Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-11-30
AMERICAN ART ISIS, UNIONs

VTNHE American Artists Union would respect
Il fully announce to the citizens of the United
States and the Canadas, that for the purpose Of
cutivating taste for the fine arts throughout the
country, and with view of enabling every family
to become possessed of gallery of Engravngs by
the first artists of the age, they have determined in
order to create extensive sale for their EDgrav-
ings, and thus not only give employment to large
number of artists and others, but inspire among
our counrymen taste for works of art, to present
to the purchasers of their engrayings, when $780,
OGO of which are sold,
100000 Gifts, of the actual cost Of
$I5O,OOO
Each purchaser of One Dollar Engraving,
therefore, receives not only Engraving richly
worth the money, but also a ticket which entities
him to one of the Gifts when they are distributed.
For five dollars, a highly finished Engraving.
beautifully painted in oil, and five Gift Tickets will
be sent or five dollars worth of splendid Engrav-
ngs can be selected from the catalogue and sent
by return mail or express.
A copy of the catalogue, together with speci-
men of one of the Engravings, can be seen at the
office of this paper.
| For each dollar sent, an Engraving actually
worth that sum, and Gift ticket, wlll'immediately
be forwarded.
AGENTS.
The committee believing that the success of this
great national undertaking will be materially pro-
NOTED by the energy and enterprise of intelligent
and persevering agents. have resolved to treat with
such OH the most liberal terms.
Any person wishing to become an agent, by
sending (post paid) ST, will receive by return OF
mail one dollar Engraving, Gift Ticket u
Prospectus Catalogue, and all other necessary
information
On the final completion of the sale the Gifts will
be placed in the hands of committee of the pur-
chasers to be distributed, due notice of which will
be given throughout the United States and the
Canadas.
LIST OF GIFTS.
100 marble busts of Washington, at 500 $4,000
| 100 Clay, 100 10000
100 {" Webster, 100 10000
100 Calhoun, 100 10000
SO elegant Oil Paintings, in splendid
gilt frames size 3x4 it. each, 100 5000
100 elegant Oil Paintings. 2x3 #. each SO 5000
500 steel plate Engravings, brilliantly
colored in oil, rich gilt frames
24x3O inches EACH 10 5000
10000 elegant steel plate Engravings,
colored in OIL of the Washington
Monument, 20x26 in. each, 10000
$4,000 steel plate Engravings, from
100 different plates now in pos
session of and owned by the Ar.
lists Union, of the market value
| of from SO cents to 81 each 4l,OOO
frst-class Dwelling in 3lst street,
New York city, 10000
| 20 Building Lots in 100 and l0lst
sts, New York city, each 25xl00
feet deep, at 1000 $4,000
100 Villa Sites, containing each 10000
So. feet in the suburbs Of New
York city, an1 commanding
magnificent view of the Hudson
river and Long Island Sound at 500 $4,000
| 20 perpetual loans Of cash, without
interest, or security, of $3.50 each, 5000
so do do 100 5000
100 do do so 5000
$50 do do 20 5000
1000 do do 5 10000
Reference in regard to the Real Estate, F. J.
V1sscHER & Co., Real Estate Brokers, New York.
Orders, (post paid,) with money enclosed, 10 be
addressed ]. w. HOLBROOKE,
Secretary, POS Broadway, New York.
CfThe Engravings in the catalogue are now
ready for delivery.
| Nov. 10, lS54-6m.