The oysterman
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Plate from children's moral instruction book showing an an oysterman's horse and wagon on the side of a cobblestone street. The oysterman provides a gentleman with a sample of products from the rear of the wagon, while a young African American female waits with a basket nearby. They stand in front of a fenced-in city park area.; Designed & lithograph'd at A. Kollner's lithy. Phila. ; H. Camp's lith'c. press's.; Published in Common sights in town & country. Delineated & described for young children (Philadelphia: American Sunday-School Union, No. 146 Chestnut Street, [ca. 1853]).; Accompanied by text titled "The oysterman" moralizing that prosperity comes from "the proper discharge of duty" and by being prompt and an honest businessman.
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