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S* 2 ^^ .3 h»> 4) < 8 o H «»© 3 THE HENRY FRANCIS du PONT fflNTERTHUR MUSEUM LIBRARIES Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2011 with funding from LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation http://www.archive.org/details/cataloguepriceliOOthmc . T. H. McALLISTER, Manufacturing Optician, 49 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK. BTJLLETINnN'o. 4. February, 1887. On account of the impossibilitjr of giving proper notice in our Catalogues of the many additions our stock is constantly receiving, both in new forms of apparatus, " and in the assortment of attractive views, we have decided to issue a "Bulletin with each edition of our Catalogue, in which will be noted all Novelties received since the preceding issue; as well as more extended lists of many classes of views than the limits of the Catalogue admit of being fully noted therein. Jg^WE WILL BE PLEASED TO MAIL THE BULLETIN AND OUR COMPLETE CATALOGUE to any of our correspondents who desire it. VIEWS OF LONDON. Our assortment of Views in London is now so large that it warrants a better display than we are able to give it in our Catalogue. We therefore present in this number of The Bulletin a classified list of several hundred Views of the principal Buildings in that great city, as well as Views of the Parks, Streets, Monuments, etc., from which our customers can readily make selections to illustrate thoroughly any subjects of historic or other interest connected there- with. These Views are all Uncolored Photographs, each on square glass, 334 inches wide, with protecting cover glass. 50 cents each; $45.OO per 100. NEW SLIDES OF ATTRACTIVE SUBJECTS. 50 cents each, Uncolored, Crayon Photographs; $1.50 each, Finely Colored, round, 3 inches diameter; $3.00 each, Finely Colored, square, on 3J4 x 4-inch plate. THE DRUNKARD'S REFORM. 1. He squanders his hard-earned money in 4. He informs his wife of his resolve. drink. 5. His sobriety raises him to the position of 2. His child's clothes are ridiculed ; his pride foreman. is touched. 6. The Happy Home of the Reformed Man. 3. He forms a resolution and leaves the tavern. ^p" This Set supplies what has long been wanted—namely, a Series of Illustrations in which the possibility of reform, even with those ivho have sunk to the lowest depths, is made evident. A Descriptive Reading accompanies the Set, which forms a pleasantly written Temperance Tale, calculated to attract the attention of all interested in the progress of Temperance Reform. " HOME, SWEET HOME." 1. " Be it ever so humble, 3. " How sweet 'tis to sit There's no place like home." 'Neath a fond father's smile." 2. "An exile from home, 4. " To thee I'll return Splendor dazzles in vain." Overburdened with care." 1 The ballad of " Home, Sweet Home,' '' was written by our countryman, John Howard Payne, in the early part of this century, and these Illustrations are designed to give some idea of the style of dress, etc., of the period. THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. 1. Field Hospital Headquarters. 6. Explosion of an Artillery Caisson. 2. Artillery coining into Action. 7. Action near the Stone Wall. 3. Gen. Hancock and Staff near Little Round 8. Removing those Wounded in above Action. Top. 9. Gen. Howard's Position near Cemetery 4. Gen. Pickett's Charge. Hill. 5. Gen. Pickett's hand-to-hand Fight. 10. Group of Confederate Prisoners. ARTISTIC GEMS. Attack on a Convoy—An incident in the Franco-Prussion War. Averted Duel; at the date of the French Revolution.—A lady, the innocent cause of the quarrel, appears on the ground, and the combat is relinquished. Bearer of Dispatches.—A group of Prussian officers searching a prisoner carrying dispatches. Christ Before Pilate. —From the celebrated painting by Munkacsy. Courier of the Desert. —An Arab on his camel traversing the sandy desert. Disgrace to his Family.—A youthful member of a canine family has strayed from the kennel, and returns bedaubed with paint, causing his brother puppies to look upon him with contempt. Drop Curtain.—An attractive scene of ancient Rome, forming a handsome opening piece. Engaged.—A Spanish peasant girl proudly exhibiting her betrothal ring to a friend Galileo Demonstrating the Truth of his Theory.—The aged philosopher is endeavoring to convince his friends of the soundness of his scientific views. Good Night— Cherubs. —Two cherubs blowing out a candle, with a group of cherubs around them. A novel and pleasing closing piece for any exhibition. Good Night—Constellation.—The words " Good Night " formed of stars on a blue background; in the centre two female figures, lightly clothed. Appropriate for concluding piece. Old Arm-Chair —Beside which the daughter stands in meditation. Place de la Concorde, Paris.—The centre of the gay city. The fountains are on the site of the guillotine, where thousands were executed during the French Revolution Portrait of Napoleon III.—A fine likeness of the last Emperor of France. Portrait of the Empress Eugenie, from a painting taken when at the height of her beauty. Temple of Eros.—A scene in ancient Greece; a bridal procession before the Temple of the Goddess of Love. Two Friends.—An incident of the Crimean War. Friends through life, their bodies lie together on the field of battle. T. H. McAllister, Manufacturing Optician, New York. Places of Interest London. 50 cents each per hundred. — ; $45.00 London. South Transept— Shakespeare Monument to Dean Donne. Monument. " Cornwallis. Houses Parliament. " of Dickens' Grave Nelson. ' " From Westminster Bridge. Dryden Monu- Wellington From Lambeth. ment. •' Bishop Blomfield. " From Poets' Corner. Cloisters. 57th Regiment. Victoria Tower. North Ambulatory and Chantry. Statue of Queen Anne. " Chapter House, Exterior. Plan of St. Paul's. and Garden. " " from Lambeth. Entrance. Jerusalem Chamber, Interior. The Tower of London. Clock Tower. " " and Palace Yard. Entrance. The Tower from W. " from Broad Sanct- The Old Refectory. " from the River. uary. Henry Vllth Chapel—Exterior. Middle Tower from W. " " Interior. " " from St. Margaret's " E. Old Palace Yard. Tomb of Byward Tower from W. Cloisters, from S. W. Henry " E. " from N. W. VII., Bell Tower. " " Interior. side. and Inner Bullium " Entrance to. Tomb of Wall. Statue of Richard Cceurde Lion. Henry Traitors' Tower. Peers' Entrance. VII., Traitors' Gate. House of Peers—Interior. end. Bloody Tower. " " The Throne. Stalls. Gateway " Victoria Gallery Roof. White Tower from S. E. Peers' Robing Room. Shrine of Edward the Confessor, " S. W. Princes' Chamber and Chantry of Henry V. Martin Tower. Statue of Victoria, Princes' Coronation Chair. Salt Tower. Chamber. Chapel, Edward the Confessor. Beauchamp Tower. '• House of Commons—Interior. St. Erasmus. Inscriptions. " The Central Hall. St. John. Devereux Tower. St. Stephen's Hall—Interior. The Pulpit. Bowver Tower. " Statue of Burke. Tomb of Henry III. St. Peter's Church. " " " Clarendon. " Edward in. " Interior. " " Chatham. Queen Elizabeth. St. John's Chapel. " Falkland. " Mary Queen of Scots.