Signed Stone Lithograph.
U.S. senators from Indiana. Item #22616
Most unusual item: single leaf (7¼" X 9¼"), probably the frontispiece of an Indiana state history, captioned "Indiana" at the top. Below this is a charming stone lithographed pastoral scene depicting a shirtless man in the foreground chopping down a tree, vast fields extending behind him; the sun is just breaking over the horizon, and a bull is romping playfully. Facsimile signatures of Indiana senators Albert S. White and Edward A. Hannegan appear below this. (Their Senate terms overlapped from 1845 to '49, thus dating this frontispiece.) Their two successors, Bright (who served 1845-62) and Whitcomb (1849-52), have each signed boldly beneath the facsimiles. Very good. Moderately foxed throughout, but overall attractive. An interesting pairing of Hoosiers on an appropriate if odd item. Whitcomb died in office, while Bright was expelled from the Senate for treason.
Price: $150.00