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The Hold-Up
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The Hold-Up
The Hold-Up
George Hand Wright
(American, 1872 - 1951)

The Hold-Up

Wash on illustration board
n.d.
15 1/4 × 16 1/2 in. (38.7 × 41.9 cm)
82.16.274
Gift of Jane Collette Wilcox, 1982
Not on view
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Title Illustration for "The Devil's Slide"
Title Illustration for "The Devil's Slide"
George Hand Wright
1906
A Distant View of the Residence of Samuel Spotts, Spring Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania
A Distant View of the Residence of Samuel Spotts, Spring Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania
G. T. Wright
May 31, 1868
New Story Magazine, cover illustration
New Story Magazine, cover illustration
N.C. Wyeth
1912
Down We Went Together
Down We Went Together
Frank E. Schoonover
1901
There Used to Be a Gang of Kids around These Parts, and What They Wouldn't Swipe They Couldn't Carry
There Used to Be a Gang of Kids around These Parts, and What They Wouldn't Swipe They Couldn't Carry
George Brehm
1935
Eccentric Old Man Walking in Park
Eccentric Old Man Walking in Park
George Benjamin Luks
1890
Historic Bits.  Too Late.  Result of Cornwallis's Decision to Defer his Attack Until Morning on "That Fox Washington."
Historic Bits. Too Late. Result of Cornwallis's Decision to Defer his Attack Until Morning on "That Fox Washington."
Will Crawford
1901
Plate #23 | And further still, to dash his hopes, | He saw audaciously advancing | Three Plantain Mountain Kick-e-lopes, | Whose specialty is tight-rope dancing.
Plate #23 | And further still, to dash his hopes, | He saw audaciously advancing | Three Plantain Mountain Kick-e-lopes, | Whose specialty is tight-rope dancing.
Royal Lacey Scoville
ca. 1915
"War Is the Only Chance for a Poor Man,"  He Laughed.
"War Is the Only Chance for a Poor Man," He Laughed.
Frederic Roderigo Gruger
1927
That Was the Beginning of Our Life with Uncle Jake's Folks
That Was the Beginning of Our Life with Uncle Jake's Folks
Harvey T. Dunn
1938
On a Rude Throne Sat the Mother
On a Rude Throne Sat the Mother
Elenore Plaisted Abbott
ca. 1914
A larger image is unavailable for this object due to copyright, trademark or related rights.
David Balfour, cover illustration
N.C. Wyeth
1924

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