Bookends

Title

Bookends

Subject

Bookend

Description

Bookends in a “L”shape. The end of the bookends have thin leaves etched into the wood. There is a screw in the back of each bookend to hold the bust on the other side. 1/ One of two wooden book ends with a bust of a man with hat on in traditional dress. He bust has a stern look on his face. 2/ The other end of the book end is the bust of a woman wearing a bonnet and in traditional dress. She has a stern look on her face.

Inscription: “Van” etched in the side of both busts.

Creator

Tabatha Butler Photographer

Source

1949.3.54/1-2

Publisher

Idaho State Historical Society

Date

Circa 1949

Contributor

Idaho State Historical Society

Rights

Idaho State Historical Society

Relation

Still image of bookends in Merci Train collection

Format

Height: 6.75” Width:3.75” Length:6.25”

Language

French

Type

Still image

Identifier

1949.3.54/1-2

Coverage

Idaho State Historical Museum's Storage

Files

1949.3.54a.JPG
1949.3.54b.JPG
Date Added
December 14, 2011
Collection
Idaho Merci Train Collection
Item Type
Still Image
Citation
Tabatha Butler Photographer, “Bookends,” Idaho Merci Train, accessed April 25, 2024, https://idahomercitrain.omeka.net/items/show/19.