A HAND-BOOK FOR THE STRANGER IN PHILADELPHIA. CONTAINING DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL THE OBJECTS OF INTEREST IN
"the City and its environs"
WITH VIEWS OF THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS,
BY A PHILADELPHIAN.
AUTHOR OF " THE AMERICAN GUIDE BOOK," ETC., ETC.
Philadelphia:
GEORGE S. APPLETON,
164 Chestnut Street.
1849.
an image from the US government EPA "Sunwise" program. I converted it from PDF format. the source link is here - http://www.epa.gov/sunwise/doc/poster.pdf
This old man is just the meanest sonofabeach Johnny ever seen. Just always staring at him without saying a single darn word. Grumpy old man with a cold heart of ice.
The sculpture to the right is of Spedis Owl whom the Wishram use as a clan symbol. In their mythology, Spedis Owl married a cannibal woman who steals children.
What it says, fool, what it says. It's a girl on a cow. Why she is on the cow is a whole other question. Is the cow being led by the boy, or is following the boy naturally? Is the girl going to school or just for a ride around the neighborhood?