The Family Christian Almanac for the United States, for the year of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, 1867

1866
Not on view
This popular annual informed residents of the eastern United States of the moon's phases, paths of Mars and Saturn through the night sky, and provided astrological charts of upcoming solar and lunar eclipses. The text includes moral and instructive articles and stories, a description of the structure of the government, and comments on political, cultural, religious and philosophical issues.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Family Christian Almanac for the United States, for the year of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, 1867
  • Engraver: Samuel Hart Wright (American, 1825–1905)
  • Illustrator: Harry Fenn (American (born England), Surrey 1845–1911 Montclair, New Jersey)
  • Engraver: James L. Langridge (American (born England), ca. 1837, active New York ca. 1850–81)
  • Publisher: American Tract Society (American)
  • Publisher: Copyright applied for by O. R. Kingsbury (American)
  • Date: 1866
  • Medium: Pamphlet: illustrated with wood engravings
  • Dimensions: 7 1/2 × 4 7/16 in. (19 × 11.3 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Lev Tsitrin, 2016
  • Object Number: 2016.391.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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