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"Columbia Demands Her Children"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.30
Medium:
Paper

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Aerial camera equipment
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
Parasol: crimson w/lace trim and bow on cane handle
ca. 1880
Music stand
1800-1900
Ax head excavated at a Revolutionary War barracks
1760-1783
Mortar and pestle
ca. 1850
Button
1969
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Thimble/ food
1900-1940
Pinback button
1896-1910
National Arts Club commemorative plaquette
ca. 1904
Marigold
ca. 1960-1980
Pin-back button
ca. 2004
Tercentenary of the Purchase of Manhattan Island Medal
1926
Miniature rocking chair
1915-1935
Model: locomotive
1850-1900
Seal impression in box
1815-1850
The Improved Game of Star Authors
1886
Hair trimmer
1907
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Medicine
1922-1940
Coffee tin
1890-1920
Civil War token
1863
French Red Cross Plaquette
1914-1919
Cocktail stirrers (2)
Coin: Hugenot Half dollar, Founding of New Netherland 1924
Badge in case
Needle case
1820-1860
Typewriter
1895-1910
Spoon
1861
Paperweight
1880-1920
Fan
1900-1930
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1996
Box
1940-1960
Flowers and leaves from Lincoln's casket
1865
Magnet
2016
Toy butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Jumping jack
1800-1820
Snuffbox and lid
1800-1850
Snuffbox with lid
ca. 1815-1824
Medicine/Bottle
1980-2000
Ashtray
1940-1960
Campaign thimble
1924
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button
1968
Badge
ca. 1890
Pin-back campaign button
2010
Lady's costume: 1790
ca. 1964
Lamp part with wick
1860-1864
Soldiers (10)
ca. 1936
Tobacco box filled with matches and bags of tobacco
ca. 1909
Komikal Konversation Kards
ca. 1890
Sewing Needles
1910-1930
Packet/ food
1980-2000
Button hook
1890-1930
Pinback button
1940
Match safe
1883-1910
Georges Clemenceau Medallion
1929 or later
The Towers
Medal:Catskill Aqueduct begun 1905
We don't want Eleanor either
Mint and Treasury "Commencement of Cabinet - 1859" Medalet
ca. 1859
Apothecary bottle with stopper
1880-1920
Wool card
ca. 1820-1850
Paperweight
ca. 1882-1900
Fan
1900-1930
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Lapel pin
1990
Pinback button
1896-1910
Campaign ribbon
1888
Vote/ LaGuardia /American Labor
1937
Bottle: Brant's Indian Balsam
1850-1880
Sauk Indian Chief Keokuk (1783-1848)
ca. 1870
Medicine bottle
1850-1900
Butter mold
ca. 1758
Ribbons
1856-1866
Ashtray
1930-1960
Sign
1889
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1910-1930
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button
Centennial ribbon
1876
Commemorative cane
ca. 1913
iron
Squeak toy (pigeon)
1875-1900
Gentleman's costume: 1781
ca. 1966
Flax
1700-1800
The Great Game Uncle Sam at War with Spain
1898
Ashtray/ coin plate
1930-1960
Fan
1890-1940
Calendar
1917
Pinback button
1944
Pin cushion
2003
Campaign medal
1948
Act II
The Society of Medalists 12th Issue
1935
Pin-back button
1972
Helmet
1942-1945
Diorama of Charter Oak made from fragments of said tree
ca. 1856
Riding breeches: NY coaching club
ca. 1900
Bottle/Can Opener
1920-1950
Button
1973
Napkin
1980-2000
Thimble
1890-1900
Tobacco tag
1870-1930
Volunteer Dewey Warren I'm on the team
New York Mitsukoshi
ca. 1960-1980
Butter mold
1800-1850
The Smashed Up Locomotive
ca. 1890
Baluster from Somerindike house
1750-1850
Fragments of cocked hat (14) excavated at Fort Washington
1760-1783
The T. A. Snider Diamond Puzzle
ca. 1890
Senator Goodell
ca. 1975
Toy
1955-1990
Tobacco
1920-1950
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times tokens (2)
1841
Doll hat
1870-1880
Matchbook
1940-1945
Purse
1800-1850
Tobacco box
1700-1750
Toy: fire pumper
1950-1970
Needle case
1800-1875
Set of tea caddies in box
1750-1810
Match Holder
1900-1930
Washing supplies
1890-1930
Coin dish/
1920-1950
Pinback button
1908-1912
Toy model
1890-1910
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Medal
1904
"Obama' 08"
2008
Coll.of 7 coins: NOVA CONSTELLATIO, 1783
Button
Badge: Centennial Inauguration of Washington
1889
Miniature notepad and pencil
1900-1930
Dress hat
1943-1945
Fabric Samples
1950-1970
Watch Face
1880-1940
Label
1980-2000
Travel/ pen
1994
Pinback button
1896-1920
Pin
ca. 1952
Twenty Twenty
ca. 1960-1990
Pin-back button
1971
Coin: half dollar, California's Diamond Jubilee, 1925
Doll
1930-1940
Miniature doll
1920-1940
Chapeau bras
1829-1837
The Improved Game of Fish Pond
1890
Sewing Supplies
1892-1930
Toy
1890-1930
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times tokens (2)
1837
William M. Evarts Senate Campaign Ribbon
1885
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Coin: English 1723-1773
Ribbon badge: Irving Hose No.5, Yonkers, Oct. 19, 1887
1887
Miniature bowl
1900-1920
Ship's clock
1878-1900
Whale's tooth
1910-1940
Button
1985
Fan
1890-1920
Box with tin
1930-1950
Sign
1890-1910
Box/ music
1920-1940
The Official Civil War Centennial Commission Commemorative Medallion
1961
Political button
1974
Doll handbag
Ribbon
1860
Doll house furniture: spindle bed w/mattress
1920-1940
Set of toy benches (5)
1875-1900
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
Civil War token
1863
Clothing hanger
1900-1940
Souvenir milk can
ca. 1920
Fabric samples
1930-1950
Westway Will Never Be Built
1978
Open the gates of prosperity with Wendell Willkie
ca. 1940
Chiaki
ca. 1960-1980
Surveyor transit on stand
1940-1960
Peso coin: Medal, Maximiliano Emporador...1866
Pull toy: dog with basket
1870-1890
Doll: w/netted cap
ca. 1889
Key to tower of North Dutch Church
ca. 1767
Pin w. ribbon
1895
Paperweight/ plaque
1890-1910
Token
1920-1940
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Cigar box
1950-1960
Button
ca. 1970
Frederick Samuel Tallmadge Medal
1905
Foxhunt Puzzle
1930-1950
Franco-American Jeton: Token with envelope
1751
Ribbon pin
ca. 1909
U.S. Coast Guard Line-Throwing Gun (Flair Gun)
Steamship fixture
1850-1900
British officer's Fusil, flint lock musket: inscribed
1765-1780
Paperweight
ca. 1870-1920
Pinback button
1970-2000
Trade Sign
1880-1900
Advertising sign
1940-1960
Swizzle stick
1920-1960
Franklin Pierce Indian Peace Medal
1870-1892
Campaign button
Pin-back button
2016-2017
Button
Alphabet Birds
1885
Change purse: beaded
1800-1900
Spanish Fowler 1819 flintlock rifle, (Eibar?)
1819
Paperweight
1922
Pinback button
1970-2000
Trade sign
1880-1900
Store display
1880-1900
Swizzle stick
1920-1960
Henry Clay Commemorative Medal
After 1852
Medalet
1832
Pin-back button
2017
Tea caddy
1880-1930
Coin: half dollar, State Of Alabama Centennial, 1919
Miniature rug
1920-1940
Stamp: finished Holloway file
1940-1945
Coin:V USA 1883
1883
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Amusement
1880-1910
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pin
1910-1920
Button
Badge
Oyster shucking knife
1850-1910
The Pretty Village
1890
Dollhouse furn.: hutch
1920-1940
Miniature Furniture, Samanier (Chest)
ca. 1983
Plaque
1876
100 Soldiers on Parade
ca. 1900
Bottle/Liquor
1900-1930
Tin/ food
1900-1930
Spoon
1940-1960
Insignia
1910-1920
Suez Canal Medal
ca. 1864
Cafe de la Paix
Token: 1/2 penny, Province of Canada, 1844
1844
Badge w/flag & ribbon:
Medal: Abraham Lincoln Rep. Candidate 1860
1860
Apothecary bottle with cap
1850-1900
Apple parer and straddle board
ca. 1874
Button
1928
Box/ Food
1900-1930
Trade sign
1880-1910
Protest and Survive
1975-1980
Pinback button
1896-1910
Brigadier James Miller Military Medal
1824-1885
STEVENSON/KEFAUVER/WAGNER
1960
Medicine bottle
1840-1900
French Heroes Fund Medal
1918
Miniature Jar
1825-1875
Shako with pompon
ca. 1865
Picture blocks
1876
Cup
1890-1920
Bookmark
1930-1950
Tobacco
1920-1940
Insignia
1860-1900
Token
1856-1900
Ribbon with envelope
ca. 1854
Souvenir cane
ca. 1939
Canteen, painted blue - bound with iron straps
1861
Bandage roller
1800-1880
Gentleman's costume: 1673
ca. 1967
Spectacles
1770-1780
Roosevelt at San Juan
1899
Sewing Pins
1890-1930
Handle/ Food
1910-1940
Playing card
1940-1960
Button/ clothing
1910-1920
Button
Card of buttons
1955-1985
The Sign of the Dove
Campaign button: A. Lincoln for President 1864
ca. 1864
Major General Alexander Macomb Military Medal
1824-1885
Fragment of the equestrian statue of King George III (tail)
1770-1776
Epaulets (pair) in storage box
1859
Paperweight
1890-1920
Box/ Food
1890-1930
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Memorial card
Pinback button
1896-1910
INV.13710.4
Gramercy Tavern
ca. 1960-1980
Lion and Two Monkeys
ca. 1883
Miniature Furniture, Bentwood Rocker
ca. 1983
Sword belt
1880-1900
Shoe buckle fragment excavated at Fort Washington
1760-1783
The Fortune Teller
1905
Medicine
1906-1920
Lotion bottle
1980-2000
Bottle
1890-1920
Pinback button
1890-1920
Hard Times token
1837
Rosette with streamers
ca. 1900
Commemorative cane
2003
Poupards (3)
1900-1940
Toy slant-front desk
1825-1875
Medicine box
1820-1870
Powder horn
1776
Box
1862-1900
Pinback button
1940-1960
Paperweight
1949
Store display
1930-1950
Pin
1940
Lincoln Tunnel Dedication Medal
1937
Shopping Bag
2009
State Department Life Saving Medal
1860-1873
Ribbon
ca. 1881
Valley Forge Centennial Commemorative Medal
1878
Miniature coal bucket with lid
1875-1900
Model 1816 U.S. Flintlock Musket
1832
Paperweight
ca. 1890-1920
Fan
1900-1930
Coaster
1940-1970
Beverages
1990-2000
Pinback button
1896-1910
Badge and case
1850-1917
Metropolis Cafe
ca. 1980-1999
Faux driver's license from Mitt Romney campaign
2012
Coin: half dollar, Monroe Doctrine Centennial, 1923
Trellis
1870-1900
Jack-in-the box
1870-1900
Drumsticks
1860-1865
The North Atlantic Squadron Picture Puzzle
1898
Bottle
1910-1930
Pencil
1970-2000
Box/ Candy
1896
Pinback button
1930-1950
Hard Times token
1837
Ribbon
1913
Pencil sharpener
1930-1948
Powder Horn
ca. 1755
Fire helmet
1880-1920
Topsy-Turvy Doll
1855-1880
Purse
1780-1785
Belt holster
1917
Hair Grooming
1860-1900
Pinback button
1941
Hardware/ household
1890
Tin
1920-1950
Clip
1930-1950
Medal: Kings County HS ...1911
1911
Political button
1948
Barbie doll
1961-1962
John Paul Jones Plaquette
1906
Badge
Dollhouse furn: bathtub
1920-1940
Squeak toy (chicken)
1875-1900
Dress hat
1895-1898
Civil War token
1863
Box/ Candy
1940-1970
Hardware/ household
1930-1950
Thimble/ food
1900-1940
War is not healthy for children and other living things
1972
Medallion:Sept.6,1881 Cent. of the Battle of Groton Heights
1881
Chefs Cuisiners Club
ca. 1960-1980
Advertising blotter paper
Captain Isaac Hull Naval Medal
1816-1885
Fork
1875-1925
Miniature chairs (4)
1960-1980
Framed set of buttons and coin (75) excavated at West Point
1810-1830
Sliced Birds: A Companion of Sliced Animals
ca. 1885
Shaving mug
1890-1930
Food spear
1940-1960
Swizzle stick
1920-1970
Musical recording
1910-1920
New York Post First Annual Liberty Medal (r)
2002
Republican County Committee Watcher Ribbon
1850-1900
The Covered Wagon
1930-1950
Game of Bicycle Race
1891
Second Premium NY Poultry & Pigeon Association Ribbon
ca. 1913
Shako with pompon
1870-1877
Die
1800-1838
Civilian Bag
1850-1900
Paperweight
1882-1900
Watch Face
1880-1940
Measuring scoop/ food
1950-1960
Advertising pocket mirror
1910-1920
Campaign handkerchief
1952
New England Agricultural Society Medal
ca. 1871
Rudy Giuliani button
2008
Shopping bag
ca. 2001
Cane
ca. 1867
Allen & Thurber Pocket-Sized Worcester Pepperbox Revolver
1847-1854
Miniature toilet seat
1920-1940
Snuffbox
1800-1850
Pin-back campaign button
2000
Pin-back button
1970-1975
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Thimble/ insurance
1900-1960
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Pin-back button
ca. 1983
Jack Banning's Putt-Pins
ca. 1950-1960
Box of crayons
ca. 1933
Porcelain fragment
1760-1783
Miniature sofa and easy chairs (2)
1960-1980
Soldier
1840-1870
Campaign necktie
1940
The Whirlpool Game
ca. 1899
Bottle
1890-1920
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Shoe horn
1890-1930
Pinback button
1940
Pen
1980-2000
1844 Nimes Scientific Congress Medal
1844
Trader Vic's
Medal: 1876 Centennial
ca. 1876
Pin-back campaign button
1940
Button
1928
Apothecary bottle
1870-1920
Shoulder knots (pair) in box
1855-1865
Paperweight
1880-1930
Watch Face
1880-1940
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Button
1972-1973
Shopping bag
1997
Captain William Bainbridge Naval Medal
1841-1885
Envelope
1923
Drummer bear toy
20th century
Snuff box: shell-shaped w/figure reliefs
1800-1850
Snuffbox
ca. 1816
Clothespin
1750-1850
Medicine
1900-1930
Washing supplies
1900-1940
Box/ collar
1866-1910
Pinback button
1896-1910
Chewing gum
ca. 1940
Ribbon pin
ca. 1883
Commemorative cane
2003
Indian relic: Ax head
1500-1700
Scale
1800-1850
Flexy
1920-1930
Needle case
1830-1880
The Game of Dont's and Old Maid
1905
Sewing Supplies
1890-1930
Watch Face
1880-1940
Souvenir
1876
Sign/ liquor
1940-1960
Office supply
1950-1960
Winemaking Plaquette
1902
ORIGINAL BILL'S GAY NINETIES CAFE & RESTAURANT
Cane
1880-1930
F.D.R for Civil Service
Projectile points (3)
1500-1700
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
ca. 1780
Woman's coat
1943-1946
Paperweight
1890-1920
Pinback button
1900-1930
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Transportation token
1930-1960
Tobacco tag
1870-1930
Andrew Johnson Indian Peace Medal
1866
Royal Bus Line keywind bus
ca. 1920's
Writing case with accessories
ca. 1862
The Game of Lost Heir
ca. 1900
Medicine bottle
1840-1860
Dinner fork
ca. 1950
Game of the Spider's Web
1898
Ashtray
1930-1960
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Photographic equipment
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1837
Ribbon
ca. 1921
Fly crop: bird's head handle
1875-1900
Miniature bench
1920-1940
Pincushion
1840-1870
American Eagle Educational Series: Geography
ca. 1890
Packet
1950-1980
Watch fob
1890-1910
Sewing Needles
1890-1920
Plate
1917
Clothing hanger
1900-1940
Jenny Lind Commemorative Medal
1847
La Toque Blanche
Token: 28th President, Woodrow Wilson
1924-1950
Bust
Chile Internation Exposition prize medal
1875
Scale
1875-1910
Confederate single shot (Richmond) carbine
1860-1865
Paper Samples
1930-1950
Ruler
1890-1930
Wrapper
1980-2000
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Tobacco tag
1870-1930
Expanded Metal Wastebasket
Early 1980s
Petrossian Paris
ca. 1984-1995
Plaque
1850-1950
Scoop
ca. 1750-1850
Portable lockstitch sewing machine
ca. 1890
Hansom cab
1890-1900
Jew's harp
1760-1783
Model Building Blocks
1870
Music Box Record
1880-1920

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