Taylor & Adams was an engraving firm in Boston, Massachusetts, in the mid-19th century, established by James L. Taylor and Thomas W. Adams.[1][2][3] The business operated from an office in Joy's Building on Washington Street in the 1850s and 1860s. Clients included the Boston Herald[4] and publishers Lee & Shepard.[5]
References
edit- ^ Boston Directory. 1850, 1851, 1861, 1864
- ^ James L. Taylor continued as a wood engraver in Boston through at least 1873. Cf. Boston Directory, 1873
- ^ New York Public Library. Retrieved 2010-06-04
- ^ "Massachusetts Historical Society".
- ^ Henry Morgan. Ned Nevins: the news boy, or, Street life in Boston. Boston: Lee & Shepard, 1867.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Taylor & Adams.
- Mass. Historical Society. "Restoration of Dr. Parkman's Skeleton." Engraving by Taylor & Adams, 1850. Published in: Trial of Professor John W. Webster, for the Murder of Dr. George Parkman (Boston: John A. French, 1850. Page 25)
- New York Historical Society. The Mansion of Happiness, 1864.
- RootsWeb. Photos of James L. Taylor and his family
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Illus. for The Experience of Thomas H. Jones, who was a Slave for 43 Years ca.1857 -
Illus. for The Experience of Thomas H. Jones, who was a Slave for 43 Years ca.1857 -
Ad for Taylor & Adams, 1861 -
Illus. for Ned Nevins by Henry Morgan, ca.1867
