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I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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view all| Title | Date | Object Number | |
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Johanna Maria ("Jenny") Lind (1820-1887) | 1851 | 1946.27ab |
| Eagle | ca. 1880-1882 | 1933.120 | |
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The Traveling Magician | 1877 | 1926.35 |
| George Washington (1732-1799) | Early 19th century | 1924.131 | |
| Flag | 2001 | 2003.12a | |
| Faust and Marguerite | ca. 1870-1880 | 1929.116 | |
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Richard Watson Gilder (1844-1909) | 1909 | 1948.83 |
| John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) | 1828 | 1858.90 | |
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The Town Pump | 1862 | 1932.101 |
| Pendant sculpture | 1800-1850 | Z.1901 |
