Collection Highlights
Miscegenation: the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro..
Date:
1864
Object Number:
LIB.E185.62.C76.1864
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box of crayons
Object Number:
2010.26.92
Date:
ca. 1925
Medium:
Printed paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 5 x 3/4 in. (12.4 x 12.7 x 1.9 cm)
Description:
Square crayon box with removable lid; top panel printed with image of towering lines of crayons standing on end, text reads: "Jumbo Crayons / Big Crayons For Little People / no. 540 The Ullman MFG. Co. Made in U.S.A". Text on side panels reads, "Jumbo Crayons". Box contains 8 used crayons, 1 broken; each crayon is wrapped in paper, printed with elephants, reading: "The Ullman Manufacturing Company / Jumbo Crayons".
Credit Line:
Gift of Ivan C. & Marilynn Gelfman Karp
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
