Burlington tri-weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1852-1855, 1855-01-23
THIRD YEAR. VOL. mo 80.
AMERICAN ARTISTS, UNIONt!

iFTNHE AMERICAN ARTISTS UNION would respect
Il fully announce to the citizens of the U. States
and the Canadas that for the purpose OF CutivatnQ
taste for the fine arts throughout the conutry, and
with view of enabling every family &c become pos
sessed Of a gallery of Engraving
/ By THE FIRST ARTISTS OF THE AGE,
They have determined in order to create an
sale fyr their engrayngs, and thus not only give EN-
pioymert 70 large nunblr Of artists and Others but
inspire among our c0untrvmen taste fOI works Of
art to present to the purchasers Of their engravne
when $50 900 Of them are sold,
100000 GIFTS, OF the actual cost Of $50 OOO
Each purchaser Of One Dollar Engraving there
fore, receives only an engraving richly worth the
monev, but also ticket which entities him to one of
| the Gifts when they distributed.
For Five Dollars. highly finished Engraving
beautifully PAINTED in OIL, and FIVE GIFT
TICKETS, will be sent; or FIVE DOLLARS wo. {
splendid Engravings can be selected from the Cata
Ogue
Of enc Of the Engrayings can be at the Office Of
this paper. G.
For each dollar SENT an en-, raying actually worth
that sum, and Gift Ticket will Immediately be for
warded. @s 81 fts& i4t7tc
AGENTS:
The Committee believing that the success of this
GREAT NATIONAL UNDERTAKING will be materially
promoted by the energy and enterprise of intelligent
and perseverng agents, have resolved to treat with
such on the most liberal terms
Any person wishing to become an agent by sending
(post paid) 81, WILL RECEIVE BY RETURN OF NAIL, a
spcctus, Catalogue and all other necessary nforma-
ton. a@
On the final completion Of the sale, the Gifts viii
be placed in the hands OF COMMITTEE of the PUR-
CHASERS to be DISTRIBUTED, due notice of which will
be given ougkout the United States and the Cana
das.
LIST OF GIFTS:
100 Marble busts of Washington, at 500, $4,000
100 I" ' Clay 100, 10000
100 Webster, 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 It. each so 5000
500 steel plate Engravings, brian:
ly cold in oil, rich gilt frames 24A30 5000 |
inches each
II 900 elegant steel plate engravings,1
colored in oil, Of the WASHINGTON 4 10000 |
MONUMENT, 20x26 in. each,
237, ,000 steel plate Engravngs 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, -4I,OO0 !
frstclass dwelling, in 31st ST., n.
Y. City, $4,000 |
% building lots in 10l and 101 SITS, N.
Y. City, each 25x100 ft. deep, at 1000 $4,000 |
100 Villa sites, containing each 900
square feet in the suburbs of II.
Y.City, and commanding a mag
nifcent view Of the Hudson Riv-
er and long Island Sound, ut 500, $4,000 |
10 perpet tual loans Of cash without
interest, or security, of $3.50 each, 5000
70 '' Z" . 100 % 5000 /
200 Z" 80 8. 5000
80 f" /" 20 5000
1000 Z" Z" % 10000 |
Reference in regard to the Real Estate, FJ VIss-
HER & Co., Real Estate Brokeas, New York. Orders
post paid with money enclosed, to be addressed.
j. w. HOLBROOKE,
See'ry, sos Broadway, N Y.
GS-The Engravings in the Catalogue are now
eady for delivery.
October 10, lS54-Gmo.