approximately 1861-1879
Physical Description:
5 items
Arrangement
Items are arranged numerically by call number, and are described in the following format:
- Author.
Title. (Publishing location: Publisher, Year)
These items also have individual records in the Huntington Online Catalog. A link to the record for each item is included.
150227
Maps of the eastern, middle and southern states [cartographic material] : Forts Sumter, Pickens, Monroe and McHenry. Plans
of Washington, its vicinity, and Baltimore. Portraits of Jackson, Lincoln and Anderson. Routes, distances, &c
(Boston : Published & lithd. by L. Prang & Co., c1861)
153021
L. Prang & Co.
The army map of Georgia [cartographic material]
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., c1864)
194214
L. Prang & Co.
War telegram marking map [cartographic material]
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., c1862)
342185
L. Prang & Co.
Map of Boston ... [cartographic material]
343311
L. Prang & Co.
Beaufort harbor and coast line between Charleston, S.C. and Savanna [sic] Ga. ... [cartographic material]
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., [187-?])
Series V. Prints
approximately 1860-1897
Physical Description:
57 items
Arrangement
Items are arranged numerically by call number and described in the following format:
-
Title of print. Date
- Artist(s) (when known). Printer(s). Publisher(s).
Select items have individual records in the Huntington Online Catalog, and are described in the following format:
- Author.
Title. (Publishing location: Publisher, Year)
A link to the record for each item in the Huntington Online Catalog is included.
289000
The Yellowstone National Park, and the mountain regions of portions of Idaho, Nevada, Colorado and Utah / described by Professor
F.V. Hayden ... ; illustrated by chromolithographic reproductions of water-color sketches by Thomas Moran ...
Hayden, F. V. (Ferdinand Vandeveer), 1829-1887
(Boston : L. Prang and Company, 1876)
337810
[Louis Prang album].
([Boston] : [L. Prang & Co.], [187-?])
337857
Examples of building construction : with suggestions to teachers and pupils for their practical use ...
Ware, William Rotch, 1848-1917
(Boston : L. Prang and Co., 1880, c1876)
372276
Plant-forms ornamentally treated ... / Designed by Miss Grace Carter ... Complete in two parts ...
L. Prang & Co.
(Boston, L. Prang & Co. 1875)
428886
The Prang examples of historic ornament.
L. Prang & Co.
([Boston, Mass.] : [L. Prang and Co.], [1860-1897?])
645920
The twelve months / by Fidela Bridges ; facsimiles by L. Prang & Co., Boston, Mass.
Bridges, Fidelia, 1834-1923, artist.
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., 1878.)
priHHC_PRG_0000287
Whittier's barefooted boy. ©1868
Artists: Johnson, Eastman, 1824-1906
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: L. Prang & Co.
priHHC_PRG_0000288
A companion to the barefoot boy. Wild fruit. ©1869
Artists: Lambdin, George Cochran, 1830-1896
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: L. Prang & Co.
priHHC_PRG_0000289
Cherries and basket. ©1867
Artists: Granbery, V. ; Babcock, L. A.
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: L. Prang & Co.
priHHC_PRG_0000291
El Capitan. approximately 1871
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: L. Prang & Co.
priHHC_PRG_0000292
Cow. approximately 1872
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: L. Prang & Co.
priHHC_PRG_0000293
Golden eagle. approximately 1872
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: L. Prang & Co.
priHHC_PRG_0000294
Great blue heron. approximately 1872
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: L. Prang & Co.
priHHC_PRG_0000295
Mallard duck. approximately 1872
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: L. Prang & Co.
priHHC_PRG_0000296
Wild turkey. approximately 1872
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: L. Prang & Co.
priHHC_PRG_0000297
Bull-frog. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Chillingham cattle. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Chimpanzee. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Cicadae, lantern fly, etc. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Crab-spider, or matoudou. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Dipper, wagtails, and wrens. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Erycinids. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Group of finches. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Harvest mouse. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Hermit-crabs. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Holothurians and sea star. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Lammergeyer. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Lammergeyer. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Leopard. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Mallard duck. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
priHHC_PRG_0000312
Paradise flycatchers. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
priHHC_PRG_0000313
Partridge. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Porcupine. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Puma. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Resplendent trogon. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Rhinoceros. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Sea anemones. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Sea lion. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Silk-worm and moths. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Soft turtles. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Stag, or red deer. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Stag-beetle and longicorn beetle. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Tiger. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Titmice. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Weaver birds. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Woodcock. ©1885
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: Hess, Selmar, 1847-1917
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Plate XVI. Transmutation splash vase. ©1897
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Plate CXIV. Japanese vase and two tea-bowls. ©1897
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The great elm on Boston Common. Destroyed. February 15th 1876. 1876
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Sledding. ©1870
Artists: Niles, George E., 1837-1898
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: L. Prang & Co.
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February. 1875 ; ©1876
Artists: Bridges, Fidelia, 1834-1923
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
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[Sleighs pulled by horses running through snow] ©1894
Artists: Lamb, F. Mortimer (Frederick Mortimer), 1861-1936
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
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Late autumn in the White Mountains. ©1866
Artists: Bricher, Alfred Thompson, 1837-1908
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: L. Prang & Co.
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Fruit piece I. 1865
Artists: Biele, C.
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: L. Prang & Co.
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[Children in lane outside schoolhouse in snow] between 1860 and 1897
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: L. Prang & Co.
priHHC_PRG_0000338
The crown of New England. ©1869
Artists: Brown, George Loring, 1814-1889
Printers: L. Prang & Co.
Publishers: L. Prang & Co.
Series VI. Proof books
approximately 1880-1899
Physical Description:
12 items
Arrangement
Items are arranged numerically by call number, and are described in the following format:
- Author.
Title. (Publishing location: Publisher, Year)
These items also have individual records in the Huntington Online Catalog. A link to the record for each item is included.
327799
L. Prang & Co.
Prang's holiday publications
327800
[Bicycling scene : L. Prang & Co. color separation and progressive proofs] : no. 1816 colors / H. Sanham, Mueller.
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., [188-?])
374836
Prang's progressive proofs : collection William T. Walters, 1895
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., 1895)
645910
[Color separation and progressive proofs of a vase from W.T. Walters, Oriental ceramic art] : no. 212, set XLI ab
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., 189-?)
645911
[Color separation and progressive proofs of shallow vase with flowers from W.T. Walters, Oriental ceramic art] : job 126,
colors IX.
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., 1892.)
645912
[Color separation and progressive proofs of four vases from W.T. Walters, Oriental ceramic art] : job 104, colors IV.
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., 189-?)
645913
[Color separation and progressive proofs of green jade colored vase with dragons in relief from W.T. Walters, Oriental ceramic
art] : prints 112, vol-6.
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., 189-?)
645914
[Color separation and progressive proofs of a cylindrical vase from W.T. Walters, Oriental ceramic art] : job 115, colors
V.
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., 1891.)
645915
[Color separation and progressive proofs of two vases, two bowls, a statue and a platter from W.T. Walters, Oriental ceramic
art] : job 143, colors.
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., 189-?)
645916
[Print portfolio of ceramics from W.T. Walters, Oriental ceramic art] : prints 112, vol-5.
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., 189-?)
645917
[Color separation and progressive proofs of three illustrations of pottery from W.T. Walters, Oriental ceramic art] : job
99, des. b, c & d.
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., 189-?)
645918
[Print portfolio III of ceramic pieces from W.T. Walters, Oriental ceramic art]
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., 189-?)
Series VII. Sample books
approximately 1870-1893
Physical Description:
4 items
Arrangement
Items are arranged numerically by call number, and are described in the following format:
- Author.
Title. (Publishing location: Publisher, Year)
These items also have individual records in the Huntington Online Catalog. A link to the record for each item is included.
645906
Prang's American cards from the American collection : [sample book].
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., 187-?)
645908
Prang's blank cards : [sample book] / L. Prang & Co., Philadelphia.
(Philadelphia : L. Prang & Co., 187-?)
645909
[Prang's children illustrations : sample book / L. Prang & Co., Boston, Mass.]
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., 1893?)
645919
[Sample book of flowers] / L. Prang & Co., Fine Art Publishers, Boston.
(Boston : L. Prang & Co., 1892.)