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1961

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2015

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Print, The Letter-Box, Illustration for Harper's Weekly (XIII, February 20, 1869, cover)

This is a Print. It was published by Harper's Weekly. It is dated February 20, 1869 and we acquired it in 1961. Its medium is wood engraving in black ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is signed

Signed on block, lower left: W. S. L. Jewett

Cite this object as

Print, The Letter-Box, Illustration for Harper's Weekly (XIII, February 20, 1869, cover); Published by Harper's Weekly; USA; wood engraving in black ink on paper; 1961-79-3

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