Collection Highlights
Map of the Borough of Manhattan of the City of New York, showing relation between the distribution of foreign stock and negro population with the dissemination of communist and socialist propaganda during the summer of 1932
Date:
1932
Object Number:
LIB.NS11.M14.1.20
Medium:
black and color ink on paper, backed with cloth
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Bicycle
Object Number:
1922.116
Date:
1866
Medium:
Iron, wood, leather, textile, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 22 3/4 x 47 in. ( 91.4 x 57.8 x 119.4 cm )
Marks:
Metal plaque affixed under the seat inscribed: "PATENT/NOVEMBER 20TH 1866/G.L. BROWNELL/N. BEDFORD MASS./437"
metal plaque suspended from handlebars inscribed: "BICYCLE / MADE BY / G.L. BROWNELL / 1866"
Description:
Bicycle with iron frame; wooden wheels, spokes, pedals, and handles; wheels bound with iron; stuffed seat covered with leather. Remnants of red and black paint throughout.
Gallery Label:
Affixed labels indicate that bicycle was produced by the factory of George L. Brownell, located in New Bedford, MA. Brownell was a noted carriage, coach and hearse maker active in New Bedford from about 1840, and by 1889 was considered to be one of the United States' largest carriage manufacturers.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
