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Liberty Nickel, 1886
Coins; Liberty; Half-disme; Half-dime; 'V'; U.S. Mint
Liberty is shown in profile wearing a crown. Thirteen stars representing the thirteen colonies are shown around the edge and the coin bears the date.
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Aztec limestone plaque
Aztecs; Aztec art
Plaque, limestone. Size: 21.25 x 22 inches. From Chincultic, Chiapas.
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Be With Him at Every Mail Call
V-mail; World War, 1939-1945--United States; War posters, American; World War II
Poster, color, 28 x 21 in., published by the United States Government Printing Office
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Ghana Fertility Figure (Akua'ba)
Ghana; Africa; Sculptures; Dolls; Asanti culture
Carved wooden female figure is an abstraction, with a disproportionally large head. The cylindrical body stands on a short base and the tapering arms extend straight out from the body. The head is a nearly...
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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".
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Colleen Moore's Fairy Castle
Castles; Movie stars; Films; Movies; Motion pictures; Architecture; Miniatures; Fairy tales; Fairies; Hollywood, California
Colleen Moore's Fairy Castle is 8 feet, 7 inches in length; 8 feet, 2 inches wide; with the tallest tower standing at 7 feet, 7 inches. It has intricate systems of running water and electricity. It is...
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Whatnot, belonging to Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Furniture; Antebellum; Furnishings; Victorian
Rectangular shelf whatnot. Decreasing shelf size from bottom to top, 4 turned legs with modified bun feet. First shelf has large openwork back, shelves two and three smaller openwork backs. Spindle-turned...
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Food is a weapon, don't waste it!
Public health; Food conservation--United States ; World War, 1939-1945--United States ; War posters, American ; World War II
Poster, color, 16.1 x 22.6 in., published by the United States Government Printing Office
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Eisenhower Dollar, Obverse, 1974 and Reverse, 1977
Coins; U.S. Mint; Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969; Apollo XI; Mint mark
The obverse view shows a left-facing profile of the late President with LIBERTY overhead, IN GOD WE TRUST to the lower left, and below, the date. The reverse view shows an eagle with an olive branch of...
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Four Indian Head Pennies, 1888
Coins; U.S. Mint; Bimetallic; Gold Standard
The Indian Head pennies show the profile of an Indian maiden wearing a feather crown.
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Susan B. Anthony Dollar, 1979
Coins; U.S. Mint; Women's Rights
A right-facing profile of the suffragette is surrounded by a circle of thirteen stars the word LIBERTY, to the right, IN GOD WE TRUST, and below the date.
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Crazy quilt (c.1920)
Quilts--United States; Textile crafts; Patchwork quilts--United States
Quilt, 69 x 70 inches, containing patches of cotton, wool, felt, and upholstery remnants.
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Crazy quilt (c. 1880)
Quilts--United States; Textile crafts; Patchwork quilts--United States
Quilt, 42 x 61 inches, containing patches of multicolored silk, velvet, and brocade. Heavily embroidered with animals and flowers. The center motif is a handpainted rose on maroon velvet.
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Scrimshaw whale teeth
Whaling; Scrimshaw; Folk art; Folk art--United States; Whales; Whale; Ink; Engraving
Photograph, b/w
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Scrimshaw whale tooth
Whales; Whaling; Whale; Scrimshaw; Folk art--United States
Photograph, b/w
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Bedkey and Folding Bed
Bed, Folding; Log cabins; Bedkey; Pioneers; Settlers; Westward movement; Sleep tight!
Bedkey and folding rope bed
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Lamp, Oil
Whale; Whales; Oil lamp; Whale oil; United States; Light; Lighting device; Patent lamp; London lamp
A globe-shaped manufactured glass lamp stamped with the words "London lamp". A tin reflector sits behind a single wick holder which is fitted into a tin screw top lid for the glass portion of the lamp....
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Laying Tile About 1940
McLean County, Illinois; Tiles; Drainage;
Workers lay drainage tile in a trench of a field about 1940.
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Flat Bottom Drain Tile
McLean County, Illinois; Tiles; Drainage;
This drain tile was made of clay and used for drainage of fields. It has a flat bottom and is 2-4 inches in diameter.
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Chinch Bug
McLean County, Illinois; Insects; Corn
The chinch bug in this drawing -- actual size is 1/16" -- destroyed millions of dollars worth of the corn in the 1930s.
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