Half-timbered cottage framed by trees. Drop includes benches in front, a small flower garden at right, a windmill and a fortress/castle in background. On back "Al-Emi-Otto, At" (Albert, Emil, Otto Armbruster) - labeled "Eighth scene, in Black-Eyed Susan, No 4-." For "Black-Eyed Susan," also known as, "All In The Downs."

Sketch of a well with pump surrounded by clipped boxwood. Labeled "our well." Reverse side has a study of the exterior corner of a house.

6 pieces. a. Parkersburg/Brownsville/Fayettesville Civil War sketches. b. Middleton (So. Mountains)/Camp Harper's Ferry in Sharpsburg/Parkersburg/Camp at Shepperstown in Harper's Ferry Civil War sketches. c. Harper's Ferry sketch on back of Hippodrome "postcard." d. Ohio River/Parkersburg/Little Kanawha/Harper's Ferry Buffalo and Fort Civil War sketches. e. Beverly (color) on back of Epidaurus "postcard." f. Picket in flat top/flat top Mountains sketch. 23 July 1910.

Sketch of "Weinburg bei Pochenweiler a Necker" (Vineyard near Pochenweiler on Necker). Reverse side includes a stained glass, curtained window sketch. Dated 7/23/1910.

Floor plan designs for store renovations. Labeled and with notes by Mathias Armbruster.

Sketch for a drop illustrating a "Venetian Grand Canal" filled with boats and buildings on each side. Reverse side displays a design for front curtains and "autumn woods." Labeled "302-K" and includes extensive notes and measurements.

Two sketches on one page. Top sketch is a log house exterior framed by trees. Bottom sketch is an "Exterior Leaf Old Frame House." Includes extensive notes and measurements and is labeled "Morrow 110-L."

Double-sided sketches. Front side has a sketch of log cabins at the left and right with a tree with pumpkins. Labeled "Use for Fissmens(?) show day II." Reverse side has a sketch of a formal garden entrance with an iron gate and statuary. Labeled "Entrance to castle for Chimes of Normandy."

Drop in 3 pieces. a. Geyser in background behind large stone outcroppings. b. Bluff looking over river with a pine tree at the right. c. Panorama of orange canyon/stone mountains. Labeled "Yellowstone Park."

Two sides of an index card displaying Native Americans and settlers in hand to hand combat.

Sketch showing three arches with doors at either side. Labeled "Jerusalem Drop" on back with extensive notes. For Holy Rosemary School.

Double-sided design. Side one. King Phillip's/King John's Tent. Side two. Scene 1, King John's throne room/before the walls of Angiers.

Sketch showing columned buildings with foliage surrounding it. Back side displays rough mountain with horseback riders moving up. Includes note at the bottom about "Drama's Ionic Subjects."

Rough sketch of trees leaning over to the right. Reverse side displays a partial sketch of a castle.

H.M.S. Pinafore cut drop for the Paramount Players at Hartman, Mar 26 and 27. Ship deck with three large mastheads, a double stairway leading to the tiller, and a cabin. Ocean cyke in background with many notes and markings. For the production "H.M.S. Pinafore," also known as, "The Lass That Loved A Sailor."

Rough sketch showing stone castle with heavy wooden gates ("practical gates"). Labeled "Renard."

Drop sketch of a street lined with shops and cafés leading down to a harbor with a sailboat. Labeled "No. 187 E," "Village Harbor Street drop" with several notes and signs on shops.

Pencil sketch of peaceful Spanish countryside from a deep perspective. Includes opening at left "leading" through a walled walkway up to a villa. Hills and foliage are in the in background. Some notes on back.

Sketches for church and blacksmith shop for Robin Hood. "Entrance to Hut" on back drawn on receipt for $100 check from Gateway Club. Includes extensive notes and measurements.

Street sketch showing various shop fronts in an old-fashioned, likely 1920-30s slum. Labeled "was Nigges Street now Slum Street." Retouched July 1934. Reverse side displays a sketch for dungeon drop from Aida with later added note, "296-C Rocky Mountain drop."

Sketch of boat in full sail on water. Boat is facing left and includes a swan prow, 6 sails, and a cabin at the back. Also includes instructional notes, a smaller sketch at the top, and the label "fairy dream boat." Made for Ray Zirkel. March 1937.

Rough sketch of countryside with Mt. Fuji in the background. There are trees on the left and right and a Japanese bridge at the back. Includes bridge/arch sketch on the back with colors labeled.

Detailed sketch of ornate Italian interior with an open door, two arched windows, wood paneling on the lower walls, and a medieval mural above the door. Includes extensive notes on color, size, and history. April 1936. Repainted Oct. 1936

Three separate designs on one sheet. Side A Upper: "Holland-water landscape drop" dated March 1938. Includes billowing clouds and a flat canal. Side A Lower: "Mexican landscape" with desert, rough plant life, and a wide-open sky. Side B: "Pioneer Days-Made for Shriner Show May 6, 1938." Displays covered wagon, miscellaneous foliage, and sun setting on the horizon.

Tropical scene with volcanos in the center at the back. Design includes a hut at right front, palm trees framing the sides, and water surrounding the volcano. Labeled "south American-now Hawaiian volcano-retouched July 1934." Includes additional notes on front and back.

Detailed sketch for Roman forum with classical architecture, a dark sky, and a full moon. There is also a statue/column at the center of the square from a deep perspective. There is a note about the design being used for a "pagent."

Rough sketch of autumn forest that was a design for a cemetery previously. Retouched Dec. 1934. Includes additional notes. Reverse side has a "stage entrance" with brick walls and an open door to the right of center.

Church in early Gothic style. "Made" Sept. 1936. Labeled "Modern Church" and includes several notes. December 7, 1936.

Rough notes and sketch of a portal in classical style. Reverse side is a letter from Buckbee Brehin Co. dated March 4, 1929.

Rough sketches of inner city building on lower half of page. Labeled "look for James Street." Sketch of tree on upper half. Labeled "repainted May 1937." Extensive notes on back.

Notes and sketches for a circus drop made for Dudley Fisher. Reverse side includes a church study with a small arch sketch at the top. Labeled "Big drop." Includes notes on both sides.

Detailed sketch for inner city drop. Made for Palace Theatre with extensive notes on back detailing changes for different productions.

Exact sketch of the lower portion of a frame house and picket fence. Labeled "#11-A Frame House (James)." Includes additional notes and measurements.

Front side displays a "Modern House" with a square box, two windows, and doors. Reverse side includes a "cottage" made of stone and plaster with small-paned windows with a rustic, thatched roof. Labeled "Irish Cottage." Notes and measurements on both sides.

Box set with neoclassical lines, diamond-paned windows, and a door with steps on the right side. Labeled "Sabrina raked set" with extensive notes, which include an alteration plan, "this is how the set is now." Reverse side is letter from Armbruster Studios to the head of a school.

Sketch of log cabin with the sign, "Berry and Lincoln General Store." Several trees found in the background. For Wheelersburg. 24 May 1938.

Exact sketch of toy shop with door on the left. Design includes many shelves filled with dolls, toys, and musical toys. Includes notes and instructions.

2 pieces. a. Labeled "No. 1 Race Track (can be used with Atlantic City Drop)." The left leg is a ticket office and club house and the right leg is a ticket office and driver's room. b. Labeled "Race-track leg No. 2 (also to be used with Atlantic City Drop and arena)." Right side is a betting booth and left is a roofed bar. Notes on both.

Rough sketch of an English-style garden. Design includes an open space with flowers at the center, various trees and shrubbery, and a trellis on the right. Notes on changes and coloring instructions on front.

Drop sketch of Venetian Harbor with sailboats and buildings in the background and stone buildings in the foreground. Includes notes on front and back.

Forest or park entrance surrounded by iron gate with opening at the center. Stone posts topped by cupids with flowers at front.

Sketch for drop of southern villa exterior with a walled garden. Palm trees are inside and outside the wall and the villa is made of plaster. Reverse side displays original plan which was not made. Labeled "Southern Patio and "149A."

Drawing shows elaborate old-fashioned hotel looking onto large body of water. In the foreground are bushes, palm trees, and a gazebo.

Windmill drop for the opera The Red Mill. Includes two windmills, next to two lighthouses. Above is a sketch of a clock and a shoe as a house. Reverse side includes sketches of prop pieces, tents, and balustrades. Right corner is ripped. Jan 1946.

Drop displays stony hills on the left with a wooden framed door. A road curving around hills and mountains are seen in the distance. There is a winged figure seated on the stones at the right. Labeled "Sepulcher," "412-O," and "for Easter." Includes note "angels transparent use flood light" on back side.

Villa at right attached to arch facing a street/bridge lined with awnings. Includes notes on color and measurements. Labeled "Ancient Spanish Street drop" and "288-e."

Rough sketch of garden with loggia with ionic columns at the center. Reverse side displays view of garden from porch with a netted opening at center. Labeled "Pergola cut drop" and "178-I."

Sketch of job office. Design includes desk with signs above at the center, a telephone and door on the right side, and wooden paneling on the lower walls. Reverse side has note to "Melville and Rule."

Ink drawing of multiple cherubs on clouds. Design includes doves at lower right, a target with heart and arrows at the center, and the top most cherub holding two laurel wreaths.

Sketch for church drop with stone exterior labeled "warm gray." Design includes trees and grass surrounding the church, arched doors and windows, and a bell tower. Note on back about the drop being rented to "Sheff Shoe Store." Labeled "160-G."

A rough sketch of an old house on left side. The house is surrounded by an "ancient garden" and there are trees, evergreens, and a stone wall in the background. June 1941. Labeled "451-ScA."

Wall with square door opening, ornamented with Egyptian heads. Labeled "from N.Y. Opera Co.-has legs to match" and "421-L" and includes additional notes and measurements.

Shore with palm trees looking onto water and a small island in water. Labeled "Florida coast." Reverse side displays a sketch of "The Flying Fish Hangar" shack at right and a large overhanging tree on the left side. Notes and measurements on both sides. Labeled "245M"

Sketch of two story house with a columned structure at the left. Labeled "Good Modern Fields Set-House" with extensive additional notes. March 1946.

A small rectangular wall panel of a yellow wall with a red, blue and black bottom border. Panel is topped by two sets of griffons facing painted statues.

2 pre-printed arbor pieces a. Violet arbor set piece b. Rose arbor set piece Possibly cut from a Valentine.

A pair of flat designs of a large arched opening draped with flowers set off by columns. Includes notes and measurements on back.

Castle exterior path set piece in browns and grays from a deep perspective. Possibly for Hamlet.

A rough cut out sketch of a castle on a hill with crenelated towers. Schematic found on the back.

Maquette of castle on a cliff by the sea. Design is predominately in browns and blues and includes several towers and turrets and a dark sky. Rough sketch on the back.

5 pieces. a. portcullis and drawbridge in stone. b. parapet with walk. c. round turret against hinged wall. d. square turret, hinged. e. small portcullis/drawbridge

2 pieces a. arched wooden doorway with rust and blue paneling above. b. wall panel with blue gray lower and upper border, rust wall, and ornate wood work.

2 pieces a. round hinged turret next to stone front with an arched door and two arched windows above. b. similar to a, but with different lines and colors. Some measurements on both.

3 pieces a. rough sketch on the back of a note about the drop. b. small sketch of "colasible palaigin (sic)" labeled "Coburn." c. sketch of unfinished Chinese drop with elaborate carving and large sculpture. Colors are labeled on front, "for Coburn" on back.

Intricate sketch of an elaborately carved lion's cage. Labeled "lion's cage-Ardi." Possibly for Merchant of Venice.

2 pieces a. wall with large mural with openwork, statuary, and cut out niche. b. similar to a but with caryatid columns

2 pieces a. flat with fireplace, portrait above, curtained entryway, and sconces. b. wall section with two doors, white baseboards and yellow walls. Both in Neoclassical style.

A large, brightly colored peacock on gilded bench with its tail fanned out before a stone wall.

3 pieces a. Large door panel with green walls, brown woodwork, and a bookcase at the right. b. Green wall with brown woodwork and a heavy door. c. Similar design with square door at right. Some measurements on back

Elaborate carriage sketch in baroque style.

Pastel drop displaying the exterior of a Spanish-style house in spring. Includes several flowering trees. Labeled "for Nettie de Coursey."

Pastel set piece panel showing green and orange griffin in front of baroque structure. Includes measurements and notes on back.

Elevator door in shades of brown. Labeled "Elevator."

Gold statues of a satyr with a spear warding off a tiger in front of a vividly colored purple and gold wall.

Tribal figure in costume in front of a decorated column that is framed by golden drapery.

A gold statue of a horse rearing as a tiger climbs on its back in front of a green and red wall.

A golden lion crouching on rocks in front of a blue, pink, purple and red wall. 6 x 9 inches

Ivory or marble statue of elephant rearing as it is attacked by tigers in front of a purple and pink wall.

Brown and green walls with double doors. Flags ornament the top of the doors and there is a blue upper border on the wall and a window box.

4 pieces a. An arch fragment with ornate woodwork and a flower mural at top. b. Other half of arch, showing red wall at left. c. A red wall panel with floral upper border and an armament at the left. d. A large arched entrance with armament at the right, red walls, and floral borders.

Partial leg drop showing vivid green plants and trees with bright pink flowers. Done in a cartoon style.

Stone urn on top of a garden pedestal and filled with flowers.

Tall jar with pictures of a skull and crossbones symbol and a devil.

Flat of stair unit with a twisted pole topped by round globe lamp.

Baroque-style pastel piano design with measurements on back.

Simple orchestra platform. Includes notes on back.

Set piece of a yellow balustrade with a keyhole motif. Includes a support.

Design of an upper-story building series of windows with awnings.

Square cut doorway with green and red drapes.

A five globed intricately detailed streetlamp on a pedestal.

Light green walls with an arched doorway opening leading to a rose colored interior.

2 pieces a. Backing to house with twisted arches and a shell center. Labeled "Act II." b. Elaborate gazebo with climbing flowers and diamond-paned windows.

Elaborately covered green and brown arch with black and white marble columns looking into a conservatory. The two pieces are glued together.

Peach colored wall with cherubs climbing a column at the left and a picture of colonial looking man at the right.

Pastel walls decorated with gilded woodwork and floral patterns. Includes a column at the left.

A Balustrade showing a white stone railing topped by five urns filled with flowers and vines. Notes on front and back. The piece is torn.

Partial set piece of an arch displaying mythical animals on a rose colored wall.

Deep perspective of wide blue sea with small, dark gray castle at the right.

Statue of seated Asian figure in green. Notes on back. For Coburn's Minstrels.

Trellis with pink and yellow flowers and an opening on the right.

Adam style wall panel with a green striped wall and white wood work.

Balustrade platform masking with tall square marks and orange and blue decorations.

3 pieces. a. part of gazebo in blues and greens with orange accents and stained glass windows. b. same c. large door opening of building, possibly a cathedral, with vivid colors (hinges removed)

Set piece of balcony with covered turret and yellow columns with blue and red ornamentation.

Free standing grove of trees. Labeled "Act I, sc. II."

Pink and white wall with a domed roof at center. Measurements and notes on back.

White and pastel masking border set piece.

Ceiling or sky panel with wooden beams entwined with flowers.

White and purple orchestra masking with floral pattern.

Balustrade garden stone wall with steps, statuary, vines, and an urn.

Balustrade and stairs piece with honeycomb pattern.

White terrace with lamp posts and flowers trailing.

Fountain in square pool.

4 pieces. a. Wall fragment. b. Wall fragment with star pattern, an urn at the left, and foliage behind. c. Other half of the wall. d. Wall brick with star pattern (a-c set)

Hallway interior with pink striped wallpaper, white woodwork, and large pictures hanging on wall. In 3 attached sections.

4 pieces. For Lasses White. a. Cut drop of club house and caddy shack with notes on back. b. Leg #1 of entrance with an awning. c. Leg #2 of trees and building at the left with flowers. d. Backdrop of golf course.

2 pieces. a. Half of interior wall made of wood with plaster over brick. There is a door is at the center, a fireplace on the right, and a hayloft in the upper left. b. Other half of wall, fireplace, and hayloft.

Painters elevation of olive green walls with red accents. There is a fireplace at the center, a clock and mirror above, and two red doors at the left and right. Reverse shows sketch for fortress with winding road through hills. Probably by Mathias Armbruster.

3 pieces. a. Cut drop with trellis and boxwood hedges. b. Leg drop with boxwood hedges. c. Backdrop of tall spruces, boxwood and square pond at center, all from a deep perspective. (Maquette)

2 pieces. a. Pasture with cows and purple trees. b. Lake surrounded by flowering trees.

Cut out piece of large schooner on the sea with all its masts up.

Egyptian-style columned building in desert land with palm trees.

Stylized statue of panther atop a pedestal with large global lamp on head. Possibly by Mathias Armbruster.

Hinged piece of white stone balustrade with trees behind. Reverse side displays bright green walls with white baseboards.

Powder blue wall with white borders and door and a portrait above the door. Note on the back "Act 2-made Spring 1924-opened at Masonic Cathedral." DeBarr and Filkus mgr.

Balcony drop with a low center opening, green roofs, and seven windows with pink curtains. Labeled "D'este-Rhoads-$25.00."

2 pieces. a. White balustrade with an urn filled with flowers. b. Balustrade with urn and cupid on pedestal.

2 pieces. a. Dilapidated two-story house. b. Brick house with flowers. Labeled "The Amour."

Cut drop for unnamed minstrel show. Floral arc with stereotyped depiction of black musicians and dancers at top. Notes on back.

Detailed drawing of old-fashioned bar with a mirror and fancy bottles behind. Probably by Mathias Armbruster.

2 pieces. a. Sketch of Alexander on Bucephalus spearing a lion. b. Head study of knight in armor holding lance and shield.

2 pieces. a. elaborate ballroom or formal room with murals on all walls and a domed ceiling. Reverse side shows balcony with keyhole motif. b. Closer view of ballroom wall with elaborate floral designs and the same on the reverse.

2 pieces. a. Battleship. Labeled "No water." b. Cruiser or tugboat. Labeled "Black nile." Nov. 4, 1944

Red and gold diamond patterned walls with two arched entrances and one dark wood door. Yellow border "Act III." Measurements on the back. In two pieces.

Interior wall with light blue striped walls, white baseboard, a staircase on the left, and a trinket shelf above.

2 pieces for Lasses White. a. "Coburn's Swiss Set House." Exterior wall of stone with tile roof and green trim. b. Country cottage with flowers and awning. Labeled "Lasses White."

In 3 pieces. First piece is a peach and green wall with an ornate door and columns. Second piece is the same. Third piece is the same but with double doors.

Arched doorway with pink curtains and a purple draped backdrop with gold cord.

Yellow and green walls with a green upper border, green baseboard and a door.

"Camp backing-transparent effect" marsh drop in purples and yellows with tree forms and a swamp-like bottom.

Red and brown gothic window flat with O-X-O design. Labeled "Act 3rd."

a. wall fragment. b. stone/plaster. c. half-timbered wall with fireplace and wooden door. In three pieces. Previously attached.

2 pieces. a. Elaborately designed drop with Arabic influence, probably by Mathias Armbruster. b. Original piece, labeled "made for the Great Lafayette Feb. 1901."

4 set pieces. a. Partial stair unit with scalloped balcony. b. Picket fence with bushes. c. Wrought iron fence with stone pillars. d. Picket fence.

2 pieces. a. Cut drop with three palm trees. b. Leg drop with palm trees. For Lasses White.

Light green wall panel with white borders and double hung window with blue paneling.

Wooden church with cut out door, an overgrown yard and a large tree. "Hartwell Act," "Made for Shrine Show 1935" and more notes on the back.

Detailed sketch of column base design. Probably by Mathias Armbruster. Watermark in profile labeled "Bryant." Oct. 16, 1893.

Neoclassical wall flat made up of yellow walls with peach and blue trim and white arched French doors. Probably by Mathias Armbruster.

"Moonshine drop" of waterfall in wooded mountains with a cave at the lower right. Includes instructions about "transparent effect."

Ornate floral wallpaper or brocade design. Probably by Mathias Armbruster.

Flat wooden bridge spanning rocky ravine.

Leg drop ripped in two pieces. First piece is the top part of leg drop with a blue, green, and red border. Second piece the right side of the leg drop with a sarcophagus leaning against the wall. Ripped into two pieces.

Islamic style large rounded arch with vivid pink columns looking over harbor onto Mediterranean town. There are armaments above the arch.

Set piece of fortress/castle of sandstone with purple shadows. Deep perspective labeled "Act 5th Scene 1st-changed to cut drop."

3 pieces of a whole. a and b. fragments of wall. c. Brown, possibly wood, wall, which is elaborately carved with figures and arched doors.

2 pieces of a whole. a. Wall with carved figures and busts. Includes an arched doorway, a fireplace on the left, and a Medieval mural above. b. similar, but with no fireplace.

Model for throne platform with a domed roof. The throne has a tasseled seat, chair arms are a griffin, and there is a winged dragon behind it.

Buddha meditating in ornamental shrine with fans and peacocks. A small figure is kneeling and praying before statue. Labeled "Japan." Measurements are on the back.

Drop labeled "River Seine Paris." Blue water is in the foreground and a purple/blue cityscape in background. Marked as drop "No. 507.z."

Colonial plantation garden drop has a tall columned porch on the left, flowers and trees in the foreground, and a field in the background. Labeled "colonial set." Oct. 12, 1921. In a deteriorated state.

Backdrop of cotton fields from deep perspective made using a "ripple effect." Rows of plants are attached to the drop and pop up. Labeled "Prologue cotton plantation" with extensive notes on the back.

Two corresponding pieces of mountain wings. Blue in the back and brown monoliths in the front.

Wall with balcony window, green drapes, an elaborate urn, and a green upper border.

Wall panel with green and purple striped walls and gold and purple lower border. The left panel has a design of a stylized crane in front of a circle. In art nouveau style.

Front side displays café interior empty with plaster cracking and glass broken. Reverse side displays a different view of the café with patrons and more exact lines.

Wall with two and a half arches and a possible window at the center. Probably by Mathias Armbruster.

Two corresponding pieces of wall flats with multiple cut out windows. Stamp on back reads "This is the property of Moses and Hamilton."

Circus drop with a ticket office on the right and act boards on tent at the right. Tent has a sign for "The Great Bingling Animal Circus."

Sketch of a rural scene with half timbered houses behind a bridge. Labeled "Kemph Bros."

Airfield drop with a hangar on the left side, a biplane in the foreground, and a windsock at the rear. Labeled "aviation drop-no legs." For Lasses White minstrel company.

Blue and yellow flowering trees, stone pillars and a small platform at the center.

2 pieces. a. Wall fragment with floral wallpaper and carved wood paneling. b. Elaborately decorated arched entrance.

Sketch of dilapidated rural neighborhood. Labeled "The Cellar Club, Blackberry St." 10.5 x 7.5 inches

Set piece of exterior corner of a building with columns and vines on the left side. 5 x 11 inches

3 pieces a. Partial rough sketch of car/carriage. b. Sketch of "swan ship" and wagon with several notes. c. Simple wagon sketch. For Coburn's Minstrels

Mural of naked women in strange poses. Some figures seem to be classically inspired. 37.5 x 6.5 inches

5 pieces a. photograph of religious structure, possibly an altar piece. b. photograph from Baker Art Gallery of a castle set. c, d, e. different photos of a battleship front.

Several miscellaneous scraps and fragments, envelopes, and invoices.

Miscellaneous items that include luggage tags, index cards, and small sketches.

Larger simple sketches, prints, clippings. Includes house exterior, church exterior and violin.

Cut drop Mexican Arena sketch displaying a wall with two doors, a flag behind the wall at the center, and covered seating structures at the left and right behind the wall. Labeled "to be used-with Arena backing" and "209.J."

Wide-angled perspective of Western ranch with mountains in the distant background, fenced fields in the foreground. Labeled "See B." and "323." Feb. 1937.

Rough sketch of Arabian building on a large body of water with sailboats in a harbor. No. 23A.

Red wall panel draped behind with gold cord. Includes elaborate gilt work, gold column on left, and an urn with flowers beside it.

2 set piece designs. Building corners with classical columns, plants, and reliefs.

A black circle design with a white outline and stylized circular flowers in green, orange, yellow, red, and blue.

Rough design of tree and curling banister gate end set piece.

Set piece flat design of a house interior with a green wallpaper with purple flower designs on it. Includes a white fireplace with a clock and mirror sitting on the mantel and a white door with white trim and brown accents to the right of the fireplace.

Design of tan/cream exterior of a 2-story house. Includes 6 windows with green shutters and light blue drapes and a brown front door. Vines with pink flowers are growing on the left side.

Design of a tan straw hut entrance exterior set piece with a brown palm tree to the right and green palm trees in the background.

Rough design sketch of a basic 2-wheeled wooden wagon trailer set piece.

Very rough sketch of a "Painsville" town railroad crossing set piece. Includes train in the foreground and the town with a water tower in the background. Labeled "For John Alexander."

4 pages of notes on undersea drops for Coburn's Minstrels.

8 photographs of Armbruster and Sons studio. Includes studio exterior and interior and street.

Pamphlets for the Lehigh Valley Railroad (1903), City of Chillicothe (1946), and Hi. Henry's Minstrels (1907).

German poem for the New Year 1866. "Der träger des Westboten an seine geneigten Leser zum neuen jahre 1866."

Notes and lists on Armbruster collection for the Ohio State University. Includes The Ohio State University Theatre Collection Bulletin No. 12, 1965.

Programs for several concerts including: "Un Ballo in Maschera" at Metropolitan Opera House, Haydn String Quartet, Violin and Piano by Alma Borneman and Robert Middleton, and Hans Von Schiller piano recital from 1891.

Pittsburg Plate Products catalog and magazine with articles on painting. January/February 1941. Cover includes a large battleship color photograph.

Full "The Connoisseur and Society Journal" from July 22, 1905. No mention of Armbruster Studio.

Columbus Männerchor materials including: financial information, receipts, lists, and a "Constitution and By-Laws of the Columbus Männerchor" booklet. 1930-1940.

Typed donation lists for Columbus Männerchor concerts from 1939.

Columbus Männerchor 125th Anniversary souvenir program, "A Return to Yesteryear." In English and German. October 1973

Miscellaneous correspondence of M. Armbruster and Sons. Envelopes dated 1926, 1938, and 1946. Includes long handwritten letter in German.

M.C. Lilley Masonic supply catalogs No. 223 and No. 257. Also includes Masonic presentation and reunion programs from 1939-1940.

12 black and white photographs of actual Armbruster sea/water set drops. Mounted on cardboard and covered with protective coating.

11 black and white photographs of actual Armbruster garden set drops. Mounted on cardboard and covered with protective coating.

12 black and white photographs of actual Armbruster architectural structure set drops. Mounted on cardboard and covered with protective coating.

3 prints by Maxfield Parrish from a 1927 Correll Electric Co. calendar. Prints are of solitary young women posing on steps at night.

53 overexposed color photographs of large Armbruster sets in the OSU Theatre collection. Includes buildings, gates, and houses.

Newspaper clippings of photographs and small advertisements for Laurel and Hardy.

Photographs, magazine clippings, and notes for Keystone Cops.

Clippings and advertisements for King of Kings.

Catalog pages for exterior set drops by R.L. Groush and Sons with listing and dimensions on the last page.

Photographs of Columbus, Ohio home from multiple angles.

Articles and materials on Armbruster from the Clintonville Historical Society. Includes Mathias Armbruster biography by Leeann Faust.

Checks and banking statements from 1927 for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio.

Checks and banking statements from 1930 for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio.

Checks and banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1935.

Checks and banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1936.

Checks and banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1937.

Checks and banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1938.

Checks and banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1939.

Checks and banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1940.

Checks and banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1941.

Checks and banking statements from 1942 for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio.

Checks and banking statements from 1943 for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio.

Checks and banking statements from 1944 for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio.

Checks and banking statements from 1945 for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio.

Checks and banking statements from 1946 for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio.

Checks and banking statements from 1947 for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio.

Checks and banking statements from 1948 for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio.

Checks and banking statements from 1949 for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio.

Checks and banking statements from 1950 for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio.

Checks and banking statements from 1951 for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio.

Checks and banking statements from 1952 for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio.

Checks and banking statements from 1953 for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio.

Checks and banking statements from 1954 for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio.

Checks and banking statements from 1955 for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio.

Checks and banking statements from 1956 for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio.

Loan repayment books for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio. 1935-1946.

Tax forms and receipts for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio. 1938-1950.

Banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1935.

Banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1936.

Banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1937.

Banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1938.

Banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1939.

Banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1940.

Banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1941.

Banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1942.

Banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1943.

Banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1944.

Banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1945.

Banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1946.

Banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1947.

Banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1948.

Banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1949.

Banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1951.

Banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1952.

Banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1954.

Banking statements for M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio from 1955.

Green design book with illustrations and designs for "illustrators, painters, graphic artists, decorators, sculptors, and architects." In German. "Eine Sammlung von figürlichen darstellungen, kunstgewerblichen verzlerungen, plastischen ornamenten, dekorativen tier- und pflanzen-typen, allegorieen, heraldischen motiven, trophäen etc." "A collection of figural representations, crafts verzlerungen, plastic ornaments, decorative animal and plant types, allegories, heraldic motifs trophies, etc."

Light brown design book with art nouveau illustrations. Series VI. In German. 1907. Published by Christian Stoll.

Scene wall that includes 3 large openings with red drapery, 2 windows with blue drapery, and a green panel over main door. Upper class/royal setting made for Plattsburg O. School Senior Class, March 1927. Extensive measurements and notes on back. 1 piece.

Three piece Baroque style set: a - Ballroom(?) set, stairway with gilded statues, 7 arches, red drapery, and palm trees. b - Border with three curtained arches, labeled "first part-border 3" by Al G. Fields. c - Border of large curtained arch with chandelier, labeled "2d border"

False proscenium with large arch and four smaller openings, mostly brown tones and intricate openwork on arch. Interior. 18th Century style.

Large draped opening with 2 carved columns and lamp hanging down from center labeled: "22x38"

Multicolored proscenium arch with garlanded top and 2 surrounding columns. Labeled "Act 2." Classical style with simple lines.

Pencil rendition of stone prison with vaulted ceilings, narrow windows, lamp from ceiling, and wooden door in background. Deep, narrow perspective.

Scene wall of double stone arch and 2 tapestries with battle scenes suggested on far left and right of wall. Includes 3 sets of armament with 1 on each side of the double arch and 1 above it. Armament above arch emblazoned with bird, labeled "raven". Multiple watercolor stains.

Scenic rendering interior drawing room, which includes 9 wall panels decorated with nouveau stencils in cream and yellow colors. Gilt chair and table, gilt and red "loveseat", red carpet and small green tiled fire place. Also includes 2 penciled-in lamps on mantelpiece and a globed chandelier hanging from the ceiling. Art nouveau style.

Drop of café with very deep perspective and classical architecture. Long, columned room with balcony surrounding the room. Includes a paneled ceiling with 3 chandeliers, doors at immediate left and right, and also at the end of room. Colors are primarily purple, yellow and green and the floor is in pencil. Labeled "Act 2 Parisian café" on back.

Double-length rendering of church with stone walls, one main archway, 2 red doors, barred window arches with intricate ironwork, a painting of Jesus at far left, and a candle-stand at far right. Roman style architecture. Labeled "Durand 11 pieces - shipped Feb. 07." Roman style architecture.

Multicolored conservatory in browns with lush green, blue, and pink foliage. Includes Intricate openwork and extensive measurements and notes on the back from Homer Milar(?)

a - Corner fragment of wall paneling with tape on back. b - Wall panel with ornate wall coverings in red and green. Includes a paneled and carved door and the lower and upper wall. c - Large, ornate wall with multiple carved arches. Includes a large, mirrored chest of drawers right of center, much gilt work, and a red and green wall covering.

Model of Tudor style hunting lodge in disrepair. Includes wooden structure with plaster walls, picture of Henry VIII and ship. Also includes deer skull hanging from center loft and 4 diamond-paned windows above center and 3 square-paned windows below. Extensive measurements on back and labeled "III Act."

Cut drop of Tudor half-timbered hunting lodge with large arched opening at center, 3 other doors, wood paneling on lower walls, and a fireplace. Includes 2 deer heads on walls, decorations, a grandfather clock, miscellaneous jars and pictures.

Large drop in sepia tones featuring one centered arch flanked by 2 smaller arches. Baroque style with extensive paneling and decoration. Labeled "Act 2 Scene 2."

Brightly colored cut drop with intricately decorated center portal. Includes 3 other arches, Caryatid-like columns, classical scenes on upper wall panel, and 2 large paintings. 1 painting at far left (nude) and 1 at far right (Toulosse-Lautrec dancer). French Baroque-Rococo style salon.

Maquette in 4 pieces: a - wall fragment: one column at right, mirror at left with paneling and gilt. Labeled "13 Set R" b - arch fragment: pastel colors, gilt and baroque decoration. c - paneled wall in pastels, with double doors and columns. d - paneled wall with archway, columns, and Baroque decoration, labeled "Alcove 10"

3 piece set. a. Large ceiling/background panel with carved columns, mirror with pediment and primarily in reds and yellows. b. Large wall panel with classical relief on upper wall, two Corinthian columns, and a large opening at center. c. Similar panel to b but less ornate and with measurements on reverse side.

2 piece set. a. Drop of Kitchen with wooden floors, vaulted ceiling, one open window, one door, and a large cupboard. There are notes on front and notes and measurements on back. According to notes, takes place in Kentucky. b. Drop labeled "kitchen or tavern big drops." Drop has large opening at center, wooden construction, and auction sale sign.

3 piece set. a. Highly detailed wall panel with wood paneling on double door and half of wall, green upper walls, and red curtains. Includes intricate carving/decoration. Labeled "Chillicothe selection… Th. A Jude Garde." b. Wall panel with stain glass windows, baroque decoration, green walls, and red curtains. c. Wall with curtained opening, columns, and intricately carved half rose window.

Cut drop of dark green walls with two windows backed with netting and 2 doors. Queen Anne/Tudor style architecture with dark woodwork.

Highly detailed interior that is labeled "suggestion for box decoration." Includes pictures of cherubs, rococo embellishment, green panels with pastel decoration, and some small sketching on back.

Wall or ceiling panel that is partially colored in blue, mauve, and dark green. Numerous relief carvings.

Brightly colored gothic cathedral with dark wood and red, blue, green, and purple windows. Includes intricate arches and paneling. Labeled "Otto Armbruster, scenic artist." Some sketching appears on reverse side.

Double sided design. One side includes "conservatory" with deep perspective, many vines, plants, and arches with open ironwork tile floor. Reverse side includes "landscape" with large hill in background, scattered trees and bushes. Signed "A.A."

4 piece set. First piece is a fireplace piece with tape on back and shaded gray. Second piece is a column fragment. Third piece is an arch fragment with ornate green and red paneling and woodwork. Fourth piece is a large wall panel with green and red paneling, gilt, paintings on walls and three archways.

Partially colored walls in grey with ornate orange and yellow flowering designs. Includes green pillars and an eagle over center door opening.

Ink and watercolor rendering with deep symmetrical perspective, early gothic architecture, two rose windows, and several columns. Labeled "M. Armbruster, Columbus, O."

Early 19th century interior with one central doorway and smaller doors at left and right. Includes carved woodwork, red wallpaper, and 2 paintings on wall. Labeled "for Ross Lewis" and has notes and measurements on front and back.

Black and white checkered pattern for possible ballroom floor. Large star pattern marked in center with purple pencil. Includes various notes and markings on front.

Leg drop that includes opening framed with ironwork. Gas lamps and potted palms are located at left and right. Labeled "Tri Lines" and includes other notes and measurements on front and back.

Balcony with 3 columned arches and marbled lower walls. Includes three murals of 17th century people drinking, framed in grape leaves. Also includes green walls topped with red decorated border. Labeled "Act III Maxim's" from The Merry Widow.

19th to early 20th century classroom with red walls, wood paneling, doors, and bookshelves lining walls. Includes globe and map labeled "N. America" and written measurements.

Large wall fragment with door and window openings, a clock on the wall, a blackboard, and wood paneling on lower wall. Labeled "Rex Shea" and "Please Return to M. Armbruster and Son- 249 S. Fron.- Columbus-" Includes various other notes and measurements on front and back side.

Partially colored pencil sketch of 19th century formal room. Includes sofa and chair against wall, a large bay window, a curtained doorway on left, a doorway at right, and portraits on the wall. Sketch of bay window is on the reverse side.

Charcoal sketch of rough wood dugout with 3 openings. Includes M. Armbruster Scenic Studio label on back and is labeled "Dug out interior." There are extensive notes and measurements on the front and back sides.

Pink wall panels with lower and upper borders of gilt and large mirrors on each panel in ornate gilt frames with pink garlands at bottom. Includes second piece that is the same, but larger, and includes a door at far right topped by elaborate gilt and a green garlanded panel.

2 piece set. a. Drop of artist's apartment with exterior of yellow plaster and woodwork and large opening to interior. Includes red curtain with purple walls, a sink, a shelf, an easel, and a slanting ceiling. Notes on front. b. Drop of artist's apartment interior. Includes three doors at center, left, and right, a fireplace at the left, many paintings covering the walls, and a curtained opening into sun room. Extensive notes on front. Labeled "Richard Bulke."

Large bedroom with bed at center and a dressing table with mirror at right. Includes blue and white striped wallpaper and a border of green and pink at the top.

Wall with a large ornately carved wooden door and a smaller door opening at right. Includes wood paneling on wall and dark green upper walls with border of rust and carved wood. Labeled "Gothic Chamber" on reverse side.

Long wall with blue striped wallpaper and a dark green lower border, a flowery upper border, and a doorway left center.

Long, narrow 2-sided panel with multipaned window. Includes brick pattern piece pinned to note "mail to Hank White" and a platform piece labeled "parallel and platform" in purple with green squares.

Part of 3 piece set. First piece has gray walls with double doors at center and two doors on left. Labeled "Design C." Second piece is a square piece of gray matting covered with chalk and labeled "light." Includes M. Armbruster label on reverse side. Third piece is a square piece of gray matting labeled "backing," with various notes and measurements.

Drop done in art nouveau style in 3 panels. Each panel has a door, gray walls with a green upper border, and elaborate nouveau lamps above each door. Also includes wooden base boards. Labeled "Design D."

3-piece model set. a. First piece is a long wall with a bay window on the left, double doors at left center, a picture labeled "portrait of Alice," 2 smaller portraits, and a single door. The walls are elaborately pillared, flowered and decorated at the upper border. b. The second piece is a pillared and arched entrance hall with numerous carving and woodwork, two small archways, and two large archways with stairway. c. Third piece is a large wall, possibly for a ballroom, with four pillars, ornate paneled walls, murals on upper ceiling, and 3 double doors with arched carvings above.

A large archway curtained with the U.S. flag and held up with an eagle. Ionic columns go up to ceiling border at left and right. Includes some measurements.

Partially drawn and painted grand staircase in classical style. The hallways lead to the lower and upper right and there is a classical charioteer mural at top of stairs.

4-piece set. a. First piece is a brightly colored wall with two glass paned double doors and painted woodwork above them. Includes yellow and black walls with an upper border of flowers. b. Second piece is a purple border that has a scalloped edge at the center and is decorated with garlands and fruit. Labeled "grand drapery border," and includes other notes. c. The third piece is a set piece labeled "Tormentor and Flipper." Includes tan walls and floral painting. d. The final piece is a tan drapery border with floral painting.

Long wall piece with two doors at the far right. Includes blue wallpaper, white baseboards, and a light blue border at top. Piece is labeled "made for M. temple," and dated November 1923. Includes extensive notes on reverse side.

Large room with four big windows on upper story that are backed with yellow tissue. Includes moose heads at the right, left, and lower center. The lower room has a double arched entrance revealing rows of tables and shelves at far right.

Two-tiered series of arches that are elaborately columned with gilt and carvings. Includes winged figures at the top of each column. Labeled "Seymour's Happy Family," and includes some measurements.

Sketch of wall with door at the left. Includes four floor to ceiling arched windows with intricately carved woodwork.

A large archway that is flanked by columned portals. Includes vague lines and pink and blue coloring. Piece is Labeled "Act 3."

A large palace entrance hall with a wide staircase at the center leading up to several arched windows and doors. Includes a side staircase with balcony above it at the far right and three columned arches at the left. Piece is in yellow, blue, and sepia tones.

A large agency interior with yellow walls, vaulted ceiling, and pictures over the doorway. Includes window at the left with the text "Vaudeville agency." Bookcases line the right wall and the doorway is at the center. Piece labeled "McCormick's Agency" and includes various notes.

A large false proscenium arch with peacock blue drapes and gold fringe at top. Columns are at the left and right. There are pedestals with potted palms beside the columns and red curtains behind the columns.

A large upscale hotel lobby with curtained doorways at left and right shown from a deep perspective. Includes a Manicure Parlor door at the left, an elevator to the right, and a cash register and lobby sitting room at the back. There is a long note from A. Armbruster to Joe Lane on the reverse side.

A wide sketch of a fisherman's cottage. Includes a door at the far left, a chiming clock, a stairway left of center, a fireplace at center, some cupboards and a window. Possible design for Riders to the Sea. Also includes fish and nets hanging from the ceiling, half-timber walls, a model ship on the right wall, and oars leaning against the staircase. Piece is labeled "Act II Sc. II."

Bright green wall fragment with white base boards, a white paneled door, and a white upper border carved with medallions. Piece is labeled "Fall of Scene."

A classical mural set in a semi-circle and bordered with gilt garlands. Includes a light green wall border below the mural with garlands and plaques.

A large room with bay window at the left, a door at the center, and stairs to the right. Design includes paneled walls and extensive notes on the reverse side.

Two grand staircases leading up to the same balcony. The balcony is multi-arched and the stairs are carpeted in red tones with elaborate railings.

Elaborately fringed bright green drapery that hangs over a heavily fringed light pink curtain. An opening in the pink curtain reveals gauze with a cross design painted on. Includes some markings on the reverse side.

2 piece cut drop. a. First piece is a section of arch and one full archway in classical style. Includes drapery arches and potted palms on the floor. b. Second piece is the other half of the drop.

Cut drop of wall with elaborate peacock tail design archway. Includes fringe at the bottom and flower motifs. Labeled "backing" and "Godlove"(?).

Neoclassical wall flats with large opening flanked by small door at the left and right. Includes elaborate murals on upper wall and ornate wall coverings and paneling. Ionic columns and Greek urns frame the large opening.

Double sided perspective study with arches and columns.

Drop of a large neoclassical room with grand staircase at center. Includes a large globed chandelier, doors at the left and right, entrances to lower staircase, and a balcony at top left and right. Piece done predominantly in yellows and reds.

Baton layout plan for "Hades" with extensive notes. On reverse side, there is a print of a female nude framed and bordered in brown tones.

Rough three panel model of interior of store front. Includes three large windows and a double door. There are extensive notes and the piece is labeled "made for Shriner Show Nov. 1927"

Leg drop of large central opening flanked by marble columns. A mural is suggested on the ceiling and an arched niche is present on the right wall. There is also an arched opening to left. The piece is labeled "Act 2," and on the back of the central opening there is a note stating, "white sheet to hang back of this."

19th century style 4 piece set. a. First piece is a green and red wall fragment with a lit fireplace and mirror above mantel. b. Second piece is a fragment with doorway and portraits hanging above. c. Third piece is the same as the second piece. d. Last piece is the largest panel, and includes a stained glass window and a forest mural at top of all panels.

Cut drop of framed opening flanked by arched conservatory walls with various foliage and grillwork at the bottom.

Glass ceiling panel covered in vines. Includes some measurements and sketches on the reverse side.

6 panel model of possible living room or study in 19th century style. Includes a large bookcase next to the door, a window at far right, and miscellaneous portraits and flags on wall. Labeled "Act 2."

Model of room with green woodwork and brown walls. There are two doorways, a large window curtained in red, and a fireplace with a large panel above it. Includes some notes and measurements.

Baroque wall flats with a red-curtained archway to the right. Includes elaborate stained-glass window at the left, Renaissance murals on the wall, and small arches at the top.

An Arabian interior set with arched and curtained doorways. Includes elaborately decorated arches and a large chandelier hanging from the center ceiling. Sketch of ancient Greek/Roman woman fishing is on the reverse side.

Cut drop of double grand staircase with caryatid columns, lower and upper railings, and arches supporting stairs. Labeled "act I cut drop."

Drop of grand staircase in deep perspective with an arched and vaulted ceiling. Includes multiple chandeliers and a crowd of people standing on the upper balcony.

5 piece set. a. A wall fragment with armaments suggested. b. A panel of a Gothic chamber; vaulted ceiling, and armaments statuary. c. A large double archway with statue at right and armaments above. d. A large Roman arch with ornate battlement. e. The largest arch. It is crowned with battlement.

18th or 19th century style room with brown striped wall paper. Displays neoclassical lines on door and includes French windows and a fireplace. Piece is labeled "Reed St. John Co." with extensive notes.

Simple leg drop with doors at the left and right. Piece is labeled "hospital leg No. 2- leg No 1. No sketch this will be similar" and includes some measurements.

3 pieces. a. Scrap paper with note about doors. b. A light green wall panel with a green brick fireplace. c. Stark green wall panels with three doors in white.

Detail of rectangular panels decorated with leaf patterns and other designs. Piece is labeled "detail suggestion for ceiling in basement lobby. Ohio Nat. bank."

A predominately green triple arched border opening into a vaulted ceiling with garlands hung from sides.

3 pieces. a. A wall or ceiling panel in ink and pencil. Includes marble and wood panels and ornate flowering designs at center and corners. b. A similar piece to the first one but with grape leaf motif at borders and it is partially colored. c. Fragment of possible support piece.

Model room in possibly 18th century style. Includes ionic columns, a stained glass window, a fireplace, and an armament and shield motif on upper wall.

Ornate elaborately draped doorway with pull cords to left of center.

Arab influenced architecture room with curtained arches, a piano and a stool in the corner.

Wall or ceiling detail with green at right and blue at left. Includes rows of various flowering design.

Intricately decorated octagon paneled ceiling with leaf and flower designs.

Wall piece in eastern style. Includes green walls with vine and flower design, two large windows at center, a round window above, and a series of six small arched windows at the bottom. Some sketching is on the reverse side.

Wall or ceiling panel on canvas with blue panels decorated in gold and red. Includes a rust border.

Long wall panel in baroque style with gothic touches done in brown and gold. Includes ornate carved wood border at top, arched windows, square doorways, and two large mirrors at center.

Loose sketch of cabin with a slanted roof. Includes door at the left, a fireplace at the center, window at right.

Perspective study of church with vaulted ceiling. Includes tiled floor, arched stained glass, and window at end of room.

Pencil sketch of gothic stained glass window in a Roman arch. Design includes Paul on the left and Jesus on the right. Labeled "church window No-SP2A" with extensive measurements and notes. May 1945.

Brown wooden walls with purple and red border at the top. Includes three large windows at upper center, left, and right. The left and right windows are curtained in red. Also includes originally gauze-backed doors below the left and right windows.

Partial drop depicting stone walls, a fireplace, and a partial arched doorway. Piece done In Roman style.

Drop of dollmaker's workroom for Dollmaker's Dream. Includes brown walls with timbered ceilings, a fireplace, cabinets of dolls, thick paned windows, and a work room with shelves. Extensive notes are on the reverse side.

Floor plan with extensive notes and measurements. Includes an orchestra platform, a semicircle of chairs, and a water ripple. Labeled on back "Coburn 1924-25"

Drop framed by trees in fall foliage with large boulders at the front and mountains in the background.

Rough rendering of log cabin in swampy woods.

Sketch of bridge and town for Fredrick the Great. On the reverse side is possibly Juliet's bedchamber interior from Romeo and Juliet.

Two sided study of archways with columns topped by lion-heads and wood carving. Folder labeled "Merchant of Venice- "senate chamber" -H.T. ML 1898"

2 pieces. a. Drop of Portia's Act I Scene 2. Drop of large open terrace with arched walls and high ceiling with a view out into garden. b. Set house in pencil with balcony, tiled roof, and thick wooden door.

Possible Merchant of Venice drop. Loggia wall with intricately cut arches, a flower motif border, and assorted foliage. Split into 2 pieces.

5 piece set. a. A wall segment with arched window in yellow and orange colors with a Venetian design. b. A wall segment with a balanced column and green, orange, and red decorations. c. Same as a and b, attached. d. A larger wall segment with a large arched window. e. A wall with an archway at the center with small arches on either side revealing the stairways. Labeled "Made for Hi Henry this is in rear shed"

A wall fragment with a large archway at right and two small windows at the center. Includes ornately decorated walls with griffin and flower motifs. The archway has elaborately cut work design.

Paved garden in mountainous desert region. Statue of Apollo among shrubbery at stage right, an arch over path with statue on column at stage left, and a round two-tier fountain with Neptune and a sea horse chariot at center.

2 pieces. a. Cut drop for Uncle Tom's Cabin of Angels at Heaven's gate. The circular opening is framed by Angels holding garlands and labeled "to be covered with gauze." Includes some additional notes and measurements. b. Cut drop of golden gates framed by clouds and kneeling angels.

Partial sketch of interior with elaborate columns, drapes, and urns. Piece is labeled "Fancy Interior-Merry Widow."

3 piece set. a. Piece labeled "Radio-leg." A room in neoclassical style with portrait and painting on the walls. b. Piece labeled "Radio Drop." A neoclassical room with fireplace at the center that is topped by three clocks and an elaborate cutwork window. Includes doors at the left and right, miscellaneous pictures, a large bookcase, and a green and white wall border. c. Piece labeled "Radio Backing." A plain blue wall with a red curtained arch at the center.

A medieval set with stone walls topped by battlements. Includes green tapestries on the walls and deeply set windows. Tyler and Maclean.

4 pieces. a. A drop with two large stone portals and a wood ceiling with armaments suggested. b. A leg drop with a wooden beamed ceiling and stone columns. Includes an armament and a deer head on the right side. c. A drop with stone walls at an angled perspective. Includes armaments at the left and right and a draped opening. d. A drop of a large room with a vaulted ceiling, curtained doors, and a view into another chamber. Labeled "palace."

4 pieces, possibly for King John. a. A rose wall panel with tapestry above a steel fortified door. b. Similar to a, but with an armament at the top and no door and a different tapestry. c. A wall panel with wood baseboards, a large portrait over tapestry, rose borders, and an armament. d. A room with rose colored walls and brown woodwork. Includes a curtained door, a hanging lamp, and a fireplace.

3 piece set. a. A wall with a large arched window backed by netting. Includes a red and gold upper border and a view into a possible ballroom. b. A wall with an ornate, curtained and arched entrance with a smaller door to the right. Includes medieval murals on the walls. c. Mustard colored walls with medieval murals. There is a heavy wooden door at center with ionic pediments.

3 pieces. a. A leg drop of trees overhanging circus tents at the left and right. Labeled: "Martha H.7.1 scene 2. Leg drop No. 2 netted" b. Similar leg drop with slightly different tents. c. A drop of trees overhanging with flags in trees and larger tents.

3 pieces a. Piece labeled "Act 4 Cupid 3d leg." Tall evergreen trees at left and right sides and blue sky at top. Part 1 of 2. b. Piece labeled "backing Act 4 Cupid at Vassar." Landscape of circular drive leading to University building. Includes trees at left and blue sky. Part 2 of 2. c. Interior room model with flowered wallpaper labeled "Cupid at Vassar Act 1 scale ½ to foot M. Armbruster and Sons"

2 pieces labeled Quartette. a. Leg drop of white barn. Includes a shelf with a jug on it, a gun leaning beside, and a hat and shirt hanging at the right. b. Cabin interior with rough wood walls and a large fireplace at center. Includes a note to paint snow on window mulleins, as well as other notes and measurements.

2 pieces. a. A street scene with arched opening onto steps. Buildings include awninged doors and there is a starry sky. Includes extensive notes on the reverse side. b. Barber shop interior with a large arched window, beamed ceilings, and heavy wood doors.

Campsite drop includes trees, a cabin, an oxcart, covered wagons, kettles, and hanging furs.

A single house exterior with two doors labeled "brown" and "Williams." Includes two double windows on the second floor and dimension markings.

Pencil drawing of ionic-columned portico with stairs and a balustrade with a planter. A castle is in the background. Back is stamped "property of Otto H. Armbruster Broadway Theatre N.Y."

Leg drop of overarching trees with a teepee on stage right panel and a tent on stage the left. Includes notes on front.

Pencil sketch of trees over arched portico with ornate balcony at stage left. Includes two sets of steps in the center.

Colored print pasted to paper backing. Italian style town square with center fountain topped by a crusader figure. Town houses are to the right and left. Vista of city in the background. Possibly a highlighted print.

Overarching trees over courtyard. Stairs are leading to two story structure with an arch door and five arch windows. Includes a balcony with a balustrade at stage left.

Impressionist watercolor of a city street with row houses and fire escapes. Skyscrapers are in the background.

Street scene with center cutout. "Café menus" over window in second floor balcony at stage right. Label on reverse side "From M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio 249 S. Front St. Columbus, OHIO to fortune-Gallo for approval please return to." Notes in pencil include, "menus, cut drop this to hang is 2. Netted."

Fold over attached arch and Italianate "garden entrance" with side balconies. Includes two center steps and flowering vines. Dimensions are indicated on both the front and reverse sides.

Paved business district with classical and modern elements. An obelisk is at the center and is topped with an eagle. In the foreground is a shop at stage right and a "department store" at stage left. Classical structures and skyscrapers are in the background.

Drop of villa garden with large center arch stairs and military figures. In foreground, there are nice dancing girls with interlocking arms. Includes notes "legs practical" and "this (X) arms must have hole cut out" on the front and on the reverse side, "Front row of figures to have movable legs only" and "These frames to be hinged in pairs-you will notice the places marked X. etc."

Drop of small town center with road dividing Mexico and US with businesses on each side of road. Has a bright and colorful southwestern style.

Exterior cut drop of white picket fence with red mailbox and plow. Autumn leaved trees.

Drop of small church in town surrounded by buildings. Piece is predominantly in browns and greens. Extensive notes on the back, including Dec. 2 and mention of Jack Clifford.

Cut drop of house with columns and trees with vibrant foliage in green, blue, red, and yellow. In 2 pieces.

Drop of "The Greatest Show on Earth" sideshow tent entrance. Advertisements with pictures include "The Tallest Man in The World," "The Spotted Girl," "The Monkey," "Three Legged Man," and "Aurora the Two Headed Girl." Act II Scene 1.

Drop of Noah's Ark docked with cut out at hull of the ship. Notes on front and reverse side.

Drop of tropical area along river with hut made of leaves. Sunny at daytime with palm trees and other foliage. Notes on front include the name David Doloka.

Yellow and green simple rowhouses with ivy and brown hinged doors. Includes extensive notes on reverse side.

Fortified building overlooking busy street with bicyclers and horse riders. Deep red curtain with gold trim. Includes the name HL Reid.

Tan house in country with stone chimney and a flower lined path leading to road into town. For Sophie Everett and Co. Includes extensive notes on the reverse side.

Dark gray/brown stone walled exterior with closed gate entrance and archway to the side. Includes extensive notes on the reverse side, "Act 4 Scene 1 Crypt scene." In two pieces.

Gothic style light brown stone church with columns and a large cutout archway at center with small doors and windows at sides. In 2 pieces.

Light brown abbey entrance with gravestones and green trees off to the side. Notes on the reverse side. "Act V Scene 2."

Red gymnasium with a round tower at the corner and a glass ceiling. Walled off area to the side. There is an archway entrance with a place for a cut out at the front of gymnasium.

White and purple palace on large area of water connected by bridge. Includes a very small island with palm trees in foreground.

court with net surrounded by short fencing and pink flowers and foliage. Trees and a large white house are found in the background.

White cafe with purple trim and red roof. Sidewalk cafe has tables and chairs with a fountain in the background. Notes on reverse side, including "For Eddie Adair."

Large white building with an arcade. Building is located next to the sea with pink flowers and palm trees and a sports court nearby. Labeled "Last sketch" with short note from Albert on the front side. Bottom left corner ripped away.

Log cabin with window and chimney on one side and trees and a fence on the other. In 2 pieces.

Rough sketch of designs and measurements of room made of columns and terraces. Drawn on back of poster for Columbus Maennerchor Picnic, June 7 at Columbia Park.

Seaside garden with arched portico at stage left and palm trees at stage right. A palace or mosque is in the background overlooking water. Includes dimensions on the reverse side.

Two Bavarian rural cottages at stage right and stage left with overarching trees in cartoon style. Labeled "netted" and "2 legs."

A freestanding classic Greek Ionic columned gateway with two trees and hinged supports.

Entrance to a stone mansion. Includes a center door with pediment, two double windows with mesh backing, and a missing stairway.

Mediterranean street scene with houses on each side of the street. Rest of the city and a large domed building are in the background. Includes the notes "windows illuminated" on the front side and "back drop street Act I scene II" on the reverse side.

Simple Impressionist style outdoor café with two tables, chairs, two potted plants, and a structure with arches in the background.

Overarching trees with water in the background and beach in the foreground. Includes a log cabin with porch and chimney at stage right. Labeled "Gauzed center."

Racetrack with crowded viewing stands, flagged cupolas, and a gate running the width of the foreground.

Striped awning with beam supports extending to audience. Includes support piece sketch and the text "synopsis of scenes Act I Nick's Pacific Street Saloon, restraint and entertainment palace at the foot of the Embacadero in San Francisco. Late morning."

Driveway through garden at stage left and a lake at stage right. There is a hotel or villa in the background.

Drop with side masking flats. Includes overarching trees with hanging moss and gazebos on both sides. There are hole punches in the trees.

Wooded campsite with tent at stage left with labeled text "netted camp cut drop. Gauzed drop. Camp tent. Off stage stone."

Overarching trees with a hotel at stage right and a building with window awnings at stage left. Notes on the reverse side, including "made for J.B. Rogers Fostoria O Jan 1917."

Path through wooded estate leading to villa on a small hill with a lake in the background. There are dimension notes on the reverse side.

Estate with view of water in the background, trees, a summer house, and steps with stone railings. Free standing tri-fold background. Columns at the right and left and mountains in the background.

Rural house with screened porch. Includes a flower garden, a red shed with a woodpile at stage left, a path through field to church steeple and mountains in the background. Notes on the reverse side.

White piazza with a columned arbor. Includes stairs leading to a white house overlooking water, an island, and a mountain in the background. Taped to board.

Mountain seaside with sailboats and a clubhouse or hotel. Includes globed lamps that line the water, steps leading from grounds to water. Noted "Golden Gate Drop No 9-A dye-this is some different foreground-ha wall in front-notice thing has webbing." and "NB-compare with hotel del Coronado, San Diego."

American flag on a pole with a cannon in the foreground. Includes groups of tents and a path leading to hills in background.

2 piece set. a. column w/ flowering vine. b. building entrance w/ forced perspective. Double door. Windows, vines.

2 pieces of possible "world fair" set that includes international shops. a. "French Dancers" at stage right and "Norwegian Dancers" at stage left. b. "Egypt" at stage right and "German village" at stage left. With note "finish Leg."

5 pieces. a. Masking flat with painted door. b. Country leg drop with trees at stage right and house at stage left. Notes on reverse side, "2nd leg Act I Scene II" c. Country leg drop with stone gates. Notes on reverse side, "leg drops I Act I Scene II" d. Country leg drops with stone gate at stage right and turret at stage left. With note, "Act I Scene II with leg street." e. Arched gate at stage right and wall at stage left. With note, "2nd leg Act II Scene II."

Stage door with loading dock and fire escape behind theater. Includes Morgue theatre in background and a poster for "Anything" in foreground. Notes on reverse side include, "For Schultz Albion, Mich. Order."

2 pieces. a. Cut drop of house with porch at stage left and tree with hanging seashells at stage right. b. Cut drop of house with columned porch and two chimneys at stage right. Includes tree and fence at stage left.

2 pieces. a. A house with a porch and awning. Includes a balcony with railing and bunting, overarching tropical trees, a sign for "American Naval Club" at stage right, and a balustrade and statue at stage left. b. A balustrade with two lamp posts at stage right and a flag and howitzer at stage left.

3 pieces. a. Eagle top border with cannon and cannonballs at stage right and cannon and crow's nest at stage left b. Flag draped top border with steps to water shack and lanterns stage right. c. Flag draped top border with lanterns stage right and a door with lanterns at stage left.

2 pieces. a. Spanish building in southern/tropical locale with a cannon at stage left. b. Same as a but with a barred window. Both labeled "Act 3 Scene 2."

WWI landing field with biplanes. Tent with sign "headquarters Flying Corp" at stage left.

3 pieces. a. "No 1" Freestanding leg drop. Includes mermaids with a clamshell at top border and a seahorse/man bearing shell and a large conch at stage right. b. "NO 2" partial leg drop with pink shells and plants. c. "NO 3" Freestanding leg drop with shells and vegetation.

2 pieces. a. "4" freestanding drop with vegetation in the foreground and a domed palace in the background. b. Impressionist pink vegetation in foreground and a blue domed palace in the background.

Palace hall or entrance way with tiled steps to an arched entrance that is flanked by two dragons. Signed "Armbruster"

2 pieces. Arabic arch with turned columns and a lily motif in the stencil.

Unfinished sketch of a detailed peacock/bird motif arch base. Other arches lead to sitting Buddha statue in background. Note on background "Wheeling."

Piazza with stairs leading to garden house at stage right and gazebo at stage left. In 2 pieces.

Leg drop with dancing demon shadow at top, a skeleton in an Arabic arch at stage right and a pedestal with statue at stage left.

Large moon and stars looking over mountains. Labeled "scene 1" and "Transparent 9 ft. space."

A throne room with fire and creatures. Labeled "Hell drop" and "Either Idea for Hades drop is ok. Cut for devils entrance not needed." Extensive notes on reverse side regarding color, special effects, and entrances. Also includes reference to seeing Hell drop in masonic work.

City amidst the mountains with a river in the distance. A mosque with a wall is in the foreground and crossed out in pencil with the note "Take this out." On the reverse side a note reads, "I have marked out the Mosque because I think it will make the city look too far away if it needs filling in, bring the city or town closer to cut drop."

A desert city with a mosque in impressionist style. Note on reverse side, "Note paint transparent back up for fire effect. Put light here, use dimensions."

An Arabic arches cut drop with notes on the reverse side stating, "Monogram in center (F + A) Franks and Addington per address box #200 Appleton, WIS-If a painted curtain for opening is desired $12.00."

2 set pieces. a. A demon with dragon and a pitchfork. b. A winged devil with snake. Notes on the reverse side of both pieces state "2 like this reversed 1 on each side of stage."

Intricate cut Arabian style border with windows. Note on reverse side, "I border."

Water scene with fantasy vegetation in foreground, a sailboat in water surrounding, and a domed palace. In impressionist style. On the reverse side, "6 wings 3 borders backing."

A "Great hall" palace interior with a surrounding balcony and three arched entrances. Possibly a mosque interior.

A colorful Arabic palace on water in the background. Includes two dragons flanking the entrance steps and bridge over water in foreground. There is a boat found in the water at stage left.

A classic Japanese landscape design. Includes trees and a small house in the foreground, an inlet with a village, and a snowcapped mountain in the background.

An Islamic style city wall with palm trees at stage right and buildings that include a mosque at stage left.

A shipwreck with an undersea palace in background. The ship is named "Davy Jones Locker" and the piece includes the note, "Undersea drop 28x29 No. 381-M."

A sea floor blue, yellow, and green drop. Includes brown vegetation on the bottom border, and sketched in dragon, shell, and starfish in the foreground.

A Islamic style street market with a striped tent and arched dwellings and shops. Includes two towers in the background.

Curtains and columns with two center openings. Curtains are labeled "exit" and "entrance." Includes possible Masonic iconography worked into columns.

6 piece set. a. A small interior with fountains at stage left and a table at stage right. Looking out to a walled courtyard with a city behind. b. A small cut drop with a tasseled top border and a hanging lamp at stage right and a fan at stage left. c. Reversed alcoves with spears and shield. Labeled "A" and "B." d. Leg drop with a hanging lamp at top border and fans at stage right and stage left. Labeled on back, "leg drop 24x38." e. Flat with arched door and a ball and tassel stencil. f. "Turkey 1st on L" intricate table or throne with a window in the background

Interior of sultan's tent that includes a center and two side entrances. Notes are on the reverse side.

Outside of Islamic city gate entrance with trees and city in the background. Labeled "Nellie Bint" on the reverse side.

South Asian style leg drop with two trumpeting elephants with sedan chairs. Labeled "Act 3 Scene 1" and "made 2 leg drops" on the reverse side.

South Asian city gate cut drop with "sun dogs" in the foreground and five towers with turrets on gate. Labeled "Act 3 Scene 1" and "This set to hang in front of scene 2nd for quick change" on the reverse side. Relates to ARM.E13.209.

"Sorcerer's" entrance with center posts supporting the arch. Includes two skeleton elephants on the sides and two griffins flanking the arch. Labeled "finished" on reverse side.

Stone courtyard with a large "elephant" arch in the foreground and a columned arch with three entrances in the background.

False proscenium or leg drop with ceiling rafters extending toward the audience. Includes an arch flanked by two statues of guards with swords. In southeast Asian or Thai style. Labeled "this is in 3 pieces."

Stone walk with a balustrade and two guard dogs flanking the path. A gazebo and well are in the background. In Asian style.

Arch door with a lion above it. Labeled on front side "oriental set no-" and on reverse side "This was put in Aug 1944 to be used for Harem scene for desert song. At Hartman Theatre Sept. 29 + 30 and Oct. 1" and "Make sign."

3 leg drop pieces. a. An arch with a curtain at stage right, a grill at stage left, and fringed fabric above. Labeled "Faust model" on reverse side. b. "Oriental setting" with columns. Labeled "interior 1st leg drop oriental" on reverse side. c. Columns on the arch side with blue fabric above. Labeled "Interior 2nd leg drop" on reverse side.

Fantasy forest with a beast sitting in some trees, partially hidden. Labeled "transparent cutout" and "Cannibal" at the top.

2 pieces. a. Arabic "carnival" drape over arch with a domed tower at stage left and a building at stage right. In impressionist style. b. Arab street scene with possible Masonic icons. Includes a domed tower and moon at stage left and a building with an arch door at stage right.

Dragon over black arch with a gazebo and fountain at the center, a pagoda with a river at stage right and a bridge at stage left. Labeled "Thurston" on reverse side. Made for Thurston the Magician.

Drop of large steam ship named "ORPHEUS" at port. Includes one window cut out, people on the deck, and flags hung from the steam pipes. In the background there is a blue city skyline, green water, and wooden docks.

Large blue steam ship at dock with wooden dock in foreground and a large portion at the rear cut out. Labeled "naval battle ship."

Airship dock with a tower at the left, a rotating light at the right, and observation decks at the left and right. Includes bright blue sky in background. Labeled "Airship cut."

Interior of train station with a large arched roof, a gateway labeled for departures and arrivals, a train car at left rear gate, and a train upstage right. Labeled "1st act Scene 2 Lucky Jim." For the comedian Lucky Jim.

Train lobby drop with a window at right labeled "Pullman sleeper service," green walls with red and white borders, a clock at the center, an arch with ionic pediments, and a ticket office to the left. In 2 pieces.

3 pieces. a. Front of a steamship with a series of railings, observation decks, door drawn at center, and measurements. b. Partial design of paddleboat, labeled "ROBT. E. LEE." Includes blue upper deck and brown lower deck. Taped to pencil sketch plan of same ship with multiple notes and measurements. c. Rough sketch of interior deck of the ship with a view onto water. Includes an orchestra deck, a salon, and a canopy covering it all.

Long dock at medium-depth perspective with a white and red steamship at the dock in deep blue water and a pink-blue sky. Labeled "ok."

Double-sided piece. First side: Front view of battleship deck with cannons out at center, an observation deck above, and lifeboats at far left and right sides. Second side: Foyer of paddleboat with barrels stacked on the left side and a staircase leading to the upper deck on the right side. Labeled "drop in one 2 wings."

Drop with green body of water, a boathouse to the left and a paddleboat and shipyard at the rear. Labeled "River Levee Drop."

Drop with a rear wheel paddleboat at the right, a dock with cargo boxes in the foreground, a tree with overhanging Spanish moss at the left, and a rear portion cut out.

Deep perspective view of a riverboat with a dock in the foreground and other boars in the river. Includes notes and measurements.

2 pieces. a. index card with rough pen sketch of a ship on one side and a list on the other. b. Half of a ship, named the "Nonsinkatania," with a black hall, two upper decks, and life boats at the top. Includes notes on reverse side.

Train depot with several parked trains.

Train platform interior. Possibly from The Limited Mail.

Black and yellow carpet study, "teppichmuster in Arabischen Styl" (carpet design in Arabian style). By Ph. Armbruster. February 8, 1864.

Blue and yellow diamonds forming Arabic star pattern, "Parket in arabischen styl" (parquet in Arabian style). By Ph. Armbruster. April 1, 1864.

Black and white pattern of crosses and squares, "Vom Grabmal des Königs Midas, Griechischer Stil." (from King Midas' Tomb, greek style). By Ph. Armbruster. 1860s.

Blue, brown and green design of geometrical shapes. Main focus is a large snowflake-like pattern. A sketch of a family at a dinner table is on the reverse side. By Ph. Armbruster.

Two wheel-like patterns in black and shades of gray. The left pattern resembles a pinwheel and the right pattern resembles a flower. By Ph. Armbruster.

Large blue and white pattern of six-pointed stars and three-lobed arches. By Ph. Armbruster.

Large blue and pink ring with four loops at even intervals. By Ph. Armbruster.

Double-sided. Front, left side: design for a chisel and hatchet. Front, right side: beginnings of star design. Reverse, left side: various angular studies. Reverse, right side: brick fireplace sketch.

Church window study in ink, "Gothisches Masswerk von der Westseite der Barfüßerkirche in Ulm" (Gothic tracery from the west side of the Franciscan Church in Ulm). By Ph. Armbruster. October 14, 1863.

Ink study of curves and points. By Ph. Armbruster. August 21, 1863.

Black, yellow, and pink interweaving circles and stars, "parcet in gothischen styl" (parquet in gothic style).

Interwoven star pattern in ink, "Muster von Eingelegter Arbeit mit sechseckigen stern im arabischen stil" (design of inlaid work with hexagonal star in Arabian style).

Large pink pinwheel pattern on black background.

Intricate maze-like pattern of interwoven lines in ink, "Zeeichning auf einer porzellenrase in Musterlager der Centralstelle (sic) für Gewerbe und Handel in Stuttgart, griechisher style." (design from a porcelain vase in the showroom of the central office for industry and commerce in Stuttgart, greek style). By Ph. Armbruster. 1860s.

Pink and black ink design, "Zeichnung nach Stickmuster in persischen stil" (design in the manner of an embroidering pattern, Persian style). By Ph. Armbruster. 1860s.

Pink and blue star pattern.

Ink study of interwoven lines, "Parket in arabischen Styl" (parquet in Arabian style). By Ph. Armbruster. May 26, 1863.

Design for a "Riegelschloss mit 2 Zuhaltungen" (stock lock with two tumblers). By Ph. Armbruster. April 10, 1866.

Lock design, "mit toosischen Zuhaltungen vermehrte Sicherheit" (with "toosischen" tumblers for greater security). By Ph. Armbruster. July 31, 1864.

Design for a type of clamping system. By Ph. Armbruster. 1860s.

Design for a stock lock system. By Ph. Armbruster, 1860s.

Stock lock design. By Ph. Armbruster. August 1866.

Lock design with "Zahnstange mit Gerieb nat, Grösse" (rack and pinion, life-sized) that shows "Schnitt AB" (cross section). Made of "Guss Eisen" (cast iron). By Ph. Armbruster. April 22, 1864.

Perspective study labeled "principles and rules of perspective." Shows point of light, distance, normal, elevated, and high position.

Spiral study with various markings.

Design for a clamp and study of male heads in ¾ and profile on reverse side. September 1866.

View of river town from far bank with steam wheelers in river and a dock area at the center. Note on reverse side, "idea from Wheeling W. Va."

Faint rendering of Asian city gate at the end of a long mountain path, with the city in the background. Note on the reverse side, "Act 3 scene 2."

View from palace interior of Asian city. There is an open entrance at center covered by dome with a viewing stand or prayer call in the background. Instructions are noted on the reverse side.

Blue and beige scene with trees and a villa in the background. People are walking on paved court at the center.

Mountain estate or palace with a minotaur fountain surrounded by mythological sea cherubs in the foreground. There is an acropolis ruin at stage right, a column with a winged figure and a circular garden at stage left, and a palace with an extended colonnade in the background.

Circular paved fountain area in park with a stone bench at stage left, trees at stage right. Background includes a lake, a village, and mountains.

View of N.Y. harbor with silhouette of the Statue of Liberty. Includes a dock with stone stairs in the foreground (possibly Ellis Island) and the city and the Brooklyn Bridge in the background.

Large pool with a center fountain surrounded by a paved promenade. Includes a stone stairway flanked by trees leading up to a palace.

A city scene viewed from a paved promenade with a bridge over a canal leading to a palace. Includes a domed building at stage right, a column with a figure at center and a fair with tower and ferries wheel in the background.

A blue drapery top border.

Layered grey-green grand drape revealing a gold act curtain. On reverse side, notes include "Armbruster and Sons Col.O," "No. 16," and a label depicting "The Falconers" with an additional note, "size of this sketch 20x24 in."

Painted gold act curtain with green top border and crest schoolwork. Note on reverse side, "No. 3 act drop price 80.00 please return at once."

View overlooking river of industrial city. Piece includes a bridge with highway at stage left and is surrounded by a painted ornate gold frame.

Burnt orange grand drape with rounded top and gold bottom borderline.

Green act curtain with a large center area with tasseled valance, sides, and a ground border.

Unfinished rendering of act curtain with brown and green flowered valance. Labeled "III."

Dimensional model of draped box set with a center opening. Pieces are labeled "backing," "ceiling," and "border."

Gold act drop and ground border with blue highlights. Filigree crest with "MS" monogram. Note on reverse side: "Asbestos Curtain No. 11 and Act Drop. Price 100.00."

Green act curtain with gold tasseled ground border. Notes on back: crossed-out with "We select this design, both the drapery to be of color like, or nearly like, the drapery on right side of your design marked on back 'No 5' perhaps some of the colors a darker shade than that in draped curtain at right of design No 5."

Country road with wooden fence flanked by groves of sunflowers. Trees, a lake, and foliage are in the background.

Marsh land with lily pads at stage right and a large tree with palms at stage left. Various trees are found behind the water in the background.

Autumn scene of a clearing in some woods with a lake. The water in the background is surrounded by trees. Signed "Swinburne." Note on back is "W.L. Ferris."

Autumn woods with rushing and rocky stream. Signed 'Albert E. Armbruster 1949."

Country road with snowy evergreens at stage right and pines at stage left. Includes note, "Winter snow landscape-drop No 5042-south-semi opaque painted Oct-1954."

Double-sided rendering. Front side: Rocky cliff with a rocky shore and river with three trees at stage right. Includes cliffs with a waterfall in the background. Labeled "Gypsy camp Design 1." Reverse side: Impressionist style river in woods with a waterfall in background. There is a path leading uphill at stage right. Labeled "Gypsy camp backing No. 2."

Pastel desert scene under blue sky. Includes palm trees at stage right, rocks at stage left, and a pencil outline of mountains in the background. On back: "Khidma Temple Shrine." Possibly a Masonic commission.

View of ocean beach from paved terrace with paths leading to the center pool. Includes manicured grounds with trees and bushes.

Intricate cut drop of a woods scene with overarching branches, heavy foliage on the sides, and dabs of watercolor.

Freestanding leg drop of woods with sky at the top border, evergreens at stage right and trees with top foliage at stage left. Note on back, "3rd leg Act I Scene II."

Wooded scene of birches with overarching limbs covered in snow. There is greener foliage in the background at top border.

Mountain desert scene overlooking an oasis in the valley with palm trees at stage left. There is a mountain range in the background. Note on front, "13th drop" and on reverse, "please return this sketch."

Vista from stony ridge of mountain ranges with three intersecting rivers in center. Seen at sunrise.

Spring or summer scene of tree grove with one small tree at center. There is a grassy field in the foreground.

Drop cut of tropical forest scene with overarching branches. Entrance cut in the trunk of a tree at stage left. Note on back, "black cloth for back of tree trunk visioning."

Drop cut of forest in early autumn with overarching branches with leg missing. Note on back, "1st leg Act 3."

Wooded path leading to a white castle on a hill in the background. Three trees at stage right and shrubbery at stage left. Includes mountains in background and a blue sky with clouds.

Wooded grove in foreground leading to a water area with the setting sun in the background. No on reverse, "I ok this landscape have plenty of moss hanging from trees have large tree right. Wm. Kibble."

Desert scene with small cacti at center, tower mounts at stage left, and buttes in the background with a blue sky with faint clouds. A blank contract is on the reverse side.

Possible oasis or rocky bluff with cactus at stage right, palm tree at stage left, and a flanking center arch.

View of the sea with two small boats in silhouette. Includes a dock with a building at stage left and a blue sky with large white clouds. Labeled on reverse, "Harbor Backing."

2 pieces. a. leg drop of winter scene with overarching trees covered by snow. Labeled "Ice Scene." b. view of river with green bushes in foreground, a snowy tree at stage right, and purple mountains in the background. Labeled "Ice scene Ohio River"

View from pastoral mountaintop with a tree and shrubbery in the foreground with a path or clearing at the center. Vista of a lake in the valley and mountains in the background. Includes a hand-lettered property note on the reverse.

Impressionist rolling field with fences. Includes trees at stage right and a lake with a purple mountain range in the background.

View from paved path flanked by manicured low hedges. Includes stone gateposts at center, two arched trees that form a frame for view of field with fences, and a winding river and mountains in the background.

Country lane with two large trees to the left of the path. A grove of trees in background at stage right. Note on back, "landscape drop No12."

View from rock bluff with a stream in the foreground. Includes a vista of a mountain range and a dark blue sky as the top border.

View from mountain top with a tree silhouette, snow-capped mountains in the background. Notes on back, "York, Penn."

Bridge over river leading up to a castle on a hill in the background. Includes faint mountains in the background and a light pencil sketch of bridge at stage left. Note on back, "castle a little smaller and a little more centre bridge reversed to the right."

Vividly colored view of house or inn with chimney. Includes second structure with chimney behind, trees and a path at stage left, green mountains at stage right, and snow-capped purple mountains in the background. Labeled "Scotch." s

Green act curtain border with two sea serpents flanking a view of a lake and mountains. THe lake has a canoe with two figures in it.

Rocky gorge with river running through center, a tall butte and waterfall at stage right, and a penciled mountain and snow-capped mountain behind in the background. Labeled "Grand Canyon Drop No. 79-5 opaque 22x33."

Long-range view of a distant lake in a sparsely wooded pastoral area in a green-yellow tint. Has a free stand support back.

A field with men working and trees in the background. In the foreground, there is a large green pumpkin with a cutout in the center. Notes include "Coburn show prologue" on the front side and "Coburn Prologue not used" on the reverse side.

Unfinished sketch of possible concert stage. A center stairway leads to a huge lyre on a platform. There are chairs on rounded risers at stage left. Note on back, "Minstrel 1st part." In two pieces.

Checkerboard bottom border drop with a giant yellow lyre at center with a hooded player behind the strings. A castle is seen through an arch in the background. "Olio drop design No 1."

Cut drop of three center arches with a balustrade with columns flanking the center arch. Colors are predominately green with orange border panels. "First part cut."

Aqua lake with yellow, orange, and pink mountains in the background. Labeled "First part Backing Retouched Sep-1936 Mountain and Lake drop." Relates to SPEC.TRI.ARM.E16.315.

A large hotel or villa with turrets and a balcony. Includes five double doors with a practical center door. Labeled "first part set house." For unnamed minstrel.

Arch with curtained side entrances and cherubs with horns and panpipes at top border. Note on reverse, "Minstrel First Part Setting 3 leg drops." For unnamed minstrel.

Huge gold cutout lyre in a rounded frame with columns and stairs on either side. Labeled "Futuristic-first part setting this has none color." For unnamed minstrel.

A wooden arch cut drop in spring with stone wall and flowers on both sides. For Lasses White minstrels.

Cut drop of "first part cut lasses" wooden arch with ground border. Includes a wall and flowers on both sides and a small balcony at stage left. For Lasses White minstrels.

Evening scene with four exterior columns with overarching trees in background. Note on reverse, "Coburn first part set."

Green and yellow proscenium arch with curtained side entrances. Includes columns on both sides of the center opening. Labeled "First part-Leg No 1 The leg no 2 will see the same as this." Relates to SPEC.TRI.ARM.E16.318. For unnamed minstrel.

Fountain on the landing of stone stairs and a view of water and mountains with sunshine in the background. Includes an ink sketch labeled "fountain" in the foreground.

View of a Mediterranean inlet with boats in the water and low mountains and blazing sun in the background. Includes stone viewing area with steps leading to water at stage left and a dock with two columns at stage right. Labeled "first part backing." For unnamed minstrel.

Idyllic garden with overarching flowering trees and a seated man statue at stage left and palms and a lion statue at stage right.

Overarching flowering trees behind two columns with potted flowers.

Flowing trees behind a four-columned veranda. Includes a pencil sketch of the center opening.

A lake with two sailboats and a snow-capped mountain in the background. Labeled "first part backing use new canvas." For unnamed minstrel.

Entrance booth with sign "Wonderland Marvelous" at stage right, a "Souvenirs" sign at stage left, and an overarching blue sky. Labeled "Song and dance leg." For unnamed minstrel.

2 pieces for unnamed minstrel. a. Cut drop of wooden veranda with railing. "'Gents bath house" at stage right and "Ladies bath house" at stage left. Labeled "Song and dance." b. Beach with bathers on the shore. Includes buildings at stage left and a lighthouse in the water. Labeled "Song and dance backing-use camp backing-windows in house transparent."

Cut drop of log cabin at stage left and shed at stage right and a pumpkin patch under a tree. Labeled "Song and dance." For unnamed minstrel.

Cut drop of cabin with chimney and four washing baskets under a tree. Note on reverse, "song and dance Act." For unnamed minstrel.

Partial leg drop of fruit tree with shrubs. Note on reverse, "Capt. Alvarez."

Drop of path leading to the river dock with a pumpkin patch in the foreground. Labeled "Song and dance act backing." Includes note on reverse side, "river effect transparent, pumpkins transparent."

Cut drop of overarching tree with circular bench at stage left and a greenhouse at stage right. Labeled "song and dance 2nd leg lasses white."

View over water of house on far shore with light in a window and a small shed beside it. Two palm trees in foreground at stage right and a transparent sky for moon, water and the window. Labeled "1928-1929 backing singing act."

Dorm room with double window, two doors, bookshelves, pennants, and a moose head at center. Labeled "Singing act." Note on back, "Coburn Show 1926-27."

4 pieces. a. Small card color collage of cottage with gardens and a church on a hill in the background. Includes a typed note on reverse side. b. Pencil sketch of cottage and fence with church in the background. Response written on reverse side. c. Pencil sketch of tree in the foreground with a fence and church in the background. Includes note on reverse side. d. Sketch of country road leading to church. Labeled "I would like this with plenty of foliage on both sides."

2 pieces. a. "Blue goose inn" with two tables in front, a walled courtyard at stage left. Includes notes "two ideas sleeping act" and "I like this scene the best." b. "Red house inn" with two tables at stage right and a courtyard at stage left. Note on reverse, "Make any suggestions you want clearly for changes if possible."

Rows of pop-tents on a beach with a palm tree lined shore. Includes view of city or fortress across the water. Labeled "afterpiece backing."

Jungle foliage with overarching foliage and a hut at stage left. Labeled "Afterpiece leg No 1."

Leg drop of Mexican street house with trees at stage right. Labeled "afterpiece leg No 2."

Leg drop of "Fabrico Tobaccos" building at stage right with a smaller building at stage left. Labeled "Afterpiece Leg No 1."

Outside the gates of a Mexican arena with a view of the stands behind. Labeled "cut drop afterpiece."

Inside of a bullfight arena. Labeled "bullfight arena-note was also for afterpiece."

Leg drop with "Speedway" sign as the top border, "Club house" at stage right, and "Drivers room" at stage left. Labeled "Afterpiece 2 leg drops."

Exterior of racing stadium, with signs in the foreground and an entrance at stage right. Includes judge's tower and viewing stands in the background. Labeled "afterpiece cut drop."

Seaside resort with green striped changing tent in the foreground. Bathers are in the water and on the beach and a pier and some mountains are in the background. Labeled "Chas. Pickhand drop." Note on back, "note-painting on the drop will be better than this sketch." ASP.

Yellow interior with wainscot. Includes "Booking exchange" on the window, a fireplace with a mirror at stage right, and an "office" at stage left. Notes on reverse, "for Fox Reilley" and several instructions.

Partially completed interior with wainscot. Includes center door with reversed window reading "C. Sharp-instruction of music" and three portraits on the wall. Labeled "gus sun Aug 5th Musical act" with additional notes on the back.

Drop of interior of candy store with cut windows with plastic covering. Includes a reversed writing "Candy and cakes" display case at stage left and a door at stage right. Note on back, "Gus Sun Candy store 1913-1914."

Drop of exterior of a candy store on the street. Note on back, "must be in Springfield Gus sun candy store 1913-1914."

Downtown shopping area of small town. Includes tent in the foreground with a sign for "Recruits wanted Blackville National Guard," and another sign at stage right stating, "Coming Lasses White Minstrels." Note on back, "White to Mr. Wickersaum Lewis center O. School Job Curtain" Also includes instructions "point buildings just as you have in sketch as this is supposed to be a negro district and buildings to look to nice. See."

Wooden fence with a center entrance, spectator stands behind at stage right and a reviewing box at stage left. Labeled "flag and flag pole in center of cut drop from fence up to border."

A seaside hotel with changing rooms and four practical doors at the center.

Gas station leg drop with pennants as the top border of the arch. Sign at stage right for "Free Parking Gas." Labeled "Smiley and Harry soft drinks" and "Leg No1."

Lush garden with trees and climbing vines on a wooden arbor. The arbor traverses the width of the drop and extends to audience. Notes on back, "see D.D. No. 152 in Book. Was made for fields."

Paved circular promenade with fountain at center, woods on both sides, and a castle in the mountains in the background. There are potted plants on a balustrade surrounding the fountain.

Leg drop of tropical plants and a street lamp with four globes at stage left. In two pieces.

An overgrown garden with overarching trees and a pedestal with an urn at stage right.

Heavy Woods with a large tree at stage left with overarching branches. Labeled "Masonic Hall 21st."

Landscape of formal gardens on river with mountains in the background. Includes trimmed hedges lining path at stage left and circular lower gardens at stage right. Labeled "Green and Joyce."

Garden gate leg drop with tree at stage right and pedestal with urn at stage left. Labeled "for Bert McGarvey."

Wooded scene with two palm trees at stage left. Note on back, "Capt. Alvarez."

2 pieces. a. Garden with overarching trees, a statue on pedestal at stage right, and a Chinese lantern out front at stage left. b. Path with overarching trees, a balustrade with a pedestal, and a statue at stage right.

Garden trellis with hanging lanterns over arch and potted flowers on each leg. Labeled "2 light up lanterns from back-opaque around lanterns."

Stately garden with a trellis arch at stage left and stairs leading to a veranda at stage right. Instructions are on the reverse side.

Formal estate garden with fountain and pool with figures in the center. The garden is surrounded by sculptured ledges. Includes a building with tall arched windows at stage right and trees and gates in the background. Instructions for the fountain are on reverse side, along with the note, "same as 1922 cyke."

Formal Garden around a fountain with a figure and a pool. Side hinges lead upstage on both sides.

Garden with fountain at center and water and trees in the background. Labeled "backing."

Sketch of large fountain in paved promenade surrounded by columns. Rough sketch of trees in the background.

Model depicting "stage floor" flanked by two proscenium legs of trellises with leaves. Includes note "This piece to go in front of Orchestra rail."

Park entrance with stone wall and short, spiked fence at the entrance. Includes trees with overarching foliage. Labeled "No 4."

Leg drop of palms and trees with overarching branches. Stage left leg is missing.

Drop of Vatican Garden with view of St. Peter's past an arched bridge with lamp. Palm trees are at stage right and a double path is beneath the bridge. Labeled on reverse side, "Stidth and Garnier."

A large round fountain in a paved promenade surrounded by gardens. Stone steps lead to a landing. There is a house with an arch in the background and a statue of a crouching lion on a pedestal at stage left.

This maquette was part of a design package for the scenery of The Hanford-Tyler-MacLean Company's touring productions of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and The Merchant of Venice, 1898-1899. Framed. Located in art case slot A15.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed "exotic" locales, including Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed "exotic" locales, including Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed mountains, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed mountains and caverns, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed mountains and caverns, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed mountains and caverns, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed public buildings and spaces, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed public structures, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed public structures, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed public structures, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newpapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed churches, monasteries, and altars, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed churches, monasteries, and altars, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed woods and trees, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed woods and trees, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed woods and trees, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed gardens and woods, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed gardens and courtyards, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed gardens and courtyards, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed landscapes, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed landscapes, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed landscapes, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed landscapes, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed waterways and shores, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed waterways and shores, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed waterways and shores, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed winter scenes, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed ships and trains, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed ships and trains, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed military and battle scenes, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed Medieval and Renaissance, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed history and antiquity, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed history and antiquity, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed contemporary and historical portraits, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed mythology and statuary, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed mythology and statuary, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed mythology and statuary, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed angels and cherubs, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed female nudes, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed furniture and moldings, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed furniture and moldings, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed ornamental designs and patterns, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed ornamental designs and patterns, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed ornamental designs and patterns, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed residential interiors, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed residential interiors, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed residential exteriors, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed exterior trim, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed exterior trim, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of illustrated and photographed palace interiors, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of photographs and renderings of stage sets, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of newspaper and journal clippings of photographs and renderings of stage sets, which were used as source material by Armbruster Studio. Newspapers and journals include: Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of various newpaper and journal articles about design, theatre, comics, and several other topics. Newspapers and journals include: The Conneisseur, The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Large folder of various newpaper and journal articles about design, theatre, comics, and several other topics. Newspapers and journals include: The Conneisseur, The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, Collier's Weekly, Scientific American, Moderne Kunst, Leslie's Weekly, The Decorator and Furnisher, The Christian Herald and Signs of our Times, House and Garden, Die Gartenlaube, The Deliniator, From the Seven Seas to You, Cruiseline, Uber Land und Meer, Wort und bild, New York Newsletter, Munyon's Illustrated World, Country Life in America, Mida's Illustrated World, Illustrirte Welt, Lindley Hall, Die Gartenlaube, Pacific Mutual News, Country Life in America, The Art Amateur, Woman's Home Companion, The Youth's Companion, Illustrated World, Olentangy Club, and Weihnachten Pfingstlied.

Double-sided design of an erupting volcano in a tropical setting with bright orange magma shown at night and also during the day on the reverse side.

Tan and brown country house with a covered porch. There are several varieties of plants, trees, and flowers surrounding the house and a path leading away from the house with a small metal gate. Labeled with M. Armbruster and Sons address information on the back.

Front of a country house with large fields in the background and a cow in the foreground done in a cartoon style. There is a large fruit tree and many notes on the front for elements, such as roosters, fencing, and a windmill, to be added and subtracted. Labeled with M. Armbruster and Sons address information on the back and "Made for Lyb.(?) + Virginia."

Female minstrel group parading in city streets with signs for "Cookers Female Minstrel Townhall." The group is surrounded by city buildings and a crowd of observers.

A heavily stylized drop of a white house with a brick chimney and a large golden yellow fence gate with morning glories and other flowers surrounding it. There is bright green grass and a dark blue night sky. Labeled "Olio drop" on front and includes M. Armbruster and Sons address information on the back, along with "Made June 1921 - for Turner Producing Company."

A pencil design of a dilapidated shack near the water's edge and beach. Two ships are found in the water, one operational and one wrecked. Droopy trees and a man-made cave are close to the shack.

Rough designs of interior portals with columns to the outside with mini Sphinx statues and green and red design work. Pyramids and desert are displayed in the background outside. In two fragile pieces.

Stylized design of a solid black fountain on a checkerboard floor with flowers and hedges. Has a solid golden yellow background and purple-blue drapes with gold detailing.

A marble columned outdoor throne room with a seated figure in green holding a staff at the top of red carpeted stairs. Golden dragon statues and palm plants flank the seated figure. On the reverse side, there is a hallway that is related to the drop design, possibly the hallway leading to the throne room.

A mountainous snowy area at sunset. There is a cannon barricade and riflemen set up at the left side that are aimed across a small valley toward a camp on the right side.

A city street with many two-story multicolored residential building on several street corners. The roads and sidewalks are made of cobblestone. For Jan Carlo Opera Company. Feb 1917.

Wooded area with large trees with green leaves and fairly large boulders.

Wooded area with large trees with green leaves growing out of rugged mountain terrain.

Dirt road going past a group of houses in a clearing with green trees at the sides. There are also several splashes of red on the piece.

An outdoor portal with a red roof surrounded by trees.

A large red multi-story residential building on street corner with a fenced park across the street and more residential buildings further down the street. Revision notes and instructions are found on the reverse side.

A large battleship at sea on the right side with cannons and steam coming out of the smoke stack. Middle of drop is cut away.

A simple loggia wall with arched columns. Includes minor notes on front and reverse sides. For Nellie Andrews Opera Company.

An inner courtyard patio of a large tan villa with loggia walls, paved pathways and tropical trees, flowers and other plants. Includes instructions and measurement notes on the reverse side.

An intricately detailed red brick multi-story building façade with grey stone detailing and columns. Design is contemporary for the time.

A very rough sketch of a passenger ship in the water. Also includes price list and other notes.

2 pieces. a. Landscape view of a harbor full of boats with the Statue of Liberty in the middle and docks to the left. b. Detailed tan top border with brown and blue trim.

Rocky brown terrain with towering rock formations at each side, a few green trees and a bright blue sky.

Green forest area with many types of trees, brown rocky terrain and a bright blue sky.

Exaggerated style wooded area made with many bright colors. A thick section of trees are on the left, a small stream down the middle, and a hill clearing is at the right.

Simple designed interior backing of white stairs leading to round gateway portal with a depiction of a woman flying on a seagull with the sun behind in the middle. The gateway is flanked by one tan pillar on both sides, which are topped by green and yellow windmill objects. The wall of the drop is a two color tan and blue wave design. Labeled "Not Used" and "Backing for No. 4" and includes a rough pencil sketch on the back.

2 pieces. a. bottom border piece of calm blue-green ocean/sea water. Notes on back, including "Chas Brown set piece." b. bottom border piece of beach and calm blue water with a battleship and lighthouse visible in the distance.

View of beach from boardwalk. On the boardwalk there is a pet store on the left and a bathhouse on the right with stairs leading to the beach in between them. The beach includes people, a kiosk, and a large beachfront hotel. Labeled "Otis Hicks" on the front and includes instructional notes on the back.

Green hills with distant winding path with a caravan of horse-drawn wagons.

2 pieces. a. Pencil design of the deck of a two-level steamship with stairs to the upper level, two smokestacks, a pilot house, and barrels on the main deck. Notes on back, including "Winchester, KY' and "Oct. 1916." b. Larger watercolor design, nearly identical to a. Pilot house is farther away from smokestacks, which are also much larger in this design. Boat is colored white, light purple, and dark green/black and named the "Fanie Dugan."

Cut set piece of a military officer in blue with a Pickelhaube helmet on a brown horse. Behind the officer are a group of similarly dressed troops with rifles. Notes on back.

Small simple wood schoolhouse with several windows in the woods. The building is covered in green foliage and surrounded by trees. Includes notes on the front.

Cityscape of residential area of city with elevated train tracks in the foreground and a sunny blue sky overhead. Includes detailed note on the back.

Very rough sketches of a door and a bench with several notes. 1921. Labeled "Made for Musgrove."

Rough sketch of a portion of a building façade covered in vegetation with arched and rectangular paneled windows.

The edge of a city park with walkways, sparse trees and red flowers, and a female figure fountain. In the park, there is a man sleeping on a bench. Across the street are city buildings, which include stores like a jazz store, a clothing store, and a hotel.

Rough design of outdoor stairway path leading to a yellow pavilion atop a hill. Bottom of the stairs includes pink, purple and blue flowers and foliage. The pavilion is covered in vines and has a long tree beside it.

Front view of a light brown and tan triumphal arch monument with a single arch. Monument includes minimal detailing with a nondescript statue on top.

4 pieces. a. Cut leg piece of simple balustrade with an urn full of yellow flowers surrounded by jungle foliage and banana trees. Labeled "No. 2 L." b. Cut leg piece of simple balustrade with stairs and a small thin arch over the entrance. Green bushes flank the stairs and drooping orange, red, and green tropical trees and plants are around the balustrade. At the end of the balustrade there is a medium-sized male statue raising a sword. Labeled "No. 3 L." c. Cut set piece of simple balustrade end with a medium-sized statue with a raised arm and red, orange, and blue flowers below. d. Cut bottom border piece of balustrade with garland wrapped classical columns and red, orange, and blue flowers below. Relates to c.

Cut leg piece of a section of a formal garden with pop-up rows of designed hedges, grass and walkways. The hedges have pink flowers and in the grass are pink ring-shaped and yellow star-shaped flower patches. The ends of the hedges have intricate outdoor lampposts.

Cut leg piece of a pergola with classical columns and criss-crossed beams covered in drooping purple flower vines. Under the pergola is a white lion statue and potted red and yellow flowers. Measurements on back.

2 pieces. a. Drop of a large orchard with rows of pink flowered trees and a bright blue sky above. A pink flower vine covers a small fence with an arched entrance to the orchard. b. Cut drop of a small and simple 2-story white house with a red chimney and green window shutters. Pink flowered vines grow around the front door and large trees rise from behind the house. Corresponds with a. Includes personal message from Albert Armbruster on the back. Labeled "Springtime." For Rogers.

Cut drop design in two pieces. a. Large panel of an all-brown vertically striped train station entrance cut drop. Large main opening has sign stating "Entrance to all trains" above latticed design. Main entrance has to side areas labeled "Telephones Booths" and "Telegraphs." b. Smaller panel with same overall design but a small arched doorway flanked by arched ticket counter windows.

Sketch of a view from inside a palace of a low balustrade balcony and wooded outdoor area. Includes classical columns with vines flanking the balcony entrance and a large arched window on the left side.

3 pieces. a. Stage left leg set piece of off-white cut exterior garden wall end. Intricate design includes a column with a small bird figure extending out front, curled iron work detailing, and a statue of a figure playing a musical instrument on the end of the wall. Palm plants with pink flowers, some in pots, are in front of the wall. Labeled "2 R." b. Stage right leg set piece of off-white exterior garden wall end. The piece is identical to a, but with no statue and different plant arrangement. Labeled "2 L." c. Stage right leg set piece of tan exterior garden wall end. Same basic wall design of a and b, but without the bird figure. Plants are growing on the iron work and there is a large statue at the end of the wall of a male figure climbing a pile of bodies with a hawk on his shoulder. Labeled "2 L."

3 pieces. a. Stage left cut leg set piece of colorful stylized tropical garden. A low stone wall with a male figure statue is completely surround by palms and vibrant purple, yellow, pink, and orange flowers. The piece is hinged and labeled "No. 3 R." b. Stage left cut leg set piece of colorful stylized tropical garden. White wooden stairs hold rows of orange, pink, and yellow potted flowers. The stairs are surrounded by three palm trees and there is a medium-sized figure statue and miniature tree behind the foot of steps. Labeled "No. 1 R." c. Stage left cut leg set piece of colorful stylized tropical garden. Piece has thick vegetation including banana trees, palms, and yellow, pink and orange flowers. On the right side of the piece there is a short pillar with a male figure statue on top. Labeled "No 2 R."

Wooded area filled with green plant life and blooming pink, red, and blue flowers and a blank white center area. There is a large tree on the left side of the design with flowering vines draped over its long branches. Worn edges.

A light green living room with two large glass doors to the outside. Includes blue and cream drapery, a small stairway to the right, a standing and a hanging lantern, and a small table on the right with paintings above. Labeled "Oleo Drop Curtain."

2 piece set. a. A red, orange and cream columned hotel lobby interior drop with many palm plants. Includes measurements and notes. b. Mostly red and cream hotel lobby interior cut drop. Includes double columned columns, arches, a balustrade balcony, and two palm plants on each side. Labeled "Hotel Set," "Jazz Cut drop," and "No. 402-H" and other measurements and notes on the back.

Two cherubs at center embracing on a ball in water. They are surrounded by birds, plants, and purple and red/orange/yellow flowers.

First side has black soldier silhouettes on a hill marching against orange sunset with cannons and a tank. Second side has a two-story toy shop with shelves and a Christmas tree on upper level with balcony and costumed figures among candy cane columns on the bottom level.

Cobbled stone walkway with small empty market stalls. There is an icy structure in the background along with a blue sky and rainbow.

Two armored Mongol warriors on horseback confront three floating witches in drapery at night. One witch is holding a glowing crown. Mounted on board.

Large portal supported by two Doric columns with blue and red detailing. Top border includes simple red flower designs. In two pieces.

Green paneled wall detail with a painting in the middle. Painting includes a rural dirt road leading toward a large plain. Also in the painting, there is a small wooden fence, trees and shrubs, and two brown cows. "Drop curtain No. 14" on back.

A simple light orange drape with an intricately designed light green, orange and red drop curtain.

Cliff with several green trees in the foreground and a river and large green tree covered mountain in the background.

Rough basic sketch of base camp clearing with path down the middle, several tents on both sides and a large flagpole in the middle. Notes on front include indicating that flag is Scottish and it was made for "Landrues(?) Pro Co. Chicago." August 9, 1922. Includes separate small note with an additional diagram of the drop.

View from street of city with park and several tall buildings in the background. Includes a street light on the corner and an underground entrance in the foreground.

Rough design with a freestanding column on each side, a few palm trees, and a female statue on the left side.

Green forest with a large cleared path to houses in the distance. Evergreen trees are on the left side next to a rushing river and there is a large snow-capped mountain in the background with a clear, blue/orange sky.

Tan and light brown rocky canyon with small plants growing from the rocks. Middle of the piece is cut out with the canyon walls surrounding it and blue skies above it.

Intricate floral design made up of shades of purple and green in the middle of a solid tan wall with a similar pattern on the bottom border. Labeled "Backing for Tableau" on back with a M. Armbruster and Sons Scenic Studio label.

Simple gold/tan curtain framing a view of a waterway at sunset with shoreline to the right and left. Red and orange skies with clouds reflect off the water.

Green curtain drapery with fringe and brown trim covering an intricately framed large painting of a small mountain village with a lake with boats in it. In the foreground there are two small boats headed for the green tree covered shore. Labeled "Drop Curtain No. 15."

Green frame with floral pattern design surrounds a waterfall painting from the view of a tree-covered shore. Labeled "Act drop No. 10."

View from stone dock of water with a medium-sized sailing ship and two small boats near it. More sail boats are in the distant background, as well as, city buildings, which include a large white domed structure. On the dock there is an urn with flowers and red metal pilings. Includes solid blue and red curtains. Labeled "Act drop No. 4."

Landscape view of lake surrounded by trees and flowers. A man on an angelic small boat on the lake is guided by an angel from the shore. In the background there are small mountains with a giant radiating palace of Heaven just beyond them. Includes a red curtain with gold trim and a stone frame at the bottom of the painting.

Painting of river rapids passing between purple mountains on the right and a wooded area with a tan two-story house and pathway to the river on the left. The shore is full of rocks with pink wild flowers growing around it. Includes a simple gold curtain and a stone frame at the bottom of the painting. Armbruster label on back and marked "No. 12." Mounted on brown board.

Painting of a small town beach with simple white residential buildings on the left side. People resting on the grassy part of the shore, including a woman carrying a fruit basket on her head. Two boats are docked on the sandy part of the beach and in the distance there is a figure fishing in an alcove. There is an intricately detailed red border of the painting that includes gold designs and cherubs, red and pink flower vines, and white drapery. Mounted on thin canvas.

Painting of a calm sea with sailboat silhouettes in the distance and a cloudy sunset sky. Includes a white border with gold trim and floral designs and solid green curtain with gold fringe. Labeled "act drop no. 7."

Painting of a path leading to a small mountainside village in the distance. In the foreground around the path is a grassy clearing and in the background there is a lake and snowcapped mountains. Includes solid brown and red curtains with fringe and a detailed brown border frame at the bottom of the painting. Labeled "act drop no. 50." Mounted on board.

Painting of a rushing river flowing through a rocky section with evergreen trees on the shore and mountains in the distance. Includes solid orange curtain with fringe and a detailed brown border frame at the bottom of the painting. Labeled "Scotch Highlands" and "No. 2 Act drop." Mounted on board.

View from a loggia with a vaulted ceiling of a Renaissance-era city with views into two separate plazas. Includes many statues and stone buildings.

Venetian-style garden entrance with dock and gondola. A very large tiered fountain is at the water's edge with a stone stairway leading to a large ornate building entrance. The walkway to the building includes three freestanding gold columns and a row of statues. The building itself has a tall archway entrance, a globe-topped tower behind the entrance wall, and it is surrounded by trees and plant life.

A wall panel with a detailed wood wainscot and green walls with a minimal but detailed floral design. Includes two wood doors with elaborately designed portals. The larger of the two doors has carved figures and columns and a stained glass panel. The panel also includes a large detailed cornice with angel carvings.

Cut drop and drop of an Italian-style open outdoor walkway with columned and domed structures and entrances lining the path down the middle. There is a small domed structure in the foreground acting as an entrance to the walkway. The cut drop has columned supports and sculpted cherubs and angels with garland hanging above.

Gray ceiling decoration detail with blue stripes, red lines, and stained glass panels. Includes fleur-de-lis and similar floral symbols in the designs.

Brown and green ceiling panel with wood framed oval. Oval has a plain light green fill with minimal pink and cream floral detailing. Includes perspective sketches on the reverse side.

Pink flowered tree on the left side and large green bush with purple flowers on the right side. A small lake/pond is in the background along with more woods. Large flying insects are flying above.

Cut drop of small simple log cabin with chimney and cut door on the right side and thick forest and trees in dark and murky greens and browns on the left side and rest of drop. Extensive instructional notes on the back.

Swampy jungle shore with palm trees and red flowers and more jungle visible across the water in the distance. Ornamental architectural elements like iron half arch and small female figure statue on the right side and lying cat statue on the left.

Wide gentle valley with dirt road running through the middle. Two distant isolated houses are on the slope on the right and one house is on the left. Bottom of the valley is clear, while the slopes are heavily wooded. A large mountain is in the background. Labeled "Armbruster Artist" on back.

Leg drop of vibrant treasure and crystals. Containers include white, blue, red, and yellow crystals supporting a skinny warped wooden beam with gems hanging from it. Also includes large circular gold ornaments.

Large fountain with white stairs rising up from both sides to a light pink gazebo with a spire at the top. Simple red arches are at the bottom of each stairwell. Jungle foliage appears in the background.

3 pieces set. a. Tropical drop of side view of a small wooden bridge over water leading to a gazebo on the right side. Palm trees and other tropical foliage with pink flowers are present. b. Set piece of green, orange, and bright red palm trees and bushes. c. set piece of green thick-trunked palm tree with jungle foliage in the background. Instructional notes on the back.

Fenced dirt path leading to a small steepled brown church. Low hills with sparse trees on left and right and setting sun in the background. Labeled "Moonshine."

Green cut out portal gateway with marble stairs. Includes a solid black background, red drape on the left side, yellow drape on the right side, and two flanking marble columns.

Landscape sketch of desert dirt drive to a Latin American villa. Sparse tropical trees and foliage and a small low corner wall with urns on the left side of the drive.

Landscape drop of golden castle and palace atop a large single purple/pink peak. Waterfall flows from the right side of the peak into a small stream in front of the peak. Large columned arches break off from the left side of the peak. Green urn in foreground and blue sky with clouds in the background. Sketch on the back.

Cut drop of stairway leading to round white portal gateway. Giant lit candles flank the gateway. The wall is a simple paneled design of purple, dark orange, and navy. Labeled "Stairway of Stars" with additional notes on the front and back.

2 pieces. a. Cut drop of two side-by-side storefront exteriors with cut out doors. One store is a red brick "Luggage Shoppe" with a store sign for "Trunks - Hand Bags - Leather Goods," two second floor windows, and red and white striped awning. Second store is a green stone "Jazz Dance Hall" with second floor windows. Extensive instructional notes on the back. b. Cut drop of two more side-by-side storefront exteriors with cut out doors. One store is a green "Pawn Shop" with tan roof and brick chimney. Storefront window has goods and a sign for "Money to Loan on Valuables." Second store is a tan "Hat Shop" with storefront window with hats on display and a small red and white striped awning. Includes extensive notes on back.

Landscape drop of New York harbor on a clear bright day with calm blue water. Statue of Liberty is shown with a small nearby boat in the water and the faint outline of the city in the distance. For Chas Brown.

Cut drop of a "General Store" on the right and "Hotel" on the left side with a tree extending across the drop to form the top border. The hotel is a two-story orange-brown building with a brown door and the store is yellow with red trim and a cut out door. Includes extensive instructions and alterations on the front and back.

"Village Back Drop" with road going through the center of the drop. Small yellow post office is on the left side with a white barber shop behind it and a blacksmith across the road on the right side. Possible white church surrounded by trees in the background. Labeled "Marcus Show."

Drop of tavern named "Leon Rouge" with cut out window and door. The tavern is tan with a red roof and brown trim and pink flowers in planters. The tavern is located in a village with a stone road running through the middle with similarly designed buildings across the street on the right side.

Drop of tavern named "Le Chat" with cut out door. The tavern is tan with a red roof and brown trim and pink flowers in planters. The tavern is located in a village on the left side with a stone road running along a dock on the right side where there are two docked sailboats. Across the water there is a faint skyline of more similar buildings.

Cut drop of giant American flag draped over a dark blue background and with a large bronze bald eagle figure and crest.

Two-story dress shop entrance exterior with display windows on both floors. Building is tan and dark green with sign name penciled in, "Mayo's Parisian Model Shop." Top floor has incomplete mannequins with rough depictions of various garments and the shades pulled up. Bottom floor has complete mannequins in display windows and a gold and blue front door. Four figures are in the left window wearing orange, red, yellow gowns with sign reading, "Fancy Evening Gowns." One figure in the right window is wearing a simple dress with sign reading, "Fall Wearing Apparel." Labeled "Mayo + Verma" (?) with notes on the back.

Checker-floored lobby with classical columns leading to a pink-walled hallway of apartment doors. Red draped arch entrance in on the right and a glass-walled room is on the left with sign for "Morningside Apartments."

Drooping swamp trees, foliage, and beach-style fencing lining a path leading to an opening.

Tree leg drop with a slight gradient background. There are two thin trees with flowers at the bases on the left leg, one with green leaves and one with orange. On the right side there is a large tree with green leaves and pink blossoms and branches stretching across the top border.

Rough sketch of small town center road junction. Buildings on the left include Hotel, Post Office, and General Store, and "Drugs + Pop." Across the street on the right, there are two buildings, one with the sign "Wagon Fixin." In the background there is a train station and a building with a clock tower. Labeled "Dick Franklin, New Philadelphia Ohio, June 29th (high noon).

Rough sketch of a log cabin with chimney on the left side covered in foliage. A large tree on the right side extends its branches to the cabin with the space between cut out.

Large brown folder used to hold designs labeled "Al G. Field 1901, Buffalo" and "New Set."

Solid black background with white 2D simplified block columns with similar design on the top border. For unnamed minstrel show. Includes notes on the back.

Sea landscape with shore in the foreground and on the right side. In the distance, three armed steam ships are heading toward an island with a castle or fortification on it. Shores are mostly green or sandy with a few red palm trees. A pencil sketch of the island fortification is on the reverse side.

Design with drop and leg drop of rough water cove with rocky terrain in the background. A cutout small sailboat has been added to the water in the drop. The cut drop has rocky cliffs on both side with small trees growing out. Instructions for producing a lightning effect are found on the reverse side of drop.

City street slum with residents working outside. Includes a "Nickel and Dime Store," "Vodvill" building featuring ballet, and a "Livery Stable." Many corrections and notes appear on the front.

Leg drop with bazaar tent coverings on top border, a lion statue with palm on the left side, and an obelisk on the right side.

Double-side design. On one side there is a painted stylized black night mountain with pink and light blue accents. On the other side is a pencil sketch of the same design.

Castle wall on the left side with multiple cannons sticking out of a castle tower. On the right side there are red and green tropical palm trees.

Design with drop and leg drop of rough water cove with rocky terrain in the background. A cutout small sailboat has been added to the water in the drop. The cut drop has rocky cliffs on both sides with small trees growing out. Instructions for producing a lightning effect are found on the reverse side of drop.

Cut drop of balustrade balcony with walkway at the center. Includes an intricately designed arch with spiral designs and urns full of flowers overhead. Red, yellow, and green flowers are found around the whole piece.

Cut drop of a circle of flowers and plant life in a simple style. Flowers are red, dark pink and light yellow with many green leaves and brown branches.

Cut drop of a circle of crops around the opening including pumpkins, watermelon, tomatoes, and hay bundles. In the background is a field with numerous hay bundles.

Painting in several panels done in classical Japanese style. In largest panel at top there are various elaborately design lanterns hanging from cherry blossoms on a tan background. In the bottom panels there is a mother in a kimono doing her various daily duties. Attached piece on the back.

Cut drop of giant lyre at center flanked by 2 triple columned columns forming a large ogee arch. The whole piece is done in a shade of red.

Leg drop with a massive rocky brown/orange cliff on the left side and a tent in front of another massive cliff with a tree growing out of it on the right side.

Leg drop of greenhouse interior with wrought iron arch spanning from a pergolas on each side. Includes a curved glass ceiling and potted and hanging red flowers.

Cut drop of "Mississippi Cabaret" exterior building entrance with intricate spiral detailing around doorway, columns, overhang, posters and windows. Posters show nude female figures dancing.

Detailed sketch of pathway through a lightly wooded clearing. More trees appear on the left side and there is a small stream on the upper right side.

Double-sided rough sketches of two concepts for "Lemon Center Post Office" and surrounding stores. One side includes post office with general store, while the other side includes a separate general store and saloon across the street. Both include a railroad crossing and signs that say "Road to Ruin Co."

Detailed sketch of gentle valley landscape with sparse trees and stream at the bottom.

Inside of a drug store looking toward the windowed entrance with an arched ceiling and large shelves of multicolored bottles on both sides of the store. Shelves have advertising posters on the ends. Includes a cash register on the left, a place for a soda fountain, and candy on a small island aisle in the middle. Notes on back.

Dark blue and black biplane in flight in the bright blue sky.

Drop of plaza with a statue of a figure with one arm raised in circular grassy area in the center. A tan building with a loggia and a red roof is found in the background. In the foreground there is a metal fence with a horse statue on a stone corner column. Brown and green palms and red flowers are found on the right side and throughout the piece.

Rough design of white mansion with red roof on the right side with stairs leading to formal garden. Sparse intricately design trees of various sizes are found around a simple walkway in the middle. A row of hedges is shown on the right side.

A mostly grey battleship dock with very large cannons at the center. Steam stacks with smoke and a large tower are found in the background and an American flag hangs from a pole on the right side of the drop.

Double layered cut drop of several angels among white clouds looking toward the cut center of the drop. Includes measurement notes on the front.

Brown canyon cliffs on each side with very sparse green plants and trees growing out of the rocks and a bright blue sky at top border.

Black 1920s car parked in middle of city intersection with Police Garage on the left side and a store on the right side. Numerous city buildings are in the background. Rough pencil sketch of city area with car on the back with notes.

Black 1920s car parked in front of police station building on the left side of the drop. On the right side is barren park with a few trees and a distant fountain in the middle of the park. The park is surrounded by red large city buildings and there is a 3-bulb street lamp in the foreground. For Jennings and Mack. Noted instructions on the front.

Circular seaside street with a Curio Shop and a large Seaside Hotel entrance on the right and bath houses on the left. Beach in the background. Notes on back.

Mostly red cut drop of building entrance with red wood support columns and red and white striped awnings. Includes intricate design work throughout in an Arabian style and red and purple palms on both sides.

Basic light green sanitarium interior with simple white around three doorways. Includes a sign labeled "Rules."

2 pieces. a. white latticed garden entrance with small stairs leading to three arches with lanterns hanging from the top. Includes medium-sized fountains with figures under the two side arches and hedges at the bottom. Pink flowers and green leaves are found all over the drop, especially in the lattice. b. Medium-sized tree set piece with pink flowers and green leaves.

2 pieces. a. white tent entrance to side show labeled "Edmonds + Healy Big Combined Shows" supported by multicolored flag poles. Poster of attractions on front of tent include Petrified Man, Rodium(sic.) (Rodin) Dancer, Wild Man, and Fat Girl. b. Unfinished version of a, but with more realistic pictures on posters.

Outside of closed iron gate with two pillars with ball finials and a low stone wall covered in vines. A large tree extends from behind the wall and the wall includes a barred opening on the left side.

Front of a large ionic columned Antebellum-style mansion. On the side there are 4 large windows and secondary entrance. On the left there is a gated entrance with a pathway leading to the front door of the mansion.

Unfinished sketch of tall thin trees lining a walkway down the middle to a small building with latticed windows and a large stairway and front door.

Guards being ordered to capture Lygia with women praying around her. Includes Roman sculpture and columns, and many trees and white flowers. Titled "F.C. Whitney and Edwin Knowles Great London and New York production of 'Quo Vadis'" and labeled Act 1. Scene 2. Arrest of Lygia. Not Armbruster, Taylor.

Very intricately detailed façade design with some portions unfinished. Includes columns detailed with floral designs and two carved eagles supporting a large arch with floral designs. In the middle are two arched windows with a crest above with elaborate floral designs.

View of water from beachside fortification perspective with stairs in the middle leading to the beach. Fortified structure with cannons and a raised flag are on the left side and a porch is on the right side. Palm trees are on both sides and in the distance there is a lighthouse and a steamship.

Street view of a yellow Florida suburb home with an orange roof. Includes a yellow and white striped awning on front window and green front door. Garage is on the right side of the house along with palm trees and the ocean can be seen in the background. For Lasses White.

Light green drugstore interior with brown checkered floor and shelves of bottles labeled Perfumes, Waters, and Toilet Articles. Includes three counters and two sets of chairs and tables next to the window. Notes on modifications on front. June 1922.

Stylized fantasy purple terrace arch design. Includes stone curb with tan pots and exaggerated hedges and yellow structures in the background. December 1914.

2 pieces. a. cut drop of round portal gateway with stairs in the middle of the night sea/ocean. Gateway is purple and green coral and the stairs are white. b. backdrop of waves crashing under a full moon with birds flying across. Labeled "Jack Clifford."

Calm green/blue sea with purple land in the background and the sun above. Instructions on the back.

Stylized drop of small pond surrounded by groups of flowers in many colors. Orange sun above is shooting sun rays down onto the pond.

Cut drop of heavily wooded area with log cabin with a cut out door on the right side and rocks on the left side. Labeled "Plantation cut drop" with additional notes on the back including "For Rogers, Nov. 9."

Non-realistic stylized cut drop of blue outlined arch with a yellow fill. Inside the arch design are large solid orange circles and giant flying insects.

Landscape drop of yellow domed white palace and cathedral with extravagant winding stairs leading down to a garden. Surrounded by large green trees with purple mountains in the background and blue sky and clouds above. Labeled "Drop No. 3."

Street corner view of "The Exchange Bank" building with outdoor sign. Windows of the buildings display signs for "Union Central Life Insurance" and "The Capitol Cigar Co." Across the street on the left is a street lamp with sign saying "Bill Posting Co.," "Broadway Theatre Attractions - Blanch Doty."

Simple stand-up model of intricate orange, tan and green Arabic palace interior with notched arches and columns. One panel displays a throne.

Simple stand-up model of intricate yellow, red and purple Arabic palace interior with very detailed notched arches and columns and hanging lanterns.

Drop of fenced lake in the woods in muted greens and blues with a log cabin on the right side. Trees on both sides with clearing into the lake in the middle. Notes on back.

Rocky snow covered cliff edge with large leafless bushes on the right side. Large boulders are at the cliffs edge and a purple snowcapped mountain range is in the background. Notes on back.

2 pieces. a. Rough cut out Japanese gazebo set piece with stairs, slim support columns, and a traditional red Japanese roof. Includes flowers in front of the gazebo and trees behind. b. Gazebo on platform with slim support columns and a traditional Asian roof. Gazebo is surrounded by trees.

2 pieces. a. Asian garden with path, traditional archway, and stone lantern. In the background is a small pond and bridge and on the right side there is a small building with a red roof. Numerous multicolored flowers surround the drop and there are cherry blossom trees on the left side. b. skinny set piece of multicolored flowers in front of a traditional Asian building.

Dirt road passing through the outskirts of a small Japanese town. Large sweeping green plains and occasional trees and pagodas are found in in the background. Labeled "Rogers" and "Road to Pekin(sic) drop." September 1921.

2 pieces. a. Top border piece of intricate wrought iron archway with green vines hanging from square latticework. Red flower garlands hang from arch and there is a lyre crest in the middle with letter "F." b. Identical to a, but with initials "ACF."

Side view of parked 1920s-era black car parked in drive between a beachside 4-story hotel on the right and the beach on the left. The hotel has a loggia, red roof and an American flag flying from the top of the hotel. Pots of pink flowers are located around the hotel and a row of trees are on the left side of the drop before the beach. Labeled "Fabes + McTowan" on back with additional notes.

Urban residential building on the corner with stairs leading to front door entrance. Includes small wrought iron balconies on windows and trees growing on the right side of the entrance. Other urban buildings are present across the street from the street corner on the left side. Labeled "Jerry and Stephen" on the back.

Colorful red, green, and yellow outdoor plaza leg drop. Includes a columned gold building on the left with arches, flowers on the second floor window, and a red roof. On the right, there is red building structure with stairs leading through an open columned archway. Above there is a very large arch with a yellow and green sheet with fringe and an orange sheet with red designs canopied over the opening.

Same overall layout of SPEC.TRI.ARM.OTT.F7.165 but with more prominent pillars and less vibrant colors on the canopies and designs. The canopies are colored blue, red, and green with orange fringe and on the right side of the design there is a fountain basin in front of the column and archway.

19th Century green cloth lithograph for "Mrs. F. Martin: Renovator of Carpets and Feathers." Established 1890, 445 S. Front Street

Drop of sunny and calm oceanside beach with five beach houses near the water.

Unfinished drop design of a luxurious elaborate entrance. Steps lead to a large glass double door with blue drapes with gold fringe hanging above. Columns and arches continue on the sides with the same drapery. Statues of adolescent children are detailed into the columns. The left side of the design is unfinished but sketched out.

Maquette of a columned white stone garden pergola with stairs. The maquette is made of 3 cut drop designs and 1 back drop design. In the design, the pergola is surrounded by plants and pink flowers. The design also includes a sign for "Melody Land" and the backdrop includes a man-made pond with additional white stone columned structures and plant life. For Lasses White.

Top border cut drop piece of hanging orange and red intricately designed drape covers.

Set design of a residential interior flat drop with a door, a large window, and a fireplace. The lower half of the wall includes wood paneling and columns and there is a very rough design of a large painted mural that spans the entire design found above the paneling. Includes measurements on the back.

Design of residential interior room drop witha very simple design. White walls with green accents and furniture. The room includes two doors, a window, a simple desk and mirror, a small table and three hanging paintings. On the left side there is a rough design of a figure in a white cloak or gown.

Design for a drop of a desolate red and tan desert landscape with small cacti, rocks, and desert foliage in the foreground and low lying hills/mountains in the background. For Tim Murphy, A Texas Steer.

Three very large miscellaneous set design pieces, that include a New York harbor drop design with the Statue of Liberty, a mountain-side cottage drop design with a nearby creek, and a simple green garden cut drop design with pink and blue flowers.

12 repeating pattern paint stencils of line, drop, wave and bulb designs.

11 repeating pattern paint stencils of wave, circle, and unusual shape designs.

12 repeating pattern paint stencils of wavy and straight line designs.

11 repeating pattern paint stencils of simple and intricate shape designs.

11 repeating pattern paint stencils of simple and intricate shape, ripple, and crisscross designs.

12 individual non-repeating paint stencils of a torch, a fleur-de-lis, crests and other simple and intricate shape designs.

8 individual non-repeating paint stencils of fleurs-de-lis, wheel, and other intricate shape designs.

5 individual non-repeating paint stencils of large floral and simple and intricate shape designs.