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Atom Bomb Hits New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, cover
Date:
1950
Object Number:
1956.7
Medium:
Oil on paper laid on board

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Pinback button
1952-1956
Coaster
1930-1950
Ribbon
STANLEY SIMON/ THE BRONX
1984
NEW YORK'S FAMOUS IRISH RESTAURANTS
Needle wax
1840-1880
Game of Steeplechase
1880-1920
Cutlass and Scabbard
1862
O'Grady's Goat: A Merry Game
ca. 1895
Ashtray
1931
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Store display/ bottle
1880-1900
Pinback button
1896-1910
Women For Clinton Gore Light The Way For Change
Doll bustle
1870-1880
Commemorative cane
ca. 1884
Badge
Coin: half dollar, Arkansas Centennial 1935
Bed W/ mattress
1920-1940
Doll: girl in pink gown w/violets
1880-1900
Needle case
1750-1800
Medal: U.S. Coast Guard Baroque Eagle
2000
Ashtray/ coin plate
1953
Fan
1900-1930
Napkin
1980-2000
Pinback button
1944
Pin
1960-1975
Catskill Aqueduct Medal
1917
Manny Wolf's Chop House
Token: Stein-bloch Suits
1913-1914
Dagger and Scabbard
1855-1870
Buffs for daguerreotype plates (2)
1840-1860
Mortar and pestle
1750-1850
Corkscrew
1900-1940
Token
1878-1900
Napkin
1980-2000
Thimble
1940-1960
Tobacco tag
1870-1930
United Nations
ca. 1960-1980
Girl on tricycle
1860-1910
Quill pen made from a Bald Eagle feather, used by John James Audubon
c. 1820-1850
Druggist's jar and cover
1830-1880
Gavel made from deck of the U.S.S. Niagara
ca. 1813
Wyhoo: A Game for Old and Young
1906
Ashtray
1920-1960
Pen
1893
Tobacco
1930-1950
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times Token
1837
Ribbon
late 19th - early 20th century
Matchbook
1940-1945
Walking-stick
1875-1900
Badge: ...Engine Co. No.3, Mt. Vernon, NY, Aug. 6, 1904
1904
Clockwork toy: seated musician
1900-1930
Horse blanket
1898-1938
Medallion: To Aid St. Johns Guild Fl. Hospital feb. 22, 1876
1876
Butter mold
ca. 1815-1875
Match Holder
1894
Fan
1920-1950
Ashtray/ coin plate
1920-1940
Button or stud
1898-1900
Clothing hanger
1940-1960
1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition Commemorative Medal
1876
Puzzle
1960-1970
Governor Isaac Shelby Military Medal
1824
Tag: ...Hempstead...1915
1915
Miniature mold
1900-1920
Remington Model 1863 Percussion Contract Rifle
1862-1865
Paperweight
1890-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Shopping bag
1970-2000
Travel/ pencil
1940-1960
Tobacco
1910-1930
Zachary Taylor Presidential Medal
1850
Le Bernardin
ca. 1986-2007
Obama Presidential Playing Cards
2012
Doll w/cape and ribbon
1930-1960
Miniature doll
1890-1920
Ship's starboard lantern
1850-1900
The Sectional Steamer & Hose Puzzle
ca. 1885
Music Box Record
1880-1920
Game
1999
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Civil War tokens
1863
Major General Jacob Brown Military Medal
ca. 1880
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Powder flask
1879
Single blade chopping knife
1770-1870
Jointed sheet metal figure
1775-1825
Window glass fragments (3) from St. Paul's Chapel
1766
The New Pretty Village Church Set
1897
Button
1970
Fan
1930-1950
Packet
1940-1960
Sign
1885
Utensil
1940-1960
Badge in case
1868-1930
Political button
1976
Doll robe
Collection of 25 early U.S. coins from Mrs. Gordon Whitman
For President Will-[hanging key]
1940
Pull toy (horse)
1875-1900
Forage cap
1893-1899
Write in Dick Gregory President Peace and Freedom
ca. 1968
Fan
1910-1930
Lapel pin
2002
Coin
1943
Pin-back button
ca. 1970
All Those in Favor Say Ike
1953-1961
Chin Chin
ca. 1960-1980
Johnson Humphrey Vote Democratic
1964
Pin: image of Harrison
Panorama of the Visit of Santa Claus to the Happy Children
ca. 1880
Cane
1850-1900
Boot ornament
1875-1910
Aiguillettes
1945-1965
Sewing Needles and Pins
1895-1910
Commemorative token
1932
Scrimshaw whale tooth depicting the clipper ship "Cosmos"
1910-1940
Button hook
1890-1930
Cigar box
1880-1890
Hard Times token
ca. 1837
1878 Paris Universal Exposition Medal
1878
Pinback button with ribbon
1983
Was Tower musket, not tower carbine: f
1815-1830
Sash w/badge in case:Grand Cross, Order of Isabel the ...
Stern light from the "General Slocum"
ca. 1891
Male Iroquois Native American
Mid-19th century
Rifle
1750-1800
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Matchholder
1900-1930
Bottle Cap
1920-1960
Box
1940-1960
Ruler
1880-1900
National Guard Commemorative Medal
1826
Silver star badge
Shopping bag
2008
Coin: half dollar, Missouri Centennial 1821-1921
Miniature teacups (2) and saucers (3)
1880-1900
Campaign hat
1917-1918
Longshoreman's unloader's hook
ca. 1965
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Toy
1978
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pin
1890-1920
Flashlight in case
ca. 2000
Ribbon
ca. 1879
Clam shucking knife
1850-1910
Bust
Dollhouse furn.: 4 drawer dresser in box; leta's
1920-1940
Doll: ethnic female figure w/black cylindrical hat
1950-70
Hatter's trade sign
1800-1850
The Game of Guess Again
ca. 1890
Beer bottle
1900-1930
Sugar Bowl
1890-1930
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Insignia
1910-1920
Clip
1950-1960
Canteen w/docu: gift of John Wood Dunsmore 1941
1856
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Centennial Medal
1927
King Cole Bar
Great Battlefields: A Parlor Game
1886-1888
Willkie and McNary
G.L. handerchief
1935-1945
Bell from the "Clermont"
1800-1807
Apple parer
ca. 1800-1830
Paperweight
1890-1920
Box/ Food
1890-1930
Trade sign
1890-1920
Tobacco tin
1881-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Major General Zachary Taylor Military Medallion
1849
FOR/WILLKIE/PRESIDENT
1940
Bottle
1850-1925
James P. Kimball Mint and Treasury Medal
ca. 1891
Ice truck
1931
Sword, scabbard and tassel
1852-1862
Dissected Outline Map of the United States of America
ca. 1900
Cap
1930-1950
Theater souvenir
1896
Tobacco
1900-1960
Insignia
1860-1890
Token
Doll handkerchief
1870-1880
Souvenir cane
ca. 1904
Ribbon
1800-1900
Miniature bowl
1850-1900
Model of train float with train cars (10)
1900-1912
Badminton set
1850-1900
Alphabetic Object Teacher
ca. 1875
Cosmetic Jar
1880-1910
Washing supplies
1900-1940
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Button/ clothing
1910-1920
Pin-back button
1972
Catskill Aqueduct Medal
1917
MERCURIO
Woodrow Wilson Commemorative Medal
1914-1918
Woodrow Wilson Commemorative Medal
1914-1918
Box
1775-1810
foot stove (foot warmer)
ca. 1875-1900
Paperweight
1880-1910
Box/ Food
1906-1920
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Lamp
1900-1910
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button
New Tokyo
ca. 1960-1980
Chest with drawers
1800-1850
Miniature Furniture, Tea Table
ca. 1983
Bell toy: trotting horse
1890-1900
Stoneware fragment excavated at Fort Washington
1740-1783
Drawing Stencils for our Little Artist
ca. 1890
Button
ca. 1990
Perfume box
1962-1990
Pitcher
1890-1920
Pinback button
1890-1920
Token
1868
West Point Sesquicentennial Medal
1952
Spoon
Coin:...1647
Miniature set of dishes (30 pieces)
1871-1903
Combination checker and backgammon
ca.1792
Medal: Church of St. John the Divine N.Y.
ca. 1900
Spice grinder/grater
ca. 1750-1850
Box
1900-1930
Food crate
1908-1930
Paperweight/ medallion
1920-1950
Pin
1920-1940
Button
1940
Jenny Lind Commemorative Medal
1847
Time For A Real Hero
2009
Napoleon III Medal
1850-1870
The Myriopticon Rebellion: A Historical Panorama
ca. 1875
Miniature armchair
1875-1900
Tailcoat
ca. 1875
Paperweight
Fan
1939
Coaster
1940-1970
Moon Over Lower Manhattan skykine with Brooklyn Bridge
2001-2002
Pinback button
1896-1910
Major General Winfield Scott Military Medal
1824
Darbár
ca. 1986-2007
Pin-back button
2012
Model: locomotive
1850-1900
Tung Siao-wen
1925-1975
Iron object excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1760-1783
Life's Mishaps: A Merry Game and Domino Rex
ca. 1880
Bottle/ medicine
1880-1910
Pen
1950-1980
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1930-1950
Civil War token
1863
Political souvenir
1913
Pencil sharpener
1930-1948
Parasol: peach lace w/bamboo motif handle
1850-1880
Rattle
1750-1825
The Game of Ring Toss
ca. 1890
Game of Yuneek
1889
Box w/sliding lid
ca. 1850-1900
Hair Grooming
1930-1950
Buttons (3) excavated at a Revolutionary War military hut
1760-1783
Token
1900-1930
Trade Sign
1880-1910
Identification Badge for Ronald R. Moser, FEMA/NYPD
2001
Keyring
1998
New-York Historical Society Commemorative Medal
1857 or later
Political button
late 1950s-early1970s
Token: Webster Credit Currency, 1841
Miniature garden set (3 pieces)
1920-1940
Squeak toy (rabbit)
1875-1900
Garrison cap
1945
Apothecary jar with lid
1850-1900
Tin/ Candy
1906-1930
Hardware/ household
1950-1970
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Rally For Peace and Human Needs/June 12, NYC/DISARM
1982
American Declaration of War
ca. 1917
Lutece
ca. 1960-1980
Advertising notepad
1899
Railway and Steamship Sound Money Club Ribbon
1896
Doll bench
1920-1940
Walking-stick
19th century
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Diamond Picture Puzzles: Birds
ca. 1890
Paperweight
1880-1930
Fork
1750-1800
Cannon
ca. 1812
Swizzle stick
1920-1970
Plaque
1910-1940
Token
1850-1900
The Circle of Friends of the Medallion 9th Issue
1913
Baseball
1930-1950
Pie crimper
ca.1800-1850
Pin-back campaign buttons
1952-1956
Collection of toy soldiers in box
1870-1910
Trade sign
1850-1870
Canteen
1760-1783
Paperweight
ca. 1892-1910
Watch Face
1880-1940
Glass/ food
1890-1920
Plate
1908
Food spear
1940-1960
Franklin D. Roosevelt Fourth Presidential Inauguration Medal
1945
Medal
ca. 1916
Tie-pin
1968
Coin: Carol lll. D.G. HISP. ETIND. R. 1800
Spike from the U.S.S. Niagara on wooden mount w/label
ca. 1813
Porcelain bowl fragments (2)
1750-1790
Transportation Token : Sprinfield Consolidated RY. Co.
1900-1940
Button
1972
Hardware/ household
1949
Campaign thimble
1928-1932
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Soup plate
Political ribbon
1889-1893
Box of crayons
ca. 1925
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Miniature birdcage
1920-1940
Doll: woman in black dress w/velvet trim on stand
1860-1890
Nutcracker
1775-1875
Lotto
ca. 1885
Bottle
1890-1920
Calendar/ thermometer
1980-2000
Bottle/ medicine
1880-1906
Plate
1900-1920
Eclectic Authors
ca. 1890
Match safe
1905-1915
First National City Bank 150th Anniversary Medal
1962
The Harwyn
Collection of 7 coins in envelope
LaFollette for President
1876 Centennial Exhibition Commemorative Medal
1876
Apothecary bottle with stopper
1880-1920
Apple parer (without knife)
ca. 1830-1860
Paperweight
1880-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Medicine tin
1900-1930
Button
1970-1980
Pinback button
1965-1980
Emancipation Proclamation Commemorative Medal
1871
"BACKSTAGE AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL"
Medicine bottle
1840-1860
Medallion w/ribbon: General U.S Grant
Apothecary bottle with stopper
1850-1900
Clothespin
1750-1850
Six Puzzle Pictures: Dame Trott and Her Cat
ca. 1880
Sewing Supplies
1970-2000
Tissues
1950-1970
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Sash
1910-1920
Baby shoe
ca. 1900
Commemorative cane
2003
Button
Snuff box w/tag: fish-shaped; lid inscribed: 641
1800-1900
Walking-stick
1880-1910
christening bottle w/ribbons
1943
The Troublesome Donkeys
1898
Sewing Needles
1910-1940
Box/ Candy
1906-1930
Sewing
1940-1960
Advertising sign
1920-1950
Office supply
1920-1940
Greater New York Charter Day Medal
1898
Spindletop Restaurant
Coin: Africa
Clothing advertising token
1914
Hat box
1890-1920
Dress trousers
1881-1887
Paperweight
1890-1920
Box/ Clothes
1979-1900
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Transportation token
1930-1960
Pinback button
1990
Nixon
Windows on the World
Nutcracker
1775-1875
Coll. of 2 coins: Silver dollar, Liberty, 1799 & 1800
Horse pull toy
1860-1890
Gambling wheel
1900-1920
Advance and Retreat: A Game of Skill
1900
Medicine
1880-1920
Shopping bag
1992
Photographic equipment
1910-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1837
Ribbon pin
ca. 1893
Campaign cane
ca. 1884
Whale's tooth
1880 - 1890
saddle
1855-1863
Lady's costume: 1675
ca. 1966
Coin: half dollar, York County...Maine 1636-1936
Needle case
1840-1880
Priming horn
1700-1750
Powder Box
1880-1920
Pocket watch
1894-1910
Sewing Supplies
1894
Plate
1910-1930
Clothing hanger
1900-1940
World's Columbian Exposition Medal
1893
Faisan D'or
Medal: Robert Weeks DeForest... 1872-1922
1922
Lieutenant-Colonel William Washington Military Medal
1862
Miniature pitcher
1875-1900
Epaulets (pair) with storage box
ca. 1870
Paperweight
1880-1910
Box/ jewelry
1910-1940
Noisemaker
1930-1940
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Pinback button
1980-1990
Americanism Roosevelt
Limelight
ca. 1983-1989
Bobbin
1780-1820
Marble game board
1800-1875
Miniature armchair
1875-1900
Service cap
1918-1940
The Game of Naval War
1898
Lithograph Stone
1880-1920
Souvenir ash tray
1901
Transportation token
1930-1960
Fan
1910-1940
Hard Times token
1837
Win With Taft
Ballot box
ca. 1880-1900
Round box in box (possibly snuff box)
ca. 1820-1880
Baby Carriage.
ca. 1865
Walking-stick
1860-1870
Tongs
1776-1783
Plume in cardboard tube
1825-1850
Plaque
1852-1900
Mechanical pen
1840-1880
Pin-back button
1910-1940
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Plate
1917
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
ca. 1950-1960
Medallion: Hudson-Fulton
1909
Political button
early 20th c.
Ice skates (pair)
1825-1875
Sleigh (Hand-pushed).
19th century
Coll. of 2 horse-drawn caissons & 3 cannons
1870-1910
Framed set of bone buttons (36)
1775-1783
Miniature garniture
1780-1820
Plaque
1852-1900
William Starling Powder Horn
1760
Pin-back button
1896-1910
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Plate
1908
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
ca. 1950-1960
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medallion
1909
Political button
1940s
Doll hat
Child's plate
1820-1840
Dollhouse furn: table
1920-1940
Chopper
1775-1795
Forage cap
1885-1893
Civil War token
1863
Watch Face
1880-1940
Food bag
1990-2000
U.S. Troops Out of the Gulf!
2003
Pinback button
1896-1910
Abraham Lincoln Centennial Medal
1909
Bar Lui
ca. 1960-1980
Pencil holder
ca. 1900-1920
Campaign button: Americanism Roosevelt
Soldier
1840-1870
Rum bottle
1770-1785
Miniature spyglasses (2)
1870-1900
Chess India
ca. 1890
Holster
1860-1870
Music Box Record
1880-1920
Medal/ medallion
1840-1860
Medicine bottle and packaging
1900-1930
Store display
1890-1910
SUPPORT THE UPPER EAST SIDE HISTORIC DISTRICT
ca. 1981
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Miniature Furniture; Open work Tray-Top Table
ca. 1984
Fire helmet frontpiece: Liberty Hose
1850-1900
Miniature chest of drawers
1915-1935
Torpedo
1850-1870
Chapeau (bicorne)
1849-1874
Paperweight
ca.1880-1910
Button
ca. 1965
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Beer pitcher
1890-1930
Souvenir
1940-1960
Erie Canal Celebration Medallion
1826
Insignia
ca. 1860s
Shopping bag
ca. 2008
Badge in case
Ninepin game with spinner and ball (and yo-yo)
1880-1920
Pillbox cap
1873-1884
Sunday School St. Paul's Church Ribbon
ca. 1839
Hair Grooming
1910-1930
Pencil
1930-1960
Thimble/ insurance
1900-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Campaign ribbon
Jones' Prepared Paper for the Million
ca. 1868

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