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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

British advertisements for Valentine's Day lottery

 Collection — Box BW-7: [Barcode: 31151030118933]
Identifier: MS-HUT-032
Abstract

An artificially assembled collection of four lottery advertisements, publicizing what was possibly the largest lottery in Britain in 1816. The items span from approximately 1815 to 1816. The slips were likely printed in 1815, but mass distributed in 1816.

Dates: circa 1815-1816

Broadside advertising American elk exhibition at the Lyceum Theatre, London

 Collection — Box BW-8: [Barcode: 31151030119063], Folder: 3
Identifier: MS-0756
Abstract

In 1765, a building was erected on an adjacent site of today's Lyceum Theatre by the architect James Payne for exhibitions and, later, for other entertainments. The theatre finally became a licensed house in 1809. One of these entertainments was that of the exhibition of an American Elk in 1792, as noted in this broadside printed in 1792 in London.

Dates: 1792

J. M. Lalley papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0199
Abstract

Joseph Michael Lalley (1896-1980) was a literary critic and conservative author.

Dates: 1895-1981

Kent D. Currie papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0556
Abstract

Kent D. Currie was a printer and typographer who lived in Baltimore, Maryland. The bulk of the collection is formed by Currie's collection of type samples. It includes brochures from Europe, in particular Holland and United States, with a significant attention to Baltimorean type designers. Noteworthy is also Currie's correspondence. The papers span the 1920s to 1950s.

Dates: 1920s-1950s