Historical and commercial sketches of Washington and environs: our capital city, "the Paris of America"; its prominent places and people .. Its improvements, progress and enterprise .. . e handsomest sin-gle article of ornament or use—peacockscreen ; certificate of merit—for the hand-somest article of ornament or use. NewYork, 1883 : Bronze medal—for the bestbird in the entire exhibition—WoundedHeron; silver medal—for the best gen-eral exhibit. General average medal—for mammals, birds, reptiles, and of honor—for general excellenceof birds. Diploma of honor—for reptilesas showing
Historical and commercial sketches of Washington and environs: our capital city, "the Paris of America"; its prominent places and people .. Its improvements, progress and enterprise .. . e handsomest sin-gle article of ornament or use—peacockscreen ; certificate of merit—for the hand-somest article of ornament or use. NewYork, 1883 : Bronze medal—for the bestbird in the entire exhibition—WoundedHeron; silver medal—for the best gen-eral exhibit. General average medal—for mammals, birds, reptiles, and of honor—for general excellenceof birds. Diploma of honor—for reptilesas showing difficulties overcome. Specialprize—silver medal—for the handsomestdisplay of articles of ornament or use,making a total of thirteen prizes, beingthe greatest number awarded a single ex-hibitor. Mr. Webster was born and edu-cated at Hudson, New York, and finishedhis profession with Prof. H. A. Ward, ofRochester, New York, the leading taxi-dermist institution of the world. establishment is a fine acquisi-tion to the art ranks of Washington, andis being liberally patronized by all loversof the art in this and adjoining cities. WASHINGTON CITY. 133. ROYAL BENGAL TIGER HEAD. MOUNTED BY F. S. WEBSTER FOR MESSRS. IVISON, BLAKEMAN, TAYLOR & CO, AS A TRADE-MARKFOR SPENCERIAN PENS AND WRITING-FLUIDS. 134 WASHINGTON CITY.
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