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There may still be, somewhere out there, a baseball-bat painted by Farny for actor-comedian John A. Mackay. According to a… read more 1880s: Farny paints a baseball-bat

Farny and Felix Oswald teamed up for this short article on Mexican Railroads, which included a single illustration by Farny… read more 1882: “Mexican Railroads” Illustration

The December 27, 1882, issue of The Continent included a poem called “Lady Yeardley’s Guest“. The writer, Margaret Junkin Preston,… read more 1883: “Lady Yeardley’s Guest” Illustrations

On December 15, 1883, Harpers Weekly published an illustration by Farny captioned with the name A Dance of Crow Indians…. read more 1883: Indian Fire Dance Vs. A Dance of Crow Indians

James R. Murray, a Chicago transplant who left the city after the Great Fire, chose Cincinnati as his landing place…. read more 1883: Sheet Music Picture Title for “Oh, Go Away”

In 1887, Author D. M. Kelsey released a 672 page book Our Pioneer Heroes and their Daring Deeds. Covering a… read more 1887: Our Pioneer Heroes Book

A picture from 1875, readily available on the internet (though there it’s often attributed to 1874), shows Farny, Frank Duveneck,… read more 1875: “Prayer on a Battlefield”

Two 1881 ads appear in the Cincinnati Commercial nearly atop one another offering Capt. Cook Cabinet photos for sale. The… read more 1881-08: Capt. Cook Photos w/ Farny Design

In the December 25, 1881, issue of the Cincinnati Commercial, a reporter mentioned he’d spotted Farny, likely a day or… read more 1881-12: “Silence” & “Early Moon” Painting

A November 07, 1881, article from The Cincinnati Enquirer informed readers that Farny had illustrated, “profusely”, illustrations for a free… read more 1881-11: Winter Cities in a Summer Land, 1881