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Prints and Ephemera Collections, Huntington Library
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San Marino, California 91108
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Email: reference@huntington.org
Collections with online items: 34
Physical collections: 59
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Aeronautica Collection: Prints and Ephemera

This finding aid describes the more than 600 prints and ephemera contained within the Huntington Library’s Aeronautica collection. These materials date from 1762 to 1940 and document the early history of balloon flight primarily in France and England, as well...

 
American Indian Print Collection

This collection contains prints of American Indians mainly from the Midwestern and Eastern United States during the 18th and 19th centuries. Many of the prints depict romanticized views of Native Americans, including but not limited to their daily life, peaceful...

 
American Political Cartoons

The American political cartoons collection contains approximately 530 prints relating to politics in the United States from 1767 to the 1950s, with the bulk of the items dating from 1840 to 1870. Most are engravings, but some lithographs are also...

Artist Posters Collection

The Artist posters collection at the Huntington Library contains over 180 printed works from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The bulk of the materials date from 1890 to 1900 and advertise American literary books and periodicals. Bicycles, household...

 
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Biblioteca del Niño Mexicano Collection

A collection of booklets dating from 1899 to 1901 that were printed in Spanish by Mexican writer Heriberto Frías (1870-1925), illustrated by Mexican lithographer José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913), and published by Spanish publisher Maucci Hermanos. The twelve educational booklets were...

 
Brockmeyer (Neal H.) Collection of Banking and Mining Ephemera

The Neal H. Brockmeyer collection consists of approximately 1,030 checks, certificates of deposit, bills of exchange, stock and bond certificates, and other financial documents. Materials date from approximately 1850 to 1941 and relate primarily to banking and mining businesses in...

 
Bulkley (Jonathan D.) Collection of Illustrated Billheads and Letterheads

The Jonathan D. Bulkley collection of illustrated billheads and letterheads contains about 36,000 billheads, letterheads, flyers, and other ephemera relating to commerce and industry in the United States from 1758 to 1952, with the bulk of the items dating from...

 
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Citrus label collection

The Citrus label collection contains more than 1,500 lithographed labels related to the California citrus industry in the United States from 1880 to 1960, with the bulk of the collection dating from 1890 to 1940. The collection consists largely of...

Congdon (Theodore G. and Eleanor S.) Maritime Collection

The Theodore G. and Eleanor S. Congdon Maritime Collection contains 190 items that pertain to commercial, naval, and recreational maritime-related activities primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom. Materials date from approximately 1700 to 1990, with the bulk...

 
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French Fashion Plates

This collection contains approximately 2,400 fashion plates from primarily French periodicals dating from 1807-1897 that depict contemporary fashions for women, men, and children, with the majority focused on women's fashions.

 
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Helfand (William H.) Collection

The William H. Helfand Collection contains more than 7,000 European and American prints and ephemera relating to health professions including medical, dental, and mental wellness. The materials date from the 1490s to the early 21st century and contain many social...

 
Historical caricatures from 1760-90

This volume contains 146 British satirical prints, dating from 1760-1790, and depicting politicians and political issues including criticism against Lord Bute's influence; the 1763 Peace of Paris at the end of the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War); the...

 
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Kemble (John Haskell) commercial maritime ephemera collection

This collection forms part of the John Haskell Kemble maritime collection compiled by American maritime historian John Haskell Kemble (1912-1990). The collection contains ephemeral materials including ship histories, travel brochures, schedules and passenger lists from over 925 shipping companies.

 
Kemble (John Haskell) maritime art collection

This collection forms part of the John Haskell Kemble maritime collection compiled by American maritime historian John Haskell Kemble (1912-1990). The collection contains 125 artworks pertaining to and/or depicting maritime vessels, including both commercial and military ships.

 
Kemble (John Haskell) maritime, travel, and transportation collection

This collection forms part of the John Haskell Kemble maritime collection compiled by American maritime historian John Haskell Kemble (1912-1990). The collection contains prints, ephemera, maps, charts, calendars, objects, and photographs related to maritime and land-based travel, often from Kemble's...

Korzenik (Diana) Collection of Art Education Ephemera and Books

A collection of art education materials representing the evolution of art education in America, compiled by Massachusetts professor Diana Korzenik, and composed of instructional materials (e.g. art instruction manuals, art reproductions, drawing books, drawing cards, painting books, penmanship books, etc.),...

 
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Last (Jay T.) Collection of Agriculture Prints and Ephemera

The Jay T. Last Collection of Agriculture Prints and Ephemera contains roughly 2,315 items from approximately 1818 to 1924, with the majority of material dating from 1850 to 1900. The collection consists mainly of advertising prints and ephemera related to...

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Artist Posters

The Jay T. Last collection of artist posters contains over 370 printed works spanning over eighty years, from 1883-1964. The bulk of the materials date from 1890 to 1900 and advertise American literary books and periodicals. Bicycles, household goods, and...

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Beverage Prints and Ephemera

The Jay T. Last Collection of Beverage Prints and Ephemera contains approximately 3,240 printed items advertising beverage products and related businesses in the United States from the 1840s to the 1940s, with the bulk of the items spanning from...

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Education Prints and Ephemera

The Jay T. Last Collection of Education Prints and Ephemera contains over 2,200 printed items related to education in the United States from 1788 to approximately 1930, with the bulk of the items dating from 1850 to 1910. Most of...

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Entertainment: Balls and Carnivals Prints and Ephemera

The Jay T. Last Collection of Entertainment: Balls and Carnivals Prints and Ephemera contains approximately 150 printed items related to social and celebratory events primarily in the United States from the 1840s to 1940, with the majority of items dating...

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Entertainment: Circus Prints and Ephemera

The Jay T. Last Collection of Entertainment: Circus Prints and Ephemera contains more than 850 printed items that relate to circuses in the United States from the 1846 to the 1990s. The collection consists of advertising and promotional materials, business...

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Entertainment: Performing Arts Prints and Ephemera

The Jay T. Last Collection of Entertainment: Performing Arts Prints and Ephemera contains more than 2,300 printed items primarily advertising theatrical and musical entertainment and related performers in the United States from 1839 to the 1940s, with the majority of...

 
Last (Jay T.) collection of entertainment: Schaefer's Opera House business correspondence

The Schaefer's Opera House business correspondence, a subset within the Jay T. Last collection of entertainment prints and ephemera, contains records of the Schaefer's Opera House entertainment venue of Canton, Ohio, from approximately 1867 to 1900. Approximately 420 items focus...

 
Last (Jay T.) Collection of Entertainment: Theatrical Broadsides and Playbills

This collection contains approximately 1,000 printed 19th and early 20th century entertainment broadsides, playbills, and related advertisements, and forms a subset within the Jay T. Last Entertainment Collection. These items date from 1809 to 1923, with the bulk spanning between...

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Fairs and Expositions Prints and Ephemera

The Jay T. Last Collection of Fairs and Expositions Prints and Ephemera contains more than 1,965 printed items that relate to fairs, exhibitions, expositions, and other similar gatherings and events in the United States from 1834 to 1970, with the...

 
Last (Jay T.) Collection of Fashion: Honig & Schutter Business Correspondence

The Honig & Schutter business correspondence, a subset within the Jay T. Last Collection of Fashion Prints and Ephemera, contains records of the Honig & Schutter clothing dealers of Hazelton, Pennsylvania. The approximately 65 billheads and related documents from 1884...

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Fashion Prints and Ephemera

The Jay T. Last collection of fashion prints and ephemera contains approximately 7,500 items dating from the 1570s to the 1940s, with the bulk of the items spanning from 1825 to 1900. This collection consists of fashion plates, advertising prints,...

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Fashion: William Hunt Business Ephemera

The William Hunt Business Ephemera, a subset within the Jay T. Last Collection of Fashion Prints and Ephemera, contains promotional materials accumulated by jeweler William Hunt of Uniontown, Pennsylvania. About 125 items from approximately 1861-1916 focus on merchandise and supplies...

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Finance Prints and Ephemera

The Jay T. Last Collection of Finance Prints and Ephemera contains approximately 1,075 printed items related to finance, banking, auctions, and other monetary products and services in the United States from 1794 to 1926, with the bulk of the content...

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Firefighting Prints and Ephemera

The Jay T. Last Collection of Firefighting Prints and Ephemera contains more than 200 printed items that relate to firefighting and the activities and organizations of firemen in the United States from approximately 1820 to 1909. The collection consists of...

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Food: California Citrus Box Labels

The California Citrus Box Labels, a subset within the Jay T. Last Collection of Food, contains more than 1000 lithographed labels that relate to the California citrus industry in the United States from 1880 to 1960, with the bulk of...

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Food: Fruit and Vegetable Labels

The Jay T. Last Collection of Food: Fruit and Vegetable Labels contains over 9,000 printed produce labels from the 1870s to the 1970s, with the majority of items dating from 1890 to 1950. The collection is comprised mainly of...

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Food Prints and Ephemera

The Jay T. Last Collection of Food Prints and Ephemera contains approximately 4,950 printed items advertising food products and related businesses from the 1840s to the 1960s, with the bulk of the items dating from 1875 to 1950. The...

 
Last (Jay T.) Collection of Horticulture: Page Seed Company Business Correspondence

The Page Seed Company business correspondence, a subset within the Jay T. Last Collection of Horticulture, contains records of the Page Seed Company of Greene, New York, that date from the late 1890s through the 1950s. The approximately 225 pieces...

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Horticulture Prints and Ephemera

The Jay T. Last Collection of Horticulture Prints and Ephemera contains approximately 1,425 printed items from 1840 to 1933, with the majority of material dating from 1865 to 1920. The collection consists of advertising prints and ephemera promoting businesses whose...

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Household Prints and Ephemera

The Jay T. Last Collection of Household Prints and Ephemera contains over 7,900 printed items advertising household items, products, and related businesses in the United States from the 1830s to the 1920s, with the bulk of the items spanning...

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Maritime Prints and Ephemera

The Jay T. Last Collection of Maritime Prints and Ephemera contains approximately 1,150 printed items that pertain to travel, shipping, and other maritime-related activities and businesses in the United States primarily dating from the second half of the 19th century....

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Medicine Prints and Ephemera

The Jay T. Last Collection of Medicine Prints and Ephemera contains over 4,000 printed items related to medical, dental, and vision products and services in the United States from approximately 1750 to 1929, with the bulk of the content dating...

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Military Prints and Ephemera

The Jay T. Last collection of military prints and ephemera contains approximately 4,900 printed items from 1785 to 1966, with the majority of material dating from 1860 to 1900. The collection consists of prints depicting primarily American battle scenes, forts,...

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Personal Care Prints and Ephemera

The Jay T. Last Collection of Personal Care Prints and Ephemera contains approximately 865 printed items related to grooming and personal care in the United States from approximately 1832 to 1931, with the bulk of the content dating from 1860...

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Politics and Social Issues Prints and Ephemera

The Jay T. Last Collection of Politics and Social Issues Prints and Ephemera contains approximately 400 printed items related to American political figures and activists of the 19th and early 20th centuries along with social causes and issues often linked...

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Printing and Publishing: Louis Prang Archive

The Louis Prang Archive, a subset of the Jay T. Last Collection of Printing and Publishing, contains over 3,650 items dating from 1857 to 1916, with the bulk of the items spanning from 1860 to 1897. This archive chronicles the...

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Religion Prints and Ephemera

The Jay T. Last Collection of Religion Prints and Ephemera contains approximately 60 printed items related to beliefs and practices usually involving devotional and ritual observances concerning God, creation of the universe, spirituality, and the moral conduct of human affairs....

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Science Prints and Ephemera

The Jay T. Last Collection of Science Prints and Ephemera contains approximately 40 printed items related to science and natural history in the United States from 1840 to approximately 1921, with the bulk of the content dating from 1880 to...

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Sports and Leisure Prints and Ephemera

The Jay T. Last collection of sports and leisure prints and ephemera contains about 1,770 printed materials related to the history and advertising of sports, recreational activities, pyrotechnics, gambling, and games in the United States. The materials date from approximately...

 
Last (Jay T.) Collection of Transportation: N.N. Hill Brass Company Business Correspondence

The N. N. Hill Brass Company business correspondence, a subset within the Jay T. Last Collection of Transportation, contains records of the N.N. Hill Brass Company, a bell manufacturing company in East Hampton, Connecticut, that date from the early 1890s...

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Transportation Prints and Ephemera

The Jay T. Last Collection of Transportation Prints and Ephemera contains more than 730 printed items that relate to land-based modes of transportation primarily in the United States from the 1820s to the early 1900s. The bulk of the collection...

 
Last (Jay T.) Collection of Transportation: Railroad Passes

The railroad passes in the Jay T. Last Collection of Transportation consist of over 3,000 railroad passes issued primarily by American railroad companies to individuals in the 19th and 20th centuries, with the bulk of the collection dating from 1860...

 
Last (Jay T.) Collection of Transportation: Railroad Stock and Bond Certificates

The railroad stock and bond certificates in the Jay T. Last Collection of Transportation consist of more than 1,100 railroad stock and bond certificates primarily issued by American railroad companies to individuals in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Travel and Exploration Prints and Ephemera

The Jay T. Last collection of travel and exploration prints and ephemera contains about 1,190 printed materials related to the history of hotels, resorts, luggage companies, and maps in the United States. The materials date from approximately 1814 to approximately...

Last (Jay T.) Collection of Views Prints and Ephemera

The Jay T. Last Collection of Views Prints and Ephemera consists of approximately 250 mostly lithographic items depicting physical locales, primarily in the United States. These images date from approximately 1815 to approximately 1921 and include town and city views;...

 
Los Angeles County Medical Association Collection of Prints and Ephemera

The Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) collection of prints and ephemera contains over 200 printed items related to the medical profession, including satire, medical curiosities, significant figures in the history of medicine, architectural views of hospitals, and the early...

 
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Newhall (Tony) Collection of Rock Concert Posters

The Anthony (Tony) Newhall collection of rock concert posters consists of 62 offset lithographed concert posters produced from 1966 to 1967 for the Bill Graham concert series at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, California. Images on the prints by...

 
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Posada (José G.) Chapbooks and Chapbook Covers Collection

A collection of four chapbooks and seventeen chapbook covers dating from approximately the 1890s to the 1910s with artwork illustrated by Mexican lithographer José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913). The materials were all printed for various publications produced by Mexican editor Antonio...

 
Prang (Louis) Collection

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...

 
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Rosin (Nancy and Henry) Collection of Valentine, Friendship, and Devotional Ephemera

The Nancy and Henry Rosin collection of valentine, friendship, and devotional ephemera contains materials from Europe and North America dating from 1493 to the late 2010s. The bulk of the collection ranges from approximately 1840 to 1930 and pertains to...

 
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Sheet Music Collection

The Huntington Library Sheet Music Collection chiefly illustrates the physical and thematic development of sheet music printed in the United States from the late eighteenth century through the early twentieth century. The collection includes over 3800 items, the bulk of...

 
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World War I Poster Collection

This collection contains approximately 700 World War I propaganda posters and related ephemera dating from approximately 1914 to 1919. The posters were created primarily for government and military agencies, as well as private charities such as the American Committee for...