Elisha Brown Bird

A woman holding a muff walks alone. A crowd moves behind her. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

An owl on a tree branch reads an issue of The Owl in moonlight. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Three costumed figures sit reading. Courtesy of Boston Public Library Public domain photograph of art nouveau artwork, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A clown sits reading. Courtesy of Boston Public Library Public domain photograph of art nouveau artwork, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Two men carry a woman in a sedan chair. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

An owl on a tree branch reads an issue of The Owl in moonlight. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

An angel carries a torch over a woman holding a paint brush and palette. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Forms part of the Artist poster filing series (Library of Congress) Promotional goal: U.S. K6. .K92 1895

A seated man plays a pipe. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

An angel carries a torch over a woman holding a paint brush and palette. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Elisha Brown Bird (American, Dorchester, Massachusetts 1867–1943 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Die frűhe. Forms part of the Artist poster filing series (Library of Congress) Promotional goal: U.S. D41 1896

Printed by Geo. H. Walker. Forms part of the Artist poster filing series (Library of Congress) Promotional goal: U.S. K91. 1896

Forms part of the Artist poster filing series (Library of Congress) Promotional goal: U.S. D41 1896

Three clowns are reading. Courtesy of Boston Public Library Public domain photograph - Merry Christmas or Happy New Year, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A figure wearing a laurel wreath rests a tablet dated Sept. 27 1896 on its knee. A herald rests a horn on his knee. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Two women wearing blue cloaks stand beneath a tree. The cloaked figure of woman at left begins to shed cloak at right. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Two women wearing blue cloaks stand beneath a tree. The cloaked figure of woman at left begins to shed cloak at right. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Public domain reproduction of illuminated book page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A woman holds an artist's palatte . A second woman holds a board. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

A ship ploughs through waves. There is a striped sky and effect of darkness. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Two women wearing blue cloaks stand beneath a tree. The cloaked figure of woman at left begins to shed cloak at right. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Printed by H.A. Thomas & Wylie. Forms part of the Artist poster filing series (Library of Congress) Promotional goal: U.S. D41. 1896

A clown in large collar sits reading a book facing right. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

A clown in large collar sits reading a book facing right. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Illustration from "Caricature (Thirteenth Edition): Wit and Humor of a Nation in Picture, Song and Story." (Internet Archive scan carricature-1908)

"Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears a Crown" - E. B. Bird

Subjects: American library association. War service; World War, 1914-1918 -- Libraries; Soldiers' libraries