|Title||The National pictorial primer, or, The first book for children (p. 42) |
|Publisher||George F. Cooledge & Brother|
|Publisher Location||United States--New York--New York |
|Publication Date||1850-1859? |
|Image Production Process||Relief prints--wood engravings|
|Notes||Illustrated with uncolored wood engravings.|
Includes illustrated alphabets and lessons that cover a wide variety of subjects including history, the natural sciences, moral behavior, religion, and pastimes and occupations. The stories also warn of the evils and consequences of drinking, fighting, playing with guns, playing too close to fires, imprisonment, and worshipping false Gods.
This lesson is about four boys who try to steal watermelons from a farmer's garden and are punished. The lesson ends by reminding children that "it is as bad to steal from your neighbor's field as it is to take money out of his purse." The illustration shows the young boys trying to escape over a fence with their stolen watermelons. In the background is the farmer and his watchdog.
The illustration at the top of the page depicts the Bay of New York, "one of the finest harbors in the world."
|Contextual Notes||George F. Cooledge & Brother published at 323 Pearl St., Franklin Square, New York, from 1844 to 1871. |
|Subjects (LCSH)||Readers (Primary) |
|Category||Primers (Instructional books)|
|Digital Collection||Children's Historical Literature Collection |
|Digital ID Number||CHL1341 |
|Repository||University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
|Repository Collection||Children's Historical Literature Collection PE1119.A1 N36 1850 |
|Physical Description||48 p.: illustrated; 19.5 x 12 cm. |
|Digital Reproduction Information||Photographed from original book in TIFF format using a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi/EOS 400D, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2009. |
|Exhibit Checklist||Exhibit checklist L.24 |