[A printed cartoon of a man named Hedgley introducing an older woman, Miss Gramercy, to the great great great grandchild (Lieutenant Lushem) of a former acquaintance (Admiral Lushem); hand-drawn embellishments include a smoking pipe being used by Miss Gramercy, a cigarette or cigar being smoked by Lieutenant Lushem, additional neck and facial shading added to Lieutenant Lushem, a cigarette or cigar being smoked by Hedgley, additional facial and head hair added to Hedgley, and ornamentation added to the shirt of Hedgley]

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Title: [A printed cartoon of a man named Hedgley introducing an older woman, Miss Gramercy, to the great great great grandchild (Lieutenant Lushem) of a former acquaintance (Admiral Lushem); hand-drawn embellishments include a smoking pipe being used by Miss Gramercy, a cigarette or cigar being smoked by Lieutenant Lushem, additional neck and facial shading added to Lieutenant Lushem, a cigarette or cigar being smoked by Hedgley, additional facial and head hair added to Hedgley, and ornamentation added to the shirt of Hedgley]
Date: 1890 March 3
Creator: Ehrhart; [?], Hamilton.
Notes: "Decorating done by Hamilton [?]"; "An Introduction. Hedgley (who has stood it as long as he can) - 'You remember old Admiral Lushem, Miss Grammercy? Yes? Well, this is Lieutenant Lushem, his great, great, great grandchild. You'll get along famously together."; Pearce [Atkinson] ALS to Father [George W.P. Atkinson], March 3, 1890. Salt lake City, [Ut.], page 7. From a collection of papers containing correspondence between Atkinson and his parents, written primarily in the 1890s. The majority of the letters date from his time at Lehigh University and early engineering career with the Union Pacific Railway. These letters include descriptions of his college life and later railroad work in the mountains of Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado.
Names and Subjects: Bouquets--1890-1900.; Cartoons--1890-1900.; Chairs--1890-1900.; Chairs--Pictorial works.; Chairs in art.; Decorations--1890-1900.; Draperies--1890-1900.; Draperies--Pictorial works.; Draperies in art.; Hats--1890-1900.; Hats--Pictorial works.; Hats in art.; Introductions.; Men, White.; Men--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Men--Pictorial works.; Men in art.; Paintings--1890-1900.; Paintings--Pictorial works.; Smoke--1890-1900.; Smoking--1890-1900.; Smoking paraphernalia in art.; Tobacco pipes--1890-1900.; Tobacco pipes--Pictorial works.; Tobacco pipes in art.; Women, White.; Women--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.; Women--Pictorial works.; Women in art.; Manuscripts shelf.
Genre: Cartoons (humorous images); Line drawings.; Mixed media works.; Pencil drawings.; Printed ephemera.
Collection Title: Pearce Atkinson papers
Collection Creator: Atkinson, George W.P. and Atkinson, Pearce, 1868-1896.
Project Name: Illustrated Manuscripts Project
ID: 6962
Repository: William L. Clements Library
Date Added/Updated: 2018-11-30 11:47:44

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Record: 6962
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Full citation: "[A printed cartoon of a man named Hedgley introducing an older woman, Miss Gramercy, to the great great great grandchild (Lieutenant Lushem) of a former acquaintance (Admiral Lushem); hand-drawn embellishments include a smoking pipe being used by Miss Gramercy, a cigarette or cigar being smoked by Lieutenant Lushem, additional neck and facial shading added to Lieutenant Lushem, a cigarette or cigar being smoked by Hedgley, additional facial and head hair added to Hedgley, and ornamentation added to the shirt of Hedgley]". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-6962/wcl007028. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. July 14, 2025.

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