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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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Helmet
Object Number:
1945.48
Date:
1917-1918
Medium:
Steel, paint, leather, textile, fiber, cord
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 12 3/8 x 11 3/8 in. ( 12.1 x 31.4 x 28.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on underside of brim: "187 / ZD"
painted: inside crown: "A56"
printed paper label: inside top of crown: "TIGHTEN CORD / AND ADJUST / NET TO / FIT THE HEAD"
Description:
Olive green painted trench helmet with textured surface; domed oval crown and roughly horizontal brim; padded liner made of leather and black oilcloth; leather chin strap.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this helmet was worn by the donor in World War I.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Smith
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
