Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1854-11-28
AMERICAN ARTISTS, UNIoN,,

i VIE AMERICAN ARTISTS UNION would respect
fully announce to the citizens Of the u. State.
anu me that for the purpose Of Cultivatine
taste for the fine arts throughout the conury. ana
with a view of enabling every family r become DOS
| sessed Of gallery Of Engraving,
Bf THE FIRST ARTISTS OF THE AGE
They have determined in order to create an
safe TOT their engravings, and thus not only rive
poyment to large number Of artists and others. but
INSPIRE among our countrymen taste 70, works of
ai to present to the purchasers Of their cpgrayinos
when 200 600 Of them are sold,
100000 GIFTS, Of the actual cost Of sf5O ooo
Each purchaser Of a One Dollar Engraving there
Tore receives not only an engraving richly worth the
money. but also ticket which entities him to one of
| 'hs uits when they are distributed.
FOR FIVE Dollars. highly finished Enera vino
beautifully PAINTED in OIL, and FIVE orr
iiChEIS, viii be sent; or FIVE DOLLARS wo
Splendid Engravings can be selected from the Gaia
| ogue. - 0asA-
A copy Of the Catalogue, together with a specimen
OF enc of the EngravDgs can be seen at the Office Of
this paper. s VI
For each dollar sent, engraving actually worth
that sum, and Gift Ticket, will immediately be for
warded. - "a
AGENTS:
The Committee believing that the success Of this
TREAT NATIONAL UNDERTAKING will be materially
pfomoed by the energy and enterprise of intelligent
and persevering agents. have resolved to treat With
such on the most liberal terms.
Any person wishing n become an agent, by sending
lpost paid 81, WILL REcEIvE BY RETURN OF MAIL,
One Dollar Engraving, GIFT TICKET" Pro-
spectus Catalogue and all other essary nforma
ton.
On the final completion Of the sale, the Gifts will
be placed in the hands of a COMMITTEE Of the E,IR-
cHAsERs to be DISTRIBUTED, due notice of which will
be given throughout the United States and the Cana
das.
LIST OF GIFTS:
100 Marble busts of Washington, at $500, $4,000
i ioo :. Clay 100, 10000
100 Calhoun, 100, 10000
so elegant Oil Paintings, in
splendid gilt frames, size 100, 5000
3x4 feet each
100 elegant Oil Paintings, 2x3 Ct. each so s 600
500 steel plate Engravngs, brilliantly
ly cold in OIL rich gilt frames 24x3O} 5000
inches each,
/ 1000 elegant steel plate engravinrs,1
colored in oil, Of the WASHINGTON 4 10000
MONUMENT, 20x26 in. each,
$4,000 steel plate Engravings, from
100 different plates, now in pos
session Of, and owned by the Art
lists Union, of the market value
of from so cts. to 81 each, Al 600
] frst-cass dwelling, in 3lst NJ
" City, 10000
% building lots in 1oI and lOl SITS, N.
Y. City, each 25xl0O it, deep, at 900 22,Oo0
100 Villa sites, containing each 900
square feet in the suburbs of n.
Y. City, and commanding mag
niicent view of the Hudson Riv-
and long Island sound at 500, $4,000
20 perpetual loans Of cash without
interest, or security, of $3.50 each, ! 5000
30 90 @ :" :" 100 &c 5000
100 :" so 8. 5000
200 q 20 5000
1000 " +" 10000
Reference in regard to the Real Estate FL. VIss-
HER Co., Real Estate Brokeas, New York. Orders,
post paid,) with money enclosed, to he addressed,
j. w. HOLBROOKE,
Sec'ry, sos Broadway, N. Y.
Gs-The Engravings in the Catalogue are now
eady for delivery.
October 49, 1854 6mo