Category: Books – Other

William Henry Withrow’s book The Native Races of North America was published in 1895 and included two images by Farny…. read more 1895: The Native Races of North America

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 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

1881 marked the ninth Cincinnati Exposition since the first post-civil war event in 1870. Eight years after the first event,… read more 1881-09: The Cincinnati Exposition Sketchbook

In 1880 poet John James Piatt released a massive 742 page tome of poetry that included 300 illustrations titled “The… read more 1880: “The Union of American …” Illustrations

John James Piatt’s book “Idyls and Lyrics of the Ohio Valley” was released in December 1880. The book of poetry… read more 1880-11: Illustration for “Idyls and Lyrics ..”

With Christmas 1880 approaching, the Cincinnati Enquirer announced on December 7th that “Frank Freitch” had released a new book, “The… read more 1880-12: “The Snoozer”

In 1880, Peter G. Thomson & Co. Publishing released a new book written by William J. Shaw and illustrated by… read more 1880: “Solomon’s Story”

A September 25th, 1875, advertisement in the Cincinnati Daily Enquirer, page 5, announced that D.J. Kenny’s Illustrated Cincinnati was available… read more 1875-09: “Kenny’s Illustrated” Sketches

A month after Henry Farny departed for Europe in August of 1875, along with Frank Duveneck, Frank Dengler, and John… read more 1875-09: “History of England” includes Many Farny Sketches