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"Illinois," Philadelphia & Reading R.R.s

Patented locomotive:
Millholland, James A.  Search this
Maker:
P. S. Duval and Company  Search this
Shoemaker, J. G.  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall materials)
Measurements:
overall, copy 1: 18 in x 32 1/2 in; 45.72 cm x 82.55 cm
overall, copy 2: 20 3/4 in x 33 3/4 in; 52.705 cm x 85.725 cm
Object Name:
lithograph
Other Terms:
Railroad; Locomotive; Archival Material
Referenced:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date made:
ca. 1852
Credit Line:
J. E. Watkins
ID Number:
TR.180871
Catalog number:
TR*180871
Accession number:
24450
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Work and Industry: Transportation, Railroad
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-2279-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1381319

"THE ORIGINAL KNOX" Fluting Machine

Physical Description:
iron, cast (machine, slugs, tongs material)
enamel (finish material)
paint (decoration material)
brass (rollers material)
beech or maple (handle material)
Measurements:
overall: 8 1/4 in x 13 in x 8 3/8 in; 20.955 cm x 33.02 cm x 21.2725 cm
Object Name:
iron, fluting
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date made:
1877 - 1891
Patent date for clamping device:
1877-07-03
Patent reissue date for fluting machine:
1870-04-26
Subject:
Household Tools and Equipment  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Alfred Roberts
ID Number:
DL.224282.0067
Catalog number:
224282.0067
Accession number:
224282
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-5080-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_311776
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"THE ORIGINAL KNOX" Fluting Machine

Maker:
North Brothers Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
iron, cast (overall material)
enamel (finish material)
paint (decoration material)
ink (lithograph material)
paper (lithograph material)
brass (rollers material)
beech or maple (handle material)
Measurements:
overall: 8 1/4 in x 8 7/8 in x 8 5/8 in; 20.955 cm x 22.5425 cm x 21.9075 cm
Object Name:
iron, fluting
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date made:
after 1892
Patent date for clamping device:
1877-07-03
Patent reissue date for fluting machine:
1870-04-26
Subject:
Household Tools and Equipment  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Molaison
ID Number:
DL.249080.0001A
Catalog number:
249080.0001A
Accession number:
249080
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-a67c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_311778
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"THE ORIGINAL KNOX" Fluting Machine

Maker:
North Brothers Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
iron, cast (overall material)
enamel (finish material)
paint (decoration material)
ink (lithograph material)
paper (lithograph material)
brass (rollers material)
beech or maple (handle material)
Measurements:
overall: 8 1/4 in x 13 3/8 in x 7 1/8 in; 20.955 cm x 33.9725 cm x 18.0975 cm
Object Name:
iron, fluting
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date made:
after 1892
Patent date for clamping device:
1877-07-03
Patent reissue date for fluting machine:
1870-04-26
Subject:
Household Tools and Equipment  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Pasquaney Trust
ID Number:
DL.323446.0001
Catalog number:
323446.0001
Accession number:
323446
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-a113-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_311779
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"The Trail Blazer, First De Luxe All-Coach Train Daily between Chicago and New York" Pennsylvania Railroad poster for 1939 World's Fair

Client:
Pennsylvania Railroad, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA  Search this
Medium:
Lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions:
76.2 x 61.0 cm (30 x 24 in. )
Type:
graphic design
Poster
Object Name:
Poster
Place:
USA
Date:
1939
Credit Line:
Gift of Unknown Donor
Accession Number:
1996-96-4
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c47a25c7-9690-4877-9e29-2f25cb1a67ef
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1996-96-4

$1 Rush Lamp and Candle Holder invert error single

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 1610c
Printer:
Bureau of Engraving and Printing  Search this
Medium:
paper; ink (tan, brown, orange and yellow)
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 1 1/16 x 7/8 in. (2.7 x 2.22 cm)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
1979
Topic:
Contemporary (1990-present)  Search this
National Stamp Collection  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
1987.0145.1
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
On View:
Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8d0fa42a4-5ae3-442f-b2a6-b45755c6f1ed
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1987.0145.1

$1 Rush Lamp and Candle Holder invert error single

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 1610c
Medium:
paper; ink ( ) / engraved and lithographed
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 1 3/16 x 1 in. (3.02 x 2.54 cm)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
1979
Topic:
National Stamp Collection  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Object number:
1990.0613.1
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
On View:
Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm838082454-d21a-4008-99db-f80d005f03da
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1990.0613.1

1p Stamp Act of 1765 proof

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA RM19P
Medium:
paper; ink (red)
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 2 1/2 x 2 9/16 in. (6.4 x 6.5 cm)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
GREAT BRITAIN
Date:
1765
Topic:
Colonial Era (1607-1776)  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Object number:
0.022044.1
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
On View:
Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm85df1a98e-31ad-4066-8cf0-2826fe168fc6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_0.022044.1
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29c Benjamin Franklin single

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 2779
Depicts:
Benjamin Franklin, American, 1706 - 1790  Search this
Medium:
paper; ink (multicolored)/ lithographed; engraved
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
District of Columbia
United States of America
Date:
July 30, 1993
Depicts:
National Postal Museum (SI)  Search this
Topic:
Contemporary (1990-present)  Search this
Technology & Inventions  Search this
Political Figures  Search this
Organizations & Associations  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
1994.2073.263.21.1
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8e02c157a-0b81-4fff-8730-d039763a281d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1994.2073.263.21.1

32c Carousel Horse single

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 2976
Medium:
paper; ink (multicolored)/ lithographed
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
July 21, 1995
Topic:
Contemporary (1990-present)  Search this
Animals  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
1996.2066.189
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8c0b87d6e-3de3-45f2-98b2-1b59832454a3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1996.2066.189

32c Carousel Horse single

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 2977
Medium:
paper; ink (multicolored)/ lithographed
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
July 21, 1995
Topic:
Contemporary (1990-present)  Search this
Animals  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
1996.2066.192
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm898af2c51-d7c4-4dd1-bed8-d18ed2ee5e5c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1996.2066.192

32c Carousel Horse single

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 2978
Medium:
paper; ink (multicolored)/ lithographed
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
July 21, 1995
Topic:
Contemporary (1990-present)  Search this
Animals  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
1996.2066.196
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8b5c00f5b-4c24-4b6e-9560-fda5ab9a1872
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1996.2066.196

32c Carousel Horse single

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 2979
Medium:
paper; ink (multicolored)/ lithographed
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
July 21, 1995
Topic:
Contemporary (1990-present)  Search this
Animals  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
1996.2066.198
See more items in:
National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm883f76a75-8397-4f29-abae-b0ff4f6e5bb3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1996.2066.198

42c Gymnast single

Title:
Scott Catalogue USA 4334
Medium:
paper; ink / lithographed
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
June 19, 2008
Topic:
Sports  Search this
Organizations & Associations  Search this
Women's Heritage  Search this
U.S. Stamps  Search this
Credit line:
Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.
Object number:
2008.2021.546
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm819956d78-911d-48dd-971b-4355b4984dbe
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2008.2021.546

The KKK Boutique

Created by:
Camille Billops, American, 1933 - 2019  Search this
Printed by:
The Brandywine Workshop, American, founded 1972  Search this
Medium:
lithographic ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W (sheet): 30 × 21 1/2 in. (76.2 × 54.6 cm)
Type:
offset lithographs
Place printed:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1994
Topic:
African American  Search this
Art  Search this
Race discrimination  Search this
Violence  Search this
White supremacy movements  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Juanita and Melvin Hardy
Object number:
2015.264.1
Restrictions & Rights:
© Camille Billops, Courtesy of the artist and RYAN LEE Gallery, New York
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Juanita and Melvin Hardy Collection
Classification:
Visual Arts
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e1bb8618-cd07-4d43-82b9-486441c6361c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.264.1
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The Liberator, Vol. XXV, No. 47

Created by:
The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865  Search this
Edited by:
William Lloyd Garrison, American, 1805 - 1879  Search this
Published by:
Isaac Knapp, American, 1808 - 1858  Search this
Printed by:
J.B. Yerrington & Son, American  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (closed): 24 15/16 × 17 7/8 in. (63.3 × 45.4 cm)
Type:
newspapers
Place printed:
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Date:
November 23, 1855
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Antislavery  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Journalism  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Resistance  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Social reform  Search this
Societies  Search this
U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Object number:
2016.166.41.8
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
Abolitionist movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd560c2e9e6-47fa-458c-a9b8-14cb02cfcd43
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.166.41.8
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The Liberator, Vol. XXVI, No. 26

Created by:
The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865  Search this
Edited by:
William Lloyd Garrison, American, 1805 - 1879  Search this
Published by:
Isaac Knapp, American, 1808 - 1858  Search this
Printed by:
J.B. Yerrington & Son, American  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (closed): 25 × 18 1/16 in. (63.5 × 45.9 cm)
Type:
newspapers
Place printed:
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Date:
June 27, 1856
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Antislavery  Search this
Associations and institutions  Search this
Journalism  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Resistance  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Social reform  Search this
Societies  Search this
U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
Object number:
2016.166.41.10
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Liljenquist Family Collection
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
Abolitionist movement
Colonization movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52a0f4c62-f099-4949-ab32-e15082e2beb0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.166.41.10
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A Fourth day Morning View of Friends Meeting House on Cherry Street, Philadelphia by W. L. Breton (artist) and Kennedy & Lucas (lithographers)

Maker:
Kennedy & Lucas  Search this
Breton, W.L.  Search this
Physical Description:
ink (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
image: 7 1/2 in x 11 in; 19.05 cm x 27.94 cm
Object Name:
lithograph
Object Type:
Lithograph
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date made:
after 1828
Subject:
Architecture  Search this
Walking  Search this
Architecture, Domestic Buildings  Search this
Credit Line:
Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
ID Number:
DL.60.2971
Catalog number:
60.2971
Accession number:
228146
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Art
Peters Prints
Domestic Furnishings
Morality & Religious Prints
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-29de-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_325253

A Ride to the City

Maker:
Kollner, August  Search this
Measurements:
image: 7 in x 9 1/2 in; 17.78 cm x 24.13 cm
Object Name:
scrapbook page
Object Type:
Lithograph
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date made:
n.d.
Subject:
Horses  Search this
Comic prints  Search this
Flowers  Search this
Economy  Search this
Architecture, Domestic Buildings  Search this
Wagons  Search this
Holidays and Celebrations, general  Search this
Credit Line:
Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
ID Number:
DL.60.2993
Catalog number:
60.2993
Accession number:
228146
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Art
Peters Prints
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-37e4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_325274

A Thrilling Incident During Voting,--18th Ward, Philadelphia, Oct. 11.

Maker:
Harley, Joseph S.  Search this
Physical Description:
ink (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
image: 8 1/2 in x 11 1/2 in; 21.59 cm x 29.21 cm
Object Name:
Lithograph
Object Type:
Lithograph
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Depicted:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date made:
n.d.
Date made:
ca 1864
Subject:
Political Parties  Search this
Political Caricatures  Search this
Referenced:
Civil War  Search this
Related event:
Civil War  Search this
Credit Line:
Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
ID Number:
DL.60.3460
Catalog number:
60.3460
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Clothing & Accessories
American Civil War Prints
Art
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-b425-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_325660

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