This and 276 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Album, Scraps and Sketches by Frederick [sic] S. Church vol. II.

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Ephemera, Title Page and Calendar Illustration (January) for Elgin Watch Almanac (1876)

This is a Ephemera. It was illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church and collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney. It is dated 1876 and we acquired it in 1938. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

It is inscribed

Inscibed under January Illustration, lower center margin: Old Sol and the Family getting the New Elgin "T. M. Avery" Watch.

Cite this object as

Ephemera, Title Page and Calendar Illustration (January) for Elgin Watch Almanac (1876); Illustrated by Frederick Stuart Church (American, 1842–1924); Collected by Dr. Dudley Tenney (New York City); USA; Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1070-332

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