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Corcoran Legion Fifth regiment. Col. William McEvily. A few good men are wanted to fill up Capt. Wm. L. Monegan's company. This is a splendid opportunity for young men to join a Crack Regiment.
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
PR.055.3.189
Medium:
Paper

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Fan
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Political button
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The Mansion of Happiness
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Advertising token
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Box/ Collar
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Ink bottle
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Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Pinback button
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United States Centennial Medal
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United States Military Academy Sesquicentennial
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1917
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1890-1930
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1900-1930
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Cigarette holder
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Box
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Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Plate
1951
Political novelty
1997
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Centennial of the Battle of Fort Washington, No. 7 Medal
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ca. 1972
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1890-1920
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Tin/ Food
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ca. 1965
Round box in box (possibly snuff box)
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Daguerreotype camera
ca. 1850
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
Butter mold
ca. 1800-1850
Transit Not Westway
1980
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Liquor
1950-1960
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Captain John Paul Jones Naval Medal
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1800-1850
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ca. 1964
Sewing case
ca. 1818
Jim Crow Ten Pins
1890-1910
World Peace through Nuclear Disarmament
1981
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1890-1920
Handkerchief
1893
Elevated train sign
1870-1955
Badge
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William Pitt Medal
1766
Cavaliere
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1940
Helmet
ca. 1918
Altimeter
1890-1920
Coat
1915-1918
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Pinback button
1939-1945
Medicine
1920-1950
Store dispenser
1890-1910
We Still Have A Dream/Jobs/Peace/Freedom/March on Washington/August 27, 1983
1983
New-York Historical Society Centennial Medal
1904
Silk ribbon from the Erie Canal celebration, New York City
1825
Sugar nips
1750-1850
Ribbon
1883
Miniature Furniture; Three-Shelved Corner Table
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Toy chest of drawers
1825-1875
Chiromagica
ca. 1870
Z.243a-f
1880-1930
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1888
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1900-1920
Box
1950-1970
Photographic equipment
1940-1960
Pinback button
1896-1920
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1938-1939
Ribbon
ca. 1930
Campaign cane
ca. 1964
Rake
ca. 1850
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1840-1900
Centennial Castanets
ca. 1876
Miniature street light
1930-1940
Box
1890-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Playing card
1940-1960
Pitcher
1890-1910
Office supply
1890-1920
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ca.1907
Danny's Hide-A-Way
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George Washington Seasons Medal
1798
Mechanical bank: Hall's Excelsior
1869
Tobacco shredder/nutmeg grater
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Paperweight
1890-1920
Box/ Food
1900-1920
Bottle/Can Opener
1910-1940
Tobacco canister
1890-1920
Pinback button
1940
Badge with photo and tassle
ca. 1868
Peter Luger
ca. 1960-1980
Sugar nips
1790-1840
Thread winder
1875-1900
Mechanical bank: Jumbo the Elephant
1880-1900
Horse pulling red "Pure Milk" Cart with driver
1860-1890
Pothook excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1776-1783
The Game of Penny Post
1892
Thomason's Erie Canal Medal
1825
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Travel
1890-1930
Pinback button
1896-1910
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ca. 1860
Ribbon
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1760-1783
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1800-1850
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1830-1880
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1906-1940
Comic book
1897
Cue stick
Plate
1910
Stereograph viewer
1860-1880
Myron T.Herrick Commemorative Medal
ca. 1929
Postage Cent
Ribbon or badge
1900
Campaign button w/image of unidentified politician
Shovel
1804-1824
Forage cap
1860-1890
Badge/tag: No Third Term
1940
Box/ Candy
Clothing accessories
1940-1960
Thimble/ sewing
1900-1940
Pinback button
1988
Button
1912
Garvin's
ca. 1980-2000
UNITED ELECTRICAL RADIO & MACHINE WORKERS OF AMERICA, C.I.O., U.E. MEMBER
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Pull toy (horse and cart)
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Bottle
1830-1850
Slave shackles
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