Collection Highlights

Twenty-third Street west of Sixth Avenue
Date:
1900
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.2
Medium:
Photograph

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Letter opener and mechanical pencil set
1940-1960
Button
1968
Medallion
1885
New York City Marathon finisher's medal
2003
Ribbon
ca. 1890
Decorative flags (7) in box
ca. 1940-1945
Miniature mold
1875-1900
Gentleman's costume: 1928
ca. 1962
Printing block
1770-1820
Game of War at Sea or Don't Give Up the Ship
1898
Powder Box
1920-1940
Napkin
1980-2000
Bottle/ medicine
1880-1910
Elevated train sign
1870-1955
Frits Holm Medal
1921
Fork
1790-1825
Token
ca. 1860
Fulton Trust Company Plaquette
1915
Candlelight Room
Advertising ribbon
ca. 1909
Doll's bed and bedding
1850-1900
Bowl
ca. 1700-1850
Paperweight
1900-1920
Pinback button
1906
Medicine
1940-1960
Bar Tray
1930-1950
Pinback button
1940-1970
Campaign pin
NEW YORK CITY SHAKESPEARE TERCENTENARY CELEBRATION/ 1616/1916
1916
Bottle w/label: Dr. Moyle's Inhaler & Catarrhal Douche
1871-1885
Sword and scabbard in case
ca. 1862
Apothecary bottle with cap
1880-1920
Helmet
1914-1917
Badge ribbon
ca.1896
Sewing Supplies
1890-1920
Makeup Compact
1930-1960
Bottle
1900-1940
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Lady's costume: 1812
ca. 1958
For Good Roads
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
ca. 1950-1960
Society of Old Brooklynites Badge
ca. 1880
Cane
ca. 1918
Needle case
1780-1840
The Round Game of Tiddledy Winks
1890
Sewing Needles
1890-1930
Knitting sheath
1775-1825
Pencil/ Food
1930-1950
Playing card
1940-1960
Coffee mill
1880-1910
Sail along with Harry
1948
Medallion in box w/ docu: Belmont Park...1968
1968
Parsley's Restaurant
The Historiscope Panorama and History of Americas
ca. 1875
Coat
1914-1918
Blue vs. Gray - The Civil War: South
1990-2004
Ribbon/ Clothes
1980-2000
Tin/ food
1890-1920
Brandy Eau de Toilette
2002
Pinback button
1980-2000
Doll
1920-1935
Steam pumper
ca. 1870
Badge: ...Engine Co. No.3, Mt. Vernon, NY, Aug. 6, 1904
1904
Treasury Department - First Class Life Saving Medal (1877-1882)
1877-1882
Laurens Cigarettes advertisement
Steam whistle
1877-1880
Zachary Taylor Indian Peace Medal
After 1860
Sword w/scabbard
1800-1826
College Football Game
1897
Medicine
1900-1930
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Tobacco
1910
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1841
Ribbon with paper mount
1870-1900
Campaign cane
ca. 1840
Doll
1750-1800
Ribbon
ca. 1889
Badge
ca. 1784
Mess kit
ca. 1895
Box
1950-1980
Pinback button
2000
Pocket knife
1940-1960
Iron
1880-1920
Ribbon with Photo of Woman
late 19th century
Hard Times Token: Coin: illustrative predecesor
1837
Campaign handkerchief
1940
Panama-Pacific International Exposition Commemorative Medal
1915
Chez Vito
Miniature bowl
1880-1920
Sand caster
1800-1850
Paperweight
1890-1920
Paperweight
1890-1920
Noisemaker
1935
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Pinback button
1995
Major General Winfield Scott Military Medal
After 1840
The Red Parrot
ca. 1980-1986
Doll's armchair
1910-1913
Bottle: Warner's safe kidney & liver cure...
1860-1880
Single blade chopping knife
1770-1870
Epaulet
ca. 1777
Model of horse-drawn hose carriage
ca. 1885
Ben Hur or the Chariot Race
1899
Shaving mug
1900-1930
Toy
1980-2000
Shaving Supply
1950-1990
Pinback button
1990-2000
German set trigger bolt action needle gun
Parasol: black and white w/carved leaf handle and tassel
1860-1890
U.S. Merchant token
ca. 1850
Convention ribbon
1892
Pencil sharpener
1930-1948
Writing case
1864-1865
Shoulder straps (pair)
1863
Hair Grooming
1900-1930
Pin-back button
1910-1940
Hardware/ household
1900-1930
Plate
1909
Dime Bank
ca. 1950s
Ribbon
1893
Political button
1960
Whale's tooth
1860-1867
Puzzle
1850-1900
Doll dress
Awls and picks (9)
1775-1795
Shako
1860-1864
Civil War token
1863
Toy/ Candy
1980-2000
Letter opener
1930-1960
Thimble/ laundry
1900-1940
Dollhouse furn: display cabinet
1920-1940
Gentleman's costume: 1620
ca. 1968
Sash w/badge in case:Grand Cross, Order of Isabel the ...
Pinback button
1896-1910
National Conference of Charities and Corrections Medal
1898
Nievla Pavne ???
ca. 1960-1980
Advertising matchbox
1897-1899
Gentleman's costume: 1797
ca. 1962
Stereoscope
1860-1900
How Silas Popped the Question
ca. 1915
Sachet
1890-1930
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Medicine
1880-1920
Cigar box
1880-1910
Civil War token
ca. 1860
Token
ca. 1863
Hungry Pup
1930-1950
Uncle Sam Scroll Game
ca. 1888
Framed fragment of Union flag from Fort Sumter
ca. 1860
Medal: Lincoln and Hamilton 1861
1861 or later
Foot warmer
1800-1830
Oil cup
ca. 1861
Ribbon
1906
Watch Face
1910-1940
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Badge
1927
Pan
ca. 1904
Historical souvenir
1850-1880
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medal
1909
Avis Rent a Car button
Shopping bag
Pull toy (horse)
1875-1900
Saddle and bridle
1820-1860
New-York Historical Society Centennial Medal
1904
Medicine
1980-2000
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Button: Smith
Fugio cent
1787
Carved lion
1850-1900
Gentleman's costume: 1660
ca. 1964
Willkie and McNary
Box of crayons
ca. 1930
Coin: USA, 1867 lll
1867
Aztec calendar
1900-1940
Young Folks Historical Game
ca. 1890
Westway Will Never Be Built
1978
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Shoe horn
1890-1930
Pinback button
1948-1952?
Comemorative Medal
1894
Little Red Ridinghood
ca. 1890
Pen
1980-2000
Ferdinand VII Medal
ca. 1812
The Tower Suite
Medallion: ...America
Still bank
1933-1945
Pie crimper
ca. 1800-1850
Paperweight
1890-1920
Fan
1900-1930
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Pinback button
1992
Button
ca. 1966
Lieutenant Robert Henley Naval Medal
After 1878
Dresses Worn by the "First Ladies" of the White House (Paper Doll Cut-outs)
1937
Coll. of 3 coins: US. half cent, 1807, 1809, 1828
Piece of wood from the "Chesapeake"
ca. 1812
Bicycle with light and lock
ca. 2002
Whale's tooth
1840-1860
Snuffbox
1800-1850
Medicine
1906-1930
Shopping bag
1995
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Inscribed shingle from Edgar Allan Poe's cottage
ca. 1840
Pinback button
1896-1910
Easel
2002
Ribbon
ca. 1910
Commemorative cane
2006
Miniature armchair
1920-1940
Needle case
1840-1880
The Feast of Flowers: A Floral Game of Fortune
1869
Tin Lid
1910-1940
Watch Face
1880-1940
Advertising pin cushion
1910-1940
Pinback button
1940
Medal
1947-1953
New York Athletic Club Medallion
1927
El borracho
Powder horn
ca. 1860
Coin: half dollar, Battle of Bennington 1777-1927
ca. 1927
Kinematograph: Motion picture machine
1900-1925
Coat
1915-1920
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Printing/ pencil
1940-1950
Humpty Dumpty Circus
1903-1935
Miniature set of dishes (30 pieces)
1871-1903
Measuring scoop/ food
1930-1960
Button
Bookmark
1887
Butter ladle/paddle
ca. 1700-1800
United States of America
1848-60
Coin in box: half dollar: Bridgeport Conn.Centennial, 1936
Horseshoe excavated at Fort Washington
1760-1783
The New Game of Hunting
1904
Ashtray
1950-1970
Matchbook
1939
New York Philharmonic Stagebill for April 4-6, 2002
2002
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1841
Commemorative ribbon
1904
Gentleman's costume: 1805
ca. 1960
Bust
Campaign cane
ca. 1896
Box
1875-1925
Bayonet
1760-1783
Paperweight
1890-1930
Washing supplies
1890-1930
Ashtray
1930-1950
Button
1972-1973
w/ photo of McKinley and Roosevelt
ca. 1900
Augustus Saint-Gaudens Plaquette
1937
Lantern slide
1924-1930
Mirror
ca. 1888
Divan Parisien
Peepshow: Constantinople
1825-1875
Flintlock pistol
1770-1790
Beer mug
1900-1930
Pencil
1940-1960
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Thimble/ vacuum
1900-1940
Tobacco tag
1870-1930
Pin
Rikyu
ca. 1960-1980
Doll house furniture: carpet
1875-1925
Doll: small girl w/smock and bonnet
1860-1900
Rattle
1750-1825
Coffee grinder
William Starling Powder Horn
1760
Model of hand engine
1870-1900
What's His Name?
1902
Pin-back button
1972-1973
Toy
1930-1950
Printing/ sign
1898
Stamp
1837-1880
Pinback button
1896-1910
SEND FEDERAL REGISTRARS TO SUN FLOWER MISSISSIPPI NOW M.F.D.P.
ca. 1970
Medal: Merrit, Haviland, Smith
1926
Lapel tab
1941-1945
Navy Canvas Duffelbag c.1900
1900-1918
Sewing box
1820-1850
Pipe
1825-1900
Fan
1882-1920
Optical
1940-1960
Sign
1900-1930
Upholstery supply
1910-1940
The Society of Medalists 4th Issue Commemorative Medal
1931
political/cultural button
Ribbon: Coney Island for...1893
Miniature circus figures (13)
1880-1890
Major General Edmund P. Gaines Military Medal
1837-1885
Toy airplane
1920s
Miniature strainer
1900-1920
Pillbox cap
1873-1884
Civil War token
1863
Fan
1890-1920
Jigsaw puzzle
1990-2000
United We Stand
2001-2002
Dollhouse furn: table
1920-1940
Pin-back campaign buttons
1952-1956
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
The Society of Medalists 8th Issue
1933
La Boheme
ca. 1960-1980
Toy baseball players (2)
ca. 1930s
Lady's costume: 1711, N.Y.
ca. 1967
Gentleman's costume: 1806
ca. 1966
Fire helmet: engineer A.C.
ca. 1864
The Model Ship Puzzle
ca. 1890
Sewing Souvenir
1890-1920
Box/ jewelry
1910-1940
Button hook
1890-1930
Pinback button
1952
Civil War tokens (2)
ca. 1863
Pair of doll gloves
1870-1880
Woodrow Wilson Commemorative Medal
1913-1921
Ribbon
late 19th - early 20th century
Marquis de Lafayette Medal
1789
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Parasol: black w/bow
1890-1920
Powder flask
1855-1870
Pin-back campaign button
1940
Button
1983
Bottle Cap
1920-1960
Schuyler Colfax
Plate
1916
Food spear
1940-1960
Button
1970-1973
Barack Obama
2008
Flamingo
Palette
1900-1940
Shako with plume
1880-1910
New Jersey copper
1786
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Washing supplies
1890-1930
Travel
1940-1960
Barnum's Museum token
1862
The Safets
Espace
ca. 1960-1980
Miniature chalice
1900-1930
Doll: woman in orange bonnet and dress
1830-1880
LaFollette for President
The Reward of Virtue
1850
Cocked hat (reproduction)
1880-1910
Framed set of American military buttons (51) excavated at West Point
1812-1830
Game of Bicycle Race
1895
Packet
1920-1950
Pin
1990-2000
Food spear
1940-1960
Canteen w/strap
1810-1815
Musical recording
1910-1920
Medallion
1881
Joseph Florimond Loubat Medal
ca. 1910
Flag fan
ca. 1945
Mi piace Ike
Coin:U.S. Trade Dollar, 1876
Paper dolls, costumes, and stands (22 pieces)
1850-1875
Canteen cup
1900-1918
Paperweight
1890-1920
Tin/ Food
1906-1920
Trade Sign
1880-1910
Lantern
1880-1910
Trust Humphrey
1968
Lapel button
Pills
1850-1900
Apothecary bottle with stopper
1850-1925
Cyrus Field Medal
1858
Spinner noise maker
probably 1960s
Snuffbox with lid
1800-1850
Soldier
1840-1870
Cup
1900-1940
Medal
1905
Token
1940-1960
No Third Term
Insignia
1890-1900
Printing plate
Badge
ca. 1927
Commemorative cane
ca. 1949
Lady's costume: 1939
ca. 1962
Surveyor's monument
ca. 1811
Peter Coddle's Trip to New York
ca. 1890
Powder Box
1880-1910
Tin/ cleaning supplies
1920-1950
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Insignia
1910-1920
Medallion
1930-1950
John Horn Life Saving Medal
1875
Hour Glass
1800-1812
Miniature Furniture, Chest with Five Inlaid Drawers
ca. 1983
INN OF THE CLOCK
Lace pillow
ca. 1788
Spirit level
1850-1900
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Box/ bottle/ food
1906-1920
Tin/ Candy
1940-1960
saddle
1855-1863
Transportation token
1920-1940
Pinback button
1896-1910
World War I Medal
ca. 1910
Bookmarks (2)
1976
Ell measure
1780-1820
Novelty Bank
ca. 1873
Coin: half dollar, Ulysses Grant, 1822-1922
Sword and scabbard
1862
The Donkey Party Game
1901
TRUMP
ca. 1990
Inkwell
1894
Cigarette pack
1952
Pinback button
1900-1920
PLANNED PARENTHOOD WORLD POPULATION
ca. 1970
Doll's drawers
1870-1880
Cane in case: ...supervisors cane... Havermeyer
ca. 1878
Button: for governor B.B.Odell jr.
Campaign cane
ca. 1976
Coin scale in case
ca. 1735-1752
Criss Cross Spelling Slips
ca. 1885
Box
1930-1970
Box/ Food
1992
Playing card
1940-1960
Collection of 10 coins in envelope
Medallion
1913
Badge/ medal
1935
Card of buttons
1955-1985
Sardi's East
Child's plate
1825-1875
Still bank
1870-1880
Naval insignia in box
1940-1946
Marathon
ca. 1995
Fan
1900-1930
Tin/ Food
1906-1920
Pencil/ periodical
1940-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Pin-back button
ca. 1914
Miniature tankard
1900-1925
Bottle
1750-1770
Baby Carriage.
ca. 1865
Cafe Seiyoken
ca. 1982-1987
Butter ladle/paddle
ca. 1700-1800
General Horatio Gates Military Medal
After 1840
Naval officer's sword and scabbard
1861-1887
British Soldiers Past and Present
ca. 1894
Medicine
1890-1940
Perfume Sample
1970-2000
Photographic equipment
1892-1920
Bowl: Memorial of Sir Walter Scott
1900-1930
Button
1967
Hard Times Token: Col.of 2 coin/token: Exec. Expermt.1837; Mag.Gen. H. 1841
1837
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Tassel
1775-1783
Hose Wagon of the Exempt Firemens Sons of Morrisania, N.Y., ca. 1875
ca. 1875
Teddy bear
1905-1912
Folding cot with handle
1850-1860
Box
1935
Bottle/ food
1960-1990
Cue stick
Store display
1910-1940
Purse
1890-1920
1926 Philadelphia Sesquicentennial International Exposition Medal
1926
Badge w/ribbon & pin
1898
Alterative Tonic Pills
1850-1900
Terrestrial globe
1542
Mike Farrell Presents THE BROADWAY GAME
1981
Miniature mold
1900-1930
Service cap
1941-1945
Bootjack
1850-1900
Key
1890-1930
Token
1920-1950
Button
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
"Washington the Father of Our Country" Commemorative Medal
1800-1900
Mitali
ca. 1960-1980
JOHN MARSHALL JHS 1941
1941
Purse: w/floral motif
1900-1950
Doll
1860-1880
Scrimshaw whale tooth depicting the clipper ship "Cosmos"
1910-1940
Framed set of objects (36) excavated at Connecticut Village
1736-1810
Blown Up Steamer and Fire Engine Puzzle
ca. 1885
Collar
1900-1920
Pen/ pencil
1930-1960
Swizzle stick
1920-1958
Button
1964
Civil War tokens (2)
1863
Club badge
ca. 1900
Glove Commemorating 1824 Visit of General Lafayette
ca. 1824
Wig: ponytail w/ribbon, bun curls, bald top of linen
1780-1880
Medal: Christophorus Colomb.
ca. 1819
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Paper dolls (11 pieces)
ca. 1895
Model 1842 U.S. Percussion Musket
1849-1851
Paperweight
ca. 1910-1920
Pinback button
1980-2000
Food tin
1890-1920
Box
1900-1930
Historical novelty
1950-1970
Henry Clay Presidential Campaign Medalet
1824-1844
Political button
Aerial camera with magazine

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