Dear Friend, Being commissioned by Jesus Christ, I take the liberty to call your attention to the following momentous and marvellous truths, to be illustrated and proved to the entire satisfaction of every honest mind ...
Description:
BEIN BrSide4o Zc66 G5 847sp: From the library of Levi Richards. and "Numerous publications ... may be had at No. 39, Torbock Street, Liverpool; also at [blank] Your friend and servant of the Living God, separated by the Holy Ghost, under the hands of twelve apostles, to preside over the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Europe, Orson Spencer."
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Geographic):
England and Liverpool.
Subject (Name):
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Subject (Topic):
Missions, Doctrines, and Latter Day Saint churches
A pictorial lettersheet with a large central image at top and smaller images enclosed in vine medallions trailing down the left and right sides, with a large blank space for the message. The central image, bordered by figures of a Native American and a Mexican, shows the main plaza of San Antonio, Texas. On the left are smaller images of Mission San José, Mission Conception, Courthouse, and an untitled image of a man riding a hay-burdened mule. On the right are smaller images of the Alamo, Mission San Juan, an untitled image of a wooden structure (possibly a hacienda), and an untitled image of a horseman lassoing a steer. These vignettes are interspersed with ornamental images of an African-American (?) worker, a bear, a hunter with his dog, and a jaguar
Description:
Title from caption below central image., Edition statement supplied by cataloger. Print is known to exist in two versions. In this multicolored version, the primary images are printed in black, while the ornamental images and decorative vines are printed in green, all on a white sheet. In the monochrome version, all images and ornaments are printed in black on a white sheet., and Pentenrieder & Blersch first offered this distinctive type of pictorial lettersheet for sale in 1856. See the English-language version of Pentenrieder's biography available on the "Haus der bayerischen Geschichte" website, viewed 25 August 2020. http://www.hdbg.de/auswanderung/docs/pentenrieder_bio_e.pdf
Publisher:
Published by Pentenrieder & Blersch
Subject (Geographic):
San Antonio (Tex.), Texas, San Antonio, and Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.)
Subject (Name):
Mission Concepción (San Antonio, Tex.), Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo (San Antonio, Tex.), and Mission San Juan Capistrano (San Antonio, Tex.)
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc, Church buildings, and Missions
A pictorial lettersheet with a large central image at top and smaller images enclosed in vine medallions trailing down the left and right sides, with a large blank space for the message. The central image, bordered by figures of a Native American and a Mexican, shows the main plaza of San Antonio, Texas. On the left are smaller images of Mission San José, Mission Conception, Courthouse, and an untitled image of a man riding a hay-burdened mule. On the right are smaller images of the Alamo, Mission San Juan, an untitled image of a wooden structure (possibly a hacienda), and an untitled image of a horseman lassoing a steer. These vignettes are interspersed with ornamental images of an African-American (?) worker, a bear, a hunter with his dog, and a jaguar
Description:
BEIN WA Prints 445: With manuscript letter dated April 11, 1856., Title from caption below central image., Edition statement supplied by cataloger. Print is known to exist in two versions. In this monochrome version, all images and ornaments are printed in black on a white sheet. In the multicolored version, the primary images are printed in black, while the ornamental images and decorative vines are printed in green, all on a white sheet., Pentenrieder & Blersch first offered this distinctive type of pictorial lettersheet for sale in 1856. See the English-language version of Pentenrieder's biography available on the "Haus der bayerischen Geschichte" website, viewed 25 August 2020. http://www.hdbg.de/auswanderung/docs/pentenrieder_bio_e.pdf, and Date is no later than 1856, based on Beinecke Library copy that includes a manuscript letter dated April 11, 1856.
Publisher:
Published by Pentenrieder & Blersch
Subject (Geographic):
San Antonio (Tex.), Texas, San Antonio, and Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.)
Subject (Name):
Mission Concepción (San Antonio, Tex.), Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo (San Antonio, Tex.), and Mission San Juan Capistrano (San Antonio, Tex.)
Subject (Topic):
Buildings, structures, etc, Church buildings, and Missions
Photograph album of images created by Eugene Buechel of Oglala Lakota and Sicangu Lakota people and environs in southern South Dakota, ca. 1928-1931, Informal portraits include individuals, couples, and groups. Specific student groups including a group of young women from Holy Rosary Mission school, the St. Francis Mission marching band, the St. Francis Mission football team, a dance troupe of girls, and a student theatrical group at the St. Francis Mission in costume and wearing blackface makeup. Informal portraits also depict Lakota people wearing modern and traditional costumes, in addition to Anglo American people wearing traditional Lakota costumes. The only identified individual is Peter Scherer, who directed the St. Francis Mission marching band in 1930-1931, Events documented include horseback trips to the White River, a powwow with traditional Lakota costume and dancing, mourners at a cemetery, Lakota women on horseback, and games of football and basketball. Images documenting agricultural events include threshing wheat and castrating calves, and Other images include exterior views of the missions, homes, farms, and oil wells, while interiors views exist of a gymnasium and dining halls at the missions
Description:
A Jesuit priest, Eugene Buechel (1874-1954) served as a superior at the mission schools of Holy Rosary Mission (1908-1916), Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, and St. Francis Mission (1916-1923), Rosebud Indian Reservation, afterwards working to document Lakota language and culture in the region until his death., Title devised by cataloger., Photographs in album 8.7 x 14.8 cm. and smaller., and Manuscript captions in German on the verso of several photographs, which are available on photocopies provided with the album.
Subject (Geographic):
South Dakota., Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.), Rosebud Indian Reservation (S.D.), and South Dakota
Subject (Name):
Buechel, Eugene., Scherer, Peter, band director., Catholic Church, and Jesuits
Subject (Topic):
Missions, Brulé Indians, Cemeteries, Dakota Indians, Indians of North America, Rites and ceremonies, Mission schools, Oglala Indians, and Teton Indians
The photographs show the Holy Cross Mission on the Yukon River, including Inuit children and the Sisters of St. Anne; Inuit people not necessarily connected with the mission; a totem pole; dog sleds and dogs; men presumably part of Hubbard's expediton team (one is identfied as "Peterson"); a sea plane in flight; the ship Polar Bear; and trees in the interglacial forest of the Mendenhall glacier. Two photographs show Hubbard alone; he appears in a third image, watching an Inuit man use a fire bow
Description:
Father Hubbard, a Jesuit priest and head of the geology department of Santa Clara University, made annual trips to Alaska beginning in 1927. Called the "Glacier Priest," Hubbard was an avid explorer of Alaska's wilderness, including active volcanos. He described his experiences in popular magazines and in several books., Title devised by cataloger., and Manuscript captions with page references on some photo mounts refer to Hubbard's book, Mush, You Malemutes (New York: The American Press, 1932).
Subject (Geographic):
Alaska, Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska), and Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska)
Subject (Name):
Hubbard, Bernard Rosecrans, 1888-1962, Hubbard, Bernard Rosecrans, 1888-1962., Holy Cross Mission (Yukon River, Yukon and Alaska), Sisters of St. Anne, and Polar Bear (Ship)
Subject (Topic):
Missions, Inuit, Inuit children, Eskimos, and Sled dogs
Photographs of Texas, including views of homes and the business district of El Paso, the Alamo in San Antonio, artillery drills of Troop H of the 3rd cavalry at Fort McIntosh, the mission at San Jose, a wagon train, and an Apache Camp. In Harrold, Texas, performers pose on the balcony of the Hotel del Teatro and Great Western Theatre
Description:
Manuscript captions accompany many of the photographs, which are mounted on both sides of cardboard mounts.
Subject (Geographic):
Texas, San Antonio (Tex.), El Paso (Tex.), and Ft. McIntosh (Laredo, Tex.)
Subject (Name):
United States. Army. Cavalry, 3rd
Subject (Topic):
Indians of North America, Apache Indians, Missions, Wagons, and Theaters
Wearing a traditional Franciscan habit, the friar Antonio Margil (who was venerated in 1836) holds a crucifix in his left hand, to which he points with his right, as he preaches to a group of exotically dressed Native Americans in an outdoor setting
Alternative Title:
Vera effigies venerabilis servi dei patris Antonii Margil
Description:
Title from caption below image. and Cataloger unable to make precise identification of artist; possibly Francesco Cecchi?
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Name):
Margil de Jesús, Antonio, 1657-1726
Subject (Topic):
Missionaries, Indians of North America, and Missions
Sixteen albumen prints depicting a variety of locations and people in Southern California and Arizona. There are views of six missions, one of them identified as San Miguel, and three others probably the California missions San Buenaventura, San Luis Rey, and Santa Inés. Three views are of the Southern Pacific Railroad, including the Tehachapi Loop and the San Fernando tunnel; three more views are of buildings and a river landscape in Yuma, Arizona. Also depicted are Chinese women in San Francisco; a vineyard and winery in Pasadena; Indian huts at Sunny Slope, San Gabriel, California; and a Mexican family in Santa Barbara, California
Description:
Carleton E. Watkins, western photographer., Copy prints available., and Manuscript captions on verso of four photographs.
Subject (Geographic):
California, Tehachapi Pass, Yuma (Ariz.), San Francisco, Pasadena (Calif.), and San Gabriel (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
Mission San Miguel Arcangel (San Miguel, Calif.), San Buenaventura Mission, San Luis Rey Mission (Calif.), Santa Inés Mission (Solvang, Calif.), and Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Subject (Topic):
Missions, Railroads, Chinese Americans, and Viticulture
