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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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Pencil
1970-2000
Box/ Candy
1896
Pinback button
1990-2000
Hard Times token
1837
Ribbon
1916
Pencil sharpener
1930-1948
Waffle iron with base
ca. 1895
Doll
1830-1870
Sewing case with accessories
1800-1825
Matchbox
1903-1904
Hair Grooming
1940-1960
Coin: half dollar, Ulysses Grant, 1822-1922
Pinback button
1941
Hardware/ household
1940-1960
Store display
1940-1960
Bible
1930-1950
Christopher Columbus Commemorative Medal
1892-1893
Political button
1960s
Doll top
Badge
Miniature umbrella
1900-1940
Squeak toy (duck)
1875-1900
Transportation Token : Long Beach Bus Co. Inc.
1900-1940
Whist board
ca. 1905
U.S. Civil War token
1863
Box/ Candy
1930-1950
Hardware/ household
1930-1950
Thimble/ food
1940-1960
Support/Planned/Parenthood
1970
Doll dress
Seal w/tag: Argencia Commercial del Ymperio Mexicano
ca. 1867
Miniature mantle clock
1910-1930
Piece of flag carried by the 4th New York Veteran Volunteer Cavalry
ca. 1861
Coin: Georgius Dei Gratia Rex, 1723
1723
Gas lighter
ca. 1880-1900
Button
1952-1956
Box/ Candy
1960-1970
Hardware/ household
1930-1950
Thimble/ candy
1900-1940
Pinback button
1896-1910
Medal: Maj. Gen'l John Stark U.S.A....
1878
United Nations Plaza Hotel
ca. 1960-1980
Bedside clock
ca. 1920
Sideboard
1920-1940
Miniature bathroom set (5 pieces)
1960-1980
Butter mold
1800-1850
Uncle Raphael's Puzzle: Chromos. No. 2
1872
Shaving mug
1890-1930
Marie Depage and Edith Cavell Medal
1919
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Swizzle stick
1920-1958
Musical recording
1910-1920
Michael's Pub/3. E. 48th St. N.Y.C. Stir spoon
1950-1980
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Light Up!
ca. 1930
Ribbon
ca. 1845
Waist belt (2)
1860-1870
Die
1800-1838
Driving coat
1901
Souvenir Tile
ca. 1960
Watch Face
1880-1940
Pencil/ food
1950-1960
Desk tray
1910-1920
General Horatio Gates Military Medal
After 1840
Historical souvenir
1898-1900
American Institute Medal
ca. 1876
Pin-back button
2008
Shopping bag
Walking-stick
1780-1820
Smith & Wesson Model Number Three Second Model Single Action Revolver
1872-1874
Delivery wagon (22 pieces)
1850-1875
Sash
1790-1820
Major General Winfield Scott
1824
Ezra Meeker Commemorative Plaquette
1930
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Thimble/ insurance
1900-1960
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Button
2002
Button
Box of crayons
ca. 1925
Miniature pitcher
1875-1925
Caissons (2) and wagon
1870-1910
Campaign necktie
1952
Game of War
ca. 1900
Button
1970-1980
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Shoe horn
1890-1930
Pinback button
1948-1952
Game of Peter Coddles
1883-1895
Pen
1980-2000
Lusitania Medal
1915-1920
Persian Room
Button
1940
For President Wendell L. Wilke
Apothecary jar
1850-1900
Pie crimper
ca. 1775-1850
Paperweight
1880-1940
Watch Face
1880-1940
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Flask/ historical
1898-1910
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Major General Peter B. Porter Military Medal
1824
CANADA DRY CIRCUS PAPER DOLLS
1950
Champagne glass
2016
Glengarry (folding hat)
ca. 1861
Lieutenant William Burrows Naval Medal
1817-1880
Medal: Christophorus Colomb.
ca. 1819
Piece of New York Marine Society banner
ca. 1789 and 1914
Dress hat
1920-1941
Butter mold
1795-1835
Medicine
1900-1930
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1912-1930
Pinback button
1896-1910
Card holder
2003
Document fragment
ca. 1900
Cane
2002
Miniature chamberstick
1880-1920
Jim Crow
1850-1900
Spectacles
1800-1820
The Game of Old Maid
ca. 1890
Sewing needles
1897
Watch Face
1880-1940
Souvenir
1876
Pinback button
1940
Office supply
1962-1980
Civic Forum Medallion
1927
Game Cock
Ribbon
1888
Society of Tammany Badge
1908
Clock reel
1750-1800
Jumper
1942
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Pinback button
1890-1920
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Transportation token
1920-1940
Cigar
1930-1940
Willkie Second Million
Ford coupe
ca. 1925
Cake board
ca. 1790
U.S. Civil War bayonet
1840-1875
Die
1800-1838
Medicine bottle
1840-1870
Sword, scabbard and belt
1833-1840
Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater
ca. 1890
Chateau de Ramezay Medal
After 1896
Ashtray
1910-1950
Shopping bag
1990-1991
Store display
patented 1906
Pinback button
1896-1910
Civil War tokens (3)
ca. 1863
Doll trunk
1870-1880
Commemorative cane
2003
Hoop game
1850-1900
Miniature side chair
1920-1940
Sewing case
1850-1880
Shoe sole
1760-1783
Pin-back button
ca. 2001
Watch box
1980-2000
Medallion
1930
Plate
1905
Office supply
1890-1920
Card of buttons
1945-1975
Brasserie
Bust
Medal
1925
Silversmithing tools in chest
1900-1950
Dolls' house wardrobe
1920-1960
Medallions/Textiles
1937
Napkin
1980-2000
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Thimble/ sewing
1940-1960
Tobacco tag
1870-1930
Don't let this happen to YOU! Vote for Ike!
Trader Vic's
ca. 1965-1989
Pastry jagger/crimper
ca.1800-1850
Miniature whisk
1900-1930
Elevated railway sign
1900-1950
Model: hand-pulled Howard 34 manual fire pumper; Red Rover
ca. 1860
The Starry Banner ABC and Pretty Picture Blocks
1898
Chewing gum vending machine
1908
Toy
1940-1960
Printing
1994
Pinback button
1896-1910
Civil War token
ca. 1863
Political ribbon
1892-1893
Barack Obama for President
2007
Fireman's belt: ocean hose
1850-1900
Walking-stick
1840-1850
Eddie Cantor's New Game: Tell It to the Judge
1936
Spoon bowl
1760-1783
Coffee Can
1910-1940
Captain John Paul Jones Naval Medal
1790-1863
Fan
1890-1920
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Sign
1880-1910
"Put ZING in Your LIFE" Gal Friday MAGAZINE
ca. 1950
Monument to Prison Ship Martyrs Medal
1908
Political button
20th c.
Doll skirt
2 ribbons
Tabouret that belonged to Asher B. Durand
1815-1850
Token: 1939 Convention Am. Numismatic Ass. A. Kosoff
1939
Medal box from Erie Canal
1825
Service cap
1914-1917
Commemorative t-shirt
Watch Face
1880-1940
Toy
1990-2000
Travel
1940-1960
Button
1994
The Only Pebble on the Beach
Fish
ca. 1960-1980
Sewing measuring tape
ca. 1920
Swan ornament
1825-1875
Child's trunk w/ collection of ribbons and jewelry
ca. 1867
Fire helmet: NY Exempt Assn. 23rd Ward
1870-1900
Dissected Map of the United States
1887
Miniature dog
1900-1920
Sewing Supplies
1890-1930
Towel
1980-2000
Salesman's sample kit
1890-1930
Rubber/Up/For/Safety
1970-1980
Token
1865
The Circle of Friends of the Medallion 5th Issue
1911
Dexterity game
1930-1950
Badge on block in envelope: President...
1870-1910
Forage cap
1870-1900
Fragments of silk used for making balloons
1861-1862
Table fork
ca. 1751-1783
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1910
Button
2000
Bottle Cap
1920-1960
Store display
1890-1920
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association
1874
Souvenir
1957
Bronze Columbus medallion
ca. 1892-1893
Pin-back button
1972
Subway Vigilante
1985
Badge
Badge
Filigree leaf from Verdun
1916-1917
Model 1903 Springfield Rifle
1915
Pine tree three pence
1652
Coin:...16??
Paperweight
1895-1930
Coaster
1997
Thimble/ periodical
1900-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Campaign ribbon
Sushiden
ca. 1960-1980
Box of crayons
1910-1930
Plate
1800-1850
Walking-stick
1884
Dress hat
1902-1907
Game of Dr. Fusby, M.D., A. S. S.
ca. 1890
Bottle
1910-1940
Check book
1900-1910
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Native American pestle
1500-1700
Elevated train sign
1870-1955
Political novelty
1988
General John J. Pershing Medal
1918
Uncle Sam spinning toy
1970s
Demorcrats for Dwight D. Eisenhower
Still bank: Newfoundland dog
1900-1910
Apothecary bottle with cap
1850-1900
Vest
1900-1920
Pin-back button
ca. 2000
Packet/ Food
1906-1930
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1910-1930
Sack
1860-1890
Ribbon pin
1893
Button
1964-1965 New York World's Fair Glass
1964-1965
Bell noise maker
probably 1960s
Toy high chair
1900-1925
Medal in envelope: St. Patricks Cathedral New York
1879
New-York Historical Society centennial medal
1904
Mechanical toy (acrobats)
1825-1875
Busby
ca. 1899
Button
1988
Funnel
1890-1920
Token
1871
Travel/ soap
1940-1960
Insignia
1890-1910
Commemorative medal for 150th anniversary of Central Park
2003
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Commemorative cane
ca. 1920's
Telescope
1775-1825
Walking-stick
1850-1900
Miniature toy collection from New York City Colonial houses and military camps
1750-1783
The New Game of Familiar Quotations from Popular Authors
1887
Beer bottle
1890-1910
Fan
1940-1950
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Military Insignia
1910-1920
License plate
1940-1960
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth Aerial Crossing of the English Channel Medal
1918
Leone's
Button
1936
Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Medal
1872
Printing block
1830-1850
Calipers
1750-1870
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Box/ Food
1890-1930
Skin softener
1900-1940
Pinback button
1896-1910
Roosevelt would rather be Presidnent than right
Bookmark
1893
Butter ladle/paddle
ca. 1700-1800
Bowl
1750-1825
Miniature sewing basket
1920-1940
Miniature bottles (2)
1920-1940
Cross-belt plate
1760-1783
The Little Cowboy Game
ca. 1895
Coin: Massachusetts,1787, Common Wealth
We're BuildingOperation Playground 1987
1987
Treasury Department -- First Class (1883 - ?) Life Saving Medal
ca. 1903
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1910-1930
Insignia
1860-1900
Amateur Athletic Union of the United States - Champion 400 meter Relay
1950
Republican County Committee Captain's Badge
ca. 1930
Commemorative cane
ca. 1916
Horse blanket
1898-1938
Baby doll
1880-1890
Sewing box w/pin cushion on lid: Old Hickory Forever
1828
Stirrer
1950-1980
FF William D. Lake FDNY Rescue 2
2002
Gripper/ Food
1990-2000
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Medallion
1936
safer sex DO IT
1989
Doll's petticoat and split-crotch drawers
1870-1880
Puccini Restaurant
Ribbon Pin
1909
Yankee Doodle
ca. 1900
Contact printing frame
1870-1885
Dolls' house miniature figurine
1920-1960
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Keyring
1930-1950
Travel/ medallion
1940
Pinback button
1896-1920
Halley "100"
Raga
ca. 1980-1992
Mortar and pestle
1750-1850
Napoleon Bonaparte, mounted
1875-1915
Tick Tack
ca. 1800
Smelling bottle with pouch
1780-1820
A Peep at the Circus
1887
Bottle/Medicine
1930-1950
Perfume Sample
1970-2000
Tobacco
1920-1950
Pinback button
1995-1999
Hard hat worn by Lt. Mickey Kross
2001
Y.M.D.C. Ribbon
1870
Fastener
1775-1783
Fire bucket
ca. 1806
Cane
1860-1918
Needle case
1850-1890
Lance or pike point
1760-1783
Coin: half dollar, Wisconsin Terr. Centennial, 1936
Ship the GI'S Home Now!
1969
Pencil/ Food
1940-1950
Cue stick
Souvenir token
1920-1940
Medal
1917
1901 Pan-American Exposition Commemorative Medal
1901
1964-1965 New York World's Fair
ca. 1964
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Badge
Frame
1775-1795
Officer's coat
1785-1795
Pin-back button
1950-1968
Tongs
1900-1930
Trade sign
1890-1920
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Commodore Edward Preble Naval Medal
1806-1841
The Soho Kitchen and Bar
ca. 1960-1980
I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET SICK, I'M VOTING FOR NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE
1947-1948
Queen Elizabeth I
1950-1970
Medicine bottle
1830-1860
Framed set of lead pencils (13) excavated at Revolutionary War sites in New York
1760-1783
Nursery Tiles Ilustrated by BOZ
1883
Pen
1973
Box/ Collar
1866-1910
Bottle/ shoe polish
1940-1950
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Pinback button
1998
Button
ca. 1971
Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant Medal
ca. 1873
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Fire helmet: Hopkinson Hose Co.
1850-1880
Badge
1914-1918
Parasol with detachable handle
1890-1920
Sausage stuffer
1800-1850
Calendar/Books
1943
Can/ Food
1906-1930
Display cabinet
1890-1920
Easel
1850-1900
Box
1900-1930
Historical novelty
1980-2000
Washington Inaugural Centennial Commemorative Medal
1889
Political button
Display sign
ca. 1973
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
Button
1952-1956
Carved animal
1850-1900
Ladle
ca. 1840-1860
Philadelphia Centennial Exposition Commemorative Medal
1876
Medal
ca. 1898
Pin
1980-1985
Paint Samples
1950-1970
Cigarette holder
1890-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Tercentenary of the Purchase of Manhattan Island Medal
1926
Sekku
ca. 1960-1980
Police Department Command and Control Center badge
2001
Dollhouse furn: work/sewing table
1920-1940
Walking-stick
ca. 1854
Cake board
1825-1835
Game of Race Around the World
1898
Paperweight
1890-1920
Pinback button
1930-1960
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
The Game of Authors
ca. 1890
Pinback button
1952-1956
Political novelty
1997
Daniel Parish, Jr. Award Medal
1890
Ration tokens (99)
ca. 1941-1945
Button
1972
Game of the Stubborn Pig
ca. 1910
Child's plates (3)
1825-1875
Coat
1940-1945
Paperweight
1890-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Tin/ Food
1890-1910
Mask
1980-2000
Knife
1920-1940
Button
State Department Lifesaving Medal
1862
Matchbook
ca. 1965
Ice skates (pair)
1825-1875
Carved cluster of sheep
1850-1900
Folding stool
1875-1900
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
Instantaneous Transformation Picture: Landscape of Ancient Rhymes
ca. 1890
Button
ca. 1975
Shopping bag
1990-2000
World War I Plaquette
1917
Musical instrument
1915-1930
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
"Draped Bust" dollar
1796
Schenectady Sunday School Celebration Ribbon
1800-1850
Cane
ca. 1900
Toy cannon
1870-1900
Ida Ann (Doll)
ca. 1850
Sewing case
1820-1840
Peter Coddle's Trip to the World's Fair
1939
Solidarity with Vietnam Build the Children's Hospital
1960-1970
Box/ Candy
1906-1930
Box
1939-1940
Elevated train sign
1870-1955
Badge
1906
Battle of Marengo Medal
1800-1804
J. L, 3 years, December 15, 1922; J.L., Weight 29 lbs, February 15, 1923
December 15, 1922 ; February 15, 1923
Mandarin House
Campaign button: Americanism Roosevelt
Garrison cap
ca. 1944
Wells fargo strong box
ca. 1865
State quarters (2)
2001
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Pinback button
1918-1920
Medicine
1950-1960
Button
1980-1985
Pinback button
1980-2000
New-York Historical Society Centennial Medal
1904
Silk ribbon from the Croton Aqueduct Celebration, New York City, 1842
1842
Set of tea caddies in box
1750-1810
Miniature Furniture; Open work Tray-Top Table
ca. 1984
Egg beater
ca. 1920-1950
Miniature plate
1880-1920
Sword
1770-1820
Medal: relief of Lincoln
1868-1895
Lost in the Woods
ca. 1890
Medicine
1900-1920
Shopping bag
1980-1995
Glasses
1940-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token: Buckin's Book Keeping
1835
Ribbon
ca. 1930
Campaign cane
ca. 1976
Dollhouse table w/sticker: Tynie Toy
1920-1940
Cast iron containter container: miniature log cabin distributed during presidential campaign of William Henry Harrison
ca. 1840
Miniature fire box
1930-1940
Sewing Supplies
1950-1990
Watch Face
1880-1940
Sewing Supplies
1880-1890
Plate
1910-1930

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