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1.	Postcard of American troops, Paris, France	United States; Fourth of July celebrations; France; World War I; Red Cross;	Postcard of American troops parading in Paris on July 4, 1918. The color guard carrying an American flag has just made a left turn. Spectators are on the right side. This card is an American Red Cross...

2.	Print: Loading Corn	Prints; Lithographs; Landscape; American Regionalism; Benton, Thomas H., 1889-1975; Corn; Harvesting; Carts & wagons	A print of two workers loading harvested corn onto a mule drawn wagon amidst five shocks of corn stalks, probably late afternoon. A stream is visible in the right foreground. More fields rise in the middle-ground...

3.	Print: Fertility	Iowa; Landscape; Prints; American Regionalism; Wood, Grant, 1891-1942; Lithographs; Farm life; Corn; Barns; Silos; Farmhouses	A print of a black and white stylized view of a farmstead including ripening rows of corn, a large barn with silo and a small farmhouse. Dimensions are 9" x 12".

4.	Brown Composition Baby Doll	Composition dolls; African American history; American cloth dolls; American pop culture;	This is a baby doll made of brown composition. She has moveable arms and legs and the eyes and lips seem to have been repainted. The body is clothed in a dress of light weight cotton. The skirt of the...

5.	Native American Cradle Board	Native American; American Indian; Indians of North America; Baby; Cradle; Infant	Baby cradle board made of pine wood. Curved wood at the top is attached in three places with leather strips. One end is square, the other is scalloped with 6 scallops. Carvings on both sides of scalloped...

6.	Peeler, Fruit	Peeler; Food; Fruit; Mail order; Apples; Cookery; Kitchens; Gadgets;	Apple Peeler. All iron with a wooden handle. Has a springloaded cutting device and turn handle. Attached to wooden base. 15.75" long. Has no patent date or marks.

7.	Native American Moccasins (pair)	Footwear; Moccasins; Clothing & dress; Apparel; Native American; Indians of North America; Shoes; Leather; Algonquin	Moccasins are footwear made of leather. This pair has soft deerskin uppers and hardened rawhide soles; they are stitched entirely by hand. The uppers are decorated with white, red and blue beads sewn on...

8.	Native American Wedding Belt	Marriage; Weddings; Wedding costume; Belts; Native American; Indians of North America; Clothing & dress; Beaded; Beads; Decorations	The main section of the belt is 4" wide and 20-1/2" long. It is made of black wool and lined on the back with brown linen; the edges are trimmed with green silk. The front is decorated with tiny glass...

9.	All-Bisque Japanese Baby Doll	Japanese doll industry; American pop culture; Patent laws; All-bisque dolls; Japanese exports; World War I	This is an all-bisque baby doll that has moveable arms. The doll has a painted face with features including black eyes, pink cheeks, red lips, and light colored hair.

10.	Cloth Diana Jemima Doll	Advertising; Rag dolls; R.T. Davis Mill Company; African American; Stereotypes; American pop culture	This is a printed cloth African American girl doll that is holding a smaller doll. The larger doll has printed dark eyes and red lips. She wears a polka-dotted coverall. "Diana Jemima" is written near...

11.	All-Bisque Kewpie Doll - Original	England; United States; Kewpie dolls; American pop culture; All-bisque dolls; O'Neill, Rose, 1874-1944	(Right) This is a Kewpie doll with an all-bisque body. It has light brown hair down the center and back of the head. There are blue wings on each side of the shoulder. The cheeks, stomach, and knees are...

12.	All-Bisque Japanese Baby Doll	Japan; United States; Japanese doll industry; American pop culture; Patent laws; All-bisque dolls; Japanese exports; World War I	This is an all-bisque baby doll that has moveable arms. The doll has a painted face with features including black eyes, pink cheeks, red lips, and light colored hair.

13.	Native American Doll	Toys; Dolls; Native American; Children; Playthings; Entertainment; Indians of North America	This girl doll is made of buckskin. She is dressed in a tan buckskin dress with fringe at the sides, bottom and sleeves. The dress is decorated with lines of white beads sewn just above the bottom fringe,...

14.	Native American Spider Gorget	Jewelry; Body Armor; Shells; Native American; Southern Illinois; Archaeology; Gorgets; Indians of North America	Round marine shells with spider designs carved onto them. The shells are about 3" in diameter.

15.	Native American Water Basket	Containers; Woven baskets; Native American; Housewares; Indians of North America	A basket woven in an ovoid shape with rounded bottom, flaring sharply from neck to a wide opening at the top. There are two wide leather strap handles attached at the widest part of the body, positioned...

16.	Native American Spider Gorget	Jewelry; Body Armor; Shells; Native American; Southern Illinois; Archaeology; Gorgets; Indians of North America	Round marine shells with spider designs carved onto them. The shells are about 3" in diameter.

17.	Native American Bandolier Bag	Pouch; Bags; Native American; Indians of North America; Beads; Celebrations; Decorations; Bandoliers	A bandolier bag is a large pouch with a long continuous strap. This one is made of deerskin. The panel between the strap and pouch is covered with black velvet. Along the bottom edge are wool yarn tassels...

18.	Print: Our Good Earth	Prints; Lithographs; Landscape; American Regionalism; Curry, John Steuart, 1897-1946; Farmers; Farm life; Children; Childhood & youth	A print of a brawny farmer standing in a wheat field on a windy day, flanked by a young girl and boy and grasping three wheat stalks in his right hand. His head is turned toward his left. Two buildings...

19.	Painting: Lady in a Garden	American Impressionism; Painting; Oil on canvas; Palmer, Pauline, 1867-1938	A painting of a woman seated in a shaded part of a garden setting. She holds an Oriental parasol and wears a multi-color Oriental robe over a white gown. A table and another chair is beyond her. Dimensions...

20.	Painting: Woods in Winter	Painting; Landscape; American Impressionism; Steele, Theodore Clement, 1847-1926; Winter	A painting with a stream running through a snow-covered landscape with a few tall trees near the banks and denser trees in the background. The stream extends from the center foreground towards the back...

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