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002food: 1889 New Orleans Restaurant Scene. Hand colored engraving by W.A. Rogers, from the Jan. 26, 1889 issue of Harper’s Weekly. Title is "A Restaurant in the French Quarter." Shows a scene inside the sparsely furnished restaurant, where patrons are enjoying food and conversation. 11x16 in. $50
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003food: 1878 Egg Production. Hand colored, engraved scene from the April 13, 1878 issue of Harper’s Weekly. Title is "Examining and Packing Eggs for Market." Men are seated inside a dark building surrounded by piles of straw and eggs. They are using candles to see through the shells, in order to find out whether or not the eggs have been fertilized. 11x16 in. $40
005food: French Cutlery. Large 1891 Photographic image of French cutlery from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Shows the decorative details on the handle of each item. The cutlery was from the collection of Frederick Spitzer, a prominent art collector in France during the late 1800s. 14x20 in. $75
006food: 1884 Turtle Soup Preparation. Hand colored engraving titled "Green Turtle Soup Today." Shows a chef and his assistants preparing to butcher a large sea turtle and make it into soup. From the Jan. 5, 1884 issue of Harper’s Weekly. 11x16 in. $50
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007food: 1860 Christmas Meat Display in New York. Hand colored engraving from the Jan. 14, 1860 issue of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, titled "Christmas Time: Great Display of Prize Meat by M.J. Sturges, in Washington Market, NY." The meat, mostly pork, is hanging from hooks and draped with bunting and American flags. 11x16 in. $50
009food: 1873 Busy Lunch Counter Scene. Hand colored, engraved image of a crowded lunch counter from the Sept. 27, 1878 issue of Harper’s Weekly. The patrons, most of whom appear to be businessmen, are eating, conversing and smoking. In the foreground, two small poor children are looking hungrily at the food. 11x16 in. $50
010food: 1882 Scenes in a Creamery. Engraved images from the May 27, 1882 issue of Harper’s Weekly, showing scenes in a creamery where milk is being processed and prepared for sale. Contains four scenes, each with its own caption: 1) Arrivals at the creamery; 2) Receiving Milk; 3) Making Cheese; and 4) Early Morning on the Ferries. 11x16 in. $30
011food: Hand colored wood engraving from the January 21, 1897 issue of Collier's Weekly. Page titled, The Growing and Export of Apples. Four images showing the various stages from harvesting the apples to loading the trains for shipping. 10.5x15 in. $40
1044food: 1891: Pork Industry - Chicago Stockyard. The American Pork Industry - Hog Killing. Front page Scientific American, 1891. Color: Water Color. Type: Wood Engraving. Size: 11x16 in. $49