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James Henry Daugherty

The Ships Are Coming,

Maker

  • Forbes
  • James Henry Daugherty

Title

The Ships Are Coming

Medium

lithograph

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • lithograph

Techniques

  • lithograph

Supports

  • medium weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

76.2 x 50.3 cm (30 x 19 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

signed in stone in LR quadrant of image: JAMES H. DAUGHERTY; publisher monogram lithographed in LR quadrant of image: DPP; printer name printed in LL corner; FORBES/BOSTON; title lithographed near bottom margin: THE SHIPS/ ARE COMING/ UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION; text lithographed in center of title: ISSUED BY/ PUBLICATIONS/SECTION/EMERGENCY/FLEET/CORPORATION/PHILADELPHIA/PA.

Label: small oval white label in LL corner of verso: E/A/1852

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of The United States Shipping Board

Object Number

18.566

The Ships Are Coming

signed in stone in LR quadrant of image: JAMES H. DAUGHERTY; publisher monogram lithographed in LR quadrant of image: DPP; printer name printed in LL corner; FORBES/BOSTON; title lithographed near bottom margin: THE SHIPS/ ARE COMING/ UNITED STATES SHIPPING BOARD EMERGENCY FLEET CORPORATION; text lithographed in center of title: ISSUED BY/ PUBLICATIONS/SECTION/EMERGENCY/FLEET/CORPORATION/PHILADELPHIA/PA.

Label: small oval white label in LL corner of verso: E/A/1852

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