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Philadelphia-born artist Mary Vaux Walcott captured this beautifully composed pastoral scene in the early 1900s. Known primarily for her botanical illustrations, Mary was also a passionate field photographer and active mountain climber. Mount Mary Vaux in Alberta, Canada, is named for her. #LambsintheLibrary

Walcott, Mary Vaux, 1860-1940, photographer. [Sheep grazing near trees] [graphic] Philadelphia ca. 1900 1 photographic print : platinum ; 18 x 24 cm. (7 x 9.5 in.)

— 3 years ago with 49 notes

#BensLibrary #MaryVaux #MaryVauxWalcott #LambsintheLibrary #PlatinumPrints #Platinotypes #1900s #Sheep #WomenArtists #LCPprints #SpecialCollections #tumblarians #MountMaryVaux

This week’s #LambsintheLibrary feature is a circa 1877 trade card titled “The Truant Boys” that includes a challenge on its verso:

“Let the curious observer find 20 boys which the picture contains. Then reveal the true spirit of the landscape by finding the ‘Ghost of the Valley,’ who is stalking abroad.”

Can you help us find the boys and the “Ghost of the Valley”?

The truant boys. [graphic]. [Buffalo, N.Y.] : E.C. Abbey c1877. 2 prints : lithograph ; 8.5 x 14 cm. (3.25 x 5.5 in.)

— 3 years ago with 24 notes

#BensLibrary #LambsintheLibrary #TradeCards #WetnoseWednesday #Sheep #1870s #Lithographs #LibraryChallenge #Tumblarians

Fellow Haverford College students gave this adorable gingerbread sheep to Marriott C. Morris in February, 1885.

Gingerbread sheep - given by fellows. [Haverford College]. Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer. February 2, 1885. 1 photograph: glass plate negative; 4 x 5 in.

— 6 years ago with 11 notes

#benslibrary #lcpprints #morrismondays #gingerbread #sheep #haverford college #glassnegatives #morrismonday