The Danites / W.J. Morgan & Co. lith., Cleveland, O. – Antique Print
![The Danites / W.J. Morgan & Co. lith., Cleveland, O., [between 1860 and 1890(?)] — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/e9/e949f916d2e7-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with The Danites / W.J. Morgan & Co. lith., Cleveland, O., an antique lithograph rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
The Danites / W.J. Morgan & Co. lith., Cleveland, O.
Order a print
Thank you. Your order went through, and a receipt is on its way by email.
Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal
Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.
A color lithograph titled *The Danites* pairs the name of a secret enforcement group linked to early Mormon communities with the theme of marriage proposals, a combination that suggests satire aimed at the Latter-day Saints. The catalog record does not name the figures or the scene. Anti-Mormon writing and cartoons of the 1850s through 1880s often portrayed the Danites as sinister avengers, so the print likely drew on that reputation for comic effect. Cleveland's W.J. Morgan & Co. produced inexpensive colored prints for popular markets, and the piece is undated, placed only between 1860 and 1890.
| Created / published | [between 1860 and 1890(?)] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, color. |
| Genre | Lithographs Color 1860-1890. |
| Subjects | Danites (Mormon Church)--1860-1890. Marriage proposals--1860-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,216 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-111319 |
More from the Cleveland collection
Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.
![[Railroad engine] / W.J. Morgan & Co. lith., Cleveland, O. ; designed by A.J. Johnson, Cleveland, O.](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/f6/f6a655a1bdfd-400.webp)
