[A burglar holding a flashlight while wearing a black eye mask and a bucket hat; the pocket watch stolen from Paulding, and the money Paulding had to spend to buy the pocket watch back from a pawn shop; and the pawn shop where the burglar sold Paulding's stolen pocket watch and where Paulding later bought it back]
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- [A burglar holding a flashlight while wearing a black eye mask and a bucket hat; the pocket watch stolen from Paulding, and the money Paulding had to spend to buy the pocket watch back from a pawn shop; and the pawn shop where the burglar sold Paulding's stolen pocket watch and where Paulding later bought it back]
- Date
- [18]97 September 19
- Creator
- Paulding, John, d. 1933.
- Notes
- John [Paulding] ALS to Mother, September 19, [18]97. s.l., page 2. From a collection containing eleven heavily illustrated letters written from Chicago, Illinois by the teenaged artist-in-training, John Paulding, to his mother between 1897 and 1899. The pen and ink sketches illustrate his experiences in the city. As an illustrator, Paulding's style is strongly influenced by the popular magazine illustrators of the day, featuring strong, clean lines, and outstanding attention to detail and character.
- Names and Subjects
- Burglars.
- Coins--1890-1900.
- Criminals--1890-1900.
- Flashlights--1890-1900.
- Hats--1890-1900.
- Hats--Pictorial works.
- Hats in art.
- Masks--1890-1900.
- Masks--Pictorial works.
- Masks in art.
- Men--1890-1900.
- Money--Pictorial works.
- Money--United States--1890-1900.
- Money in art.
- Pawn shops--1890-1900.
- Pawnbroking--Illinois.
- Personal property.
- Pocket watches.
- Stolen property.
- Thieves in art.
- Manuscripts shelf.
- Collection Title
- John Paulding collection
- Collection Creator
- Paulding, John, d. 1933.
- Project Name
- Illustrated Manuscripts Project
- ID
- 4940
- Repository
- William L. Clements Library
- Date Added/Updated
- 2018-04-10 15:40:07
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- 4940
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"[A burglar holding a flashlight while wearing a black eye mask and a bucket hat; the pocket watch stolen from Paulding, and the money Paulding had to spend to buy the pocket watch back from a pawn shop; and the pawn shop where the burglar sold Paulding's stolen pocket watch and where Paulding later bought it back]". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-4940/wcl005027. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. May 12, 2024.