These were the first names of the original team of Currier and Ives.
Nathaniel and James
Thaddeus and Joshua
Hamilton and Robert
Clyde and Norman
Nathaniel Currier and James Merritt Ives were the original Currier and Ives. The company published 4,000 color lithographs depicting life in 19th-century America. After Nathaniel Currier retired, his son William took his place.