{"product_id":"antique-pug-dog-etching-print-with-verse-manuscript-on-verso-recording-first-meeting-of-the-beta-eta-alumni-charter-house-association-beta-theta-pi-maine-state-college-philadelphia-pennsylvania-1889-20260430","title":"Lot 101 - Antique Pug Dog Etching Print with Verse, Manuscript on Verso Recording First Meeting of the Beta Eta Alumni Charter House Association, Beta Theta Pi, Maine State College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1889, 9-1\/4\" W x 10-3\/4\" H","description":"Antique card bearing an etching of a seated pug dog wearing a studded collar, with printed verse reading \"I'm looking for an owner, Kind and ever true; And if I named the person, I wish it might be you.\" The artist's initials \"R.B.\" are visible at the lower left of the image.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe verso contains a handwritten manuscript recording the first meeting of the Beta Eta Alumni Charter House Association, held at 1023 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Saturday evening, October 5th, 1889. The document records the election of James D. Lazell as president and Chas. G. Cushman as secretary, and details a vote for Lazell to subscribe shares at a par value of $200 each in a building association, the proceeds to be held in trust for the Maine State College chapter of Beta Theta Pi. The undersigned members agree to keep assessments paid until maturity of the stock. Signatories with class years include James D. Lazell '87, Chas. G. Cushman '89, G. Fred Lockwood '86, Ralph K. Jones '86, and Chas. T. Vose '87.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe card shows scattered staining, foxing, surface soiling. The manuscript side shows additional soiling.","brand":"Granite Union Auction Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52608747208993,"sku":"20260430-LOT101","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0073\/9101\/9067\/files\/20260430-0774_a5391d31-8231-4bc5-84d1-b0650cd41eab.jpg?v=1777255465","url":"https:\/\/graniteunionauction.com\/products\/antique-pug-dog-etching-print-with-verse-manuscript-on-verso-recording-first-meeting-of-the-beta-eta-alumni-charter-house-association-beta-theta-pi-maine-state-college-philadelphia-pennsylvania-1889-20260430","provider":"Granite Union Auction Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}