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Publisher:

Star Company  Search this

Original artist:

Goldberg, Rube  Search this

Measurements:

overall: 73.8 cm x 58.3 cm; 29 1/16 in x 22 15/16 in

Object Name:

Drawing

Object Type:

drawing

Place made:

United States: New York, New York City

Associated Place:

United States: District of Columbia, Washington

Date made:

June 10, 1934

Subject:

[NO SUBJECT]  Search this

ID Number:

2006.0226.41

Catalog number:

2006.0226.41

Accession number:

2006.0226

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-b981-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1329053

Original artist:

Sheppard, W. L.  Search this

Publisher:

D. Appleton & Co.  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

image: 17.3 cm x 23.5 cm; 6 13/16 in x 9 1/4 in

overall: 23.5 cm x 31.9 cm; 9 1/4 in x 12 9/16 in

Object Name:

print

Object Type:

Relief Processes

Associated Place:

United States: District of Columbia, Washington

Date made:

1874

Subject:

Virginia  Search this

Geography  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Marcia B. Kass in memory of Herbert J. Friedman

ID Number:

2009.0257.36

Accession number:

2009.0257

Catalog number:

2009.0257.36

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-0a35-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1380009

Referenced:

Havell, Jr., Robert  Search this

Audubon, John James  Search this

Original artist:

Audubon, John James  Search this

Graphic artist:

Havell, Jr., Robert  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

ink (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 64.4 cm x 96.8 cm; 25 3/8 in x 38 1/8 in

Object Name:

print

engraving

Object Type:

Aquatint

Engraving

Place made:

United Kingdom: England, London

Date made:

1835

Related Publication:

Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History

National Museum of American History. Treasures of American History online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/treasures

ID Number:

2006.0021.01

Accession number:

2006.0021

Catalog number:

2006.0021.01

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Art

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-f820-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1313357

Maker:

unknown  Search this

Physical Description:

ivory (overall material)

bone (overall material)

silk (ribbon material)

silver (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 24 in x 3 in; 60.96 cm x 7.62 cm

Object Name:

Swift

Place Made:

World

Date made:

19th century

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Caroline E. Bates

ID Number:

TE.T03311.000

Catalog number:

T03311.000

Accession number:

59652

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Exhibition:

On the Water

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-a6ab-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_640029

Late wife of founder and CEO of the company:

Maersk, Emma  Search this

Ship's namesake:

Maersk, Emma  Search this

Built the ship:

Odense Steel Shipyard  Search this

Maker:

Modelos Navales Riera, S.L.  Search this

Physical Description:

polyurethane (overall material)

zinc (overall material)

rigid pu (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 15 11/16 in x 66 in x 11 in; 39.878 cm x 167.64 cm x 27.94 cm

Object Name:

ship model

model, ship

Place Made:

Spain: Catalonia, Barcelona

Associated Place:

Panama: Panama Canal

United States: Washington

North Pacific

Bering Sea

Where ship was built:

Denmark

Date made:

2007

Ship launched:

2006

Related event:

Contemporary United States  Search this

Related Publication:

On the Water online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

ID Number:

2008.0039.01

Catalog number:

2008.0039.01

Accession number:

2008.0039

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On the Water

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National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-56f5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1333811

Whaleman and artist:

Hulsart, Cornelius  Search this

Owner of the ship Superior:

N & W. W. Billings  Search this

Physical Description:

wood (frame material)

oil paint (painting material)

paper (painting material)

textile (painting material)

Measurements:

overall: 25 7/8 in x 31 5/8 in x 2 in; 65.7225 cm x 80.3275 cm x 5.08 cm

Object Name:

Painting

Other Terms:

Painting; Pictures; Oil on Canvas

Date or original painting:

1835

Related event:

Expansion and Reform  Search this

Credit Line:

The Eleanor and Mabel Van Alstyne American Folk Art Collection

ID Number:

DL.65.0876

Catalog number:

65.0876

Accession number:

256396

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Exhibition:

On the Water

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-04f4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_310555

River pilot, owned and used chart book:

Libbey, Jack  Search this

Trained Captain Libbey:

United States Coast Guard  Search this

Publisher:

U. S. Army Engineer Division, North Central Corps of Engineers  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

metal (part: wire material)

Measurements:

overall: 16 in x 11 in x 3/4 in; 40.64 cm x 27.94 cm x 1.905 cm

Object Name:

navigation charts

Published:

United States: Illinois, Chicago

Used:

United States: Mississippi River

United States: Ohio River

Date made:

1972

Related event:

Postwar United States  Search this

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Related Publication:

On the Water online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

Credit Line:

Basil Jack Libbey

ID Number:

2006.0103.03

Accession number:

2006.0103

Catalog number:

2006.0103.03

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Exhibition:

On the Water

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-fc6e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1316603

Patentee:

Allen, Oliver  Search this

Inventor:

Allen, Oliver  Search this

Physical Description:

iron (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 45 in x 4 in x 4 in; 114.3 cm x 10.16 cm x 10.16 cm

Object Name:

harpoon

Place Made:

United States: Massachusetts, New Bedford

Date made:

mid-1800s

Harpoons replaced hand tools:

late 19th century

Used:

Whaling  Search this

Related event:

Expansion and Reform  Search this

Related Publication:

Brown, James Temple. The Whale Fishery and Its Appliances

On the Water online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

Credit Line:

U.S. Fish Commission through J. T. Brown

ID Number:

AG.056230

Catalog number:

056230

Accession number:

012333

Patent number:

5949

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Exhibition:

On the Water

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-53b5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1321701

Physical Description:

bone (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 1/2 in x 1/2 in x 1/2 in; 1.27 cm x 1.27 cm x 1.27 cm

Object Name:

dice, ivory

dice, ivory (pair)

Date made:

1800s

Related event:

Expansion and Reform  Search this

Related Publication:

On the Water online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

ID Number:

AG.024849.1

Accession number:

1875.4423

Catalog number:

24849.1

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Exhibition:

On the Water

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-d606-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_860555

Measurements:

small die: 3/8 in x 3/8 in x 3/8 in; .9525 cm x .9525 cm x .9525 cm

large die: 7/16 in x 1/16 in x 7/16 in; 1.11074 cm x .11113 cm x 1.11125 cm

Object Name:

Dice, Ivory

dice, ivory (pair)

ID Number:

AG.024849.2

Catalog number:

24849.2

Accession number:

1875.4423

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Exhibition:

On the Water

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-d607-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_860556

Object Name:

Dice, Ivory

dice, ivory (pair)

Date made:

19th Century

Related event:

Expansion and Reform  Search this

Civil War and Reconstruction  Search this

ID Number:

AG.024849.3

Catalog number:

24849.3

Accession number:

1875.4423

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Exhibition:

On the Water

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-d608-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_860557

User:

Hobbs, George  Search this

Physical Description:

whale bone (overall material)

wood (overall material)

metal (overall material)

ivory (overall material)

Measurements:

overall open:: 103 cm x 5.5 cm; 40 9/16 in x 2 3/16 in

Object Name:

umbrella frame, whalebone rib

Used:

United States: Massachusetts, Barre

Date made:

ca 1835-1865

Subject:

Whaling  Search this

Related event:

Expansion and Reform  Search this

Related Publication:

On the Water online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

Credit Line:

Gift of A. M. Harrington

ID Number:

AG.169283.01

Accession number:

169283

Catalog number:

169283.01

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Domestic Furnishings

Exhibition:

On the Water

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-b710-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_862121

Physical Description:

ferrous metal (blade material)

cast (blade production method/technique)

wood (handle material)

Measurements:

blade: 32 1/2 in; x 82.55 cm

handle: 27 3/4 in; x 70.485 cm

overall: 60 1/4 in; x 153.035 cm

Object Name:

knife, boarding

Place Made:

United States: Connecticut, Middletown

Date made:

1876

Collected:

1876

Used:

Whaling  Search this

Related event:

The Development of the Industrial United States  Search this

Related Publication:

Brown, James Temple. The Whale Fishery and Its Appliances

On the Water online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

Credit Line:

A.R. Crittenden

ID Number:

AG.026608

Catalog number:

026608

Accession number:

4927

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Exhibition:

On the Water

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-e4cc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_866829

Cook on the schooner "Ocean King":

Scott, George W.  Search this

Physical Description:

brass (bell material)

cast iron (clapper material)

wood (handle material)

Measurements:

overall: 10 in x 6 in; 25.4 cm x 15.24 cm

Object Name:

bell

Used:

United States: Massachusetts, Gloucester

Date made:

1882

1883

Associated Date:

late 19th century

Related event:

The Development of the Industrial United States  Search this

Related Publication:

On the Water online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

Credit Line:

George Merchant

ID Number:

AG.054697

Accession number:

012158

Catalog number:

054697

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Exhibition:

On the Water

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-e4ce-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_866831

Physical Description:

ferrous metal (overall material)

textile (cord material)

resin coating (cord production method/technique)

Measurements:

overall: 17 in x 2 3/4 in; 43.18 cm x 6.985 cm

Object Name:

spade, whaling

Date made:

mid-1800s

Used:

Whaling  Search this

Related event:

Expansion and Reform  Search this

Related Publication:

On the Water online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

Credit Line:

Transfer from Bureau of Fisheries

ID Number:

AG.237778

Catalog number:

237778

Accession number:

045474

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Exhibition:

On the Water

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-0488-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_866842

Inventor:

Temple, Lewis  Search this

Physical Description:

wrought iron (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 39 1/4 in; x 99.695 cm

Object Name:

harpoon

Date made:

1882

Used:

Whaling  Search this

Related event:

The Development of the Industrial United States  Search this

Related Publication:

Brown, James Temple. The Whale Fishery and Its Appliances

On the Water online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

Credit Line:

Jonathan Bourne through J. T. Brown

ID Number:

AG.056244

Catalog number:

056244

Accession number:

012284

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Exhibition:

On the Water

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-4918-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_866871

Patentee:

Roys, Thomas W.  Search this

Physical Description:

steel (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 3 in x 12 1/2 in x 2 in; 7.62 cm x 31.75 cm x 5.08 cm

Object Name:

harpoon

harpoon patent model

Object Type:

Patent Model

Whaling port:

United States: New York, Southampton

Date made:

1862

Used:

Whaling  Search this

Related event:

Expansion and Reform  Search this

Related Publication:

On the Water online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

ID Number:

AG.332326

Catalog number:

332326

Accession number:

94380

Patent number:

35476

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Exhibition:

On the Water

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-18a8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_866913

Physical Description:

iron (fork material)

wood (handle material)

Measurements:

overall: 38 in x 2 3/8 in x 1 7/16 in; 96.52 cm x 5.99999 cm x 3.59994 cm

Object Name:

blubber fork

Date made:

mid-1800s

Used:

Whaling  Search this

Related event:

Expansion and Reform  Search this

Related Publication:

Brown, James Temple. The Whale Fishery and Its Appliances

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Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

Credit Line:

Mackey & Pindar

ID Number:

AG.055818

Catalog number:

055818

Accession number:

012285

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Exhibition:

On the Water

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-15e6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_866962

Physical Description:

wood (handle material)

iron (blade material)

iron (shank material)

Measurements:

overall: 11 1/2 in x 5 in; 29.21 cm x 12.7 cm

Object Name:

scraper, whalebone

Place Made:

United States: Massachusetts, New Bedford

Date made:

1880s

Used:

Whaling  Search this

Related event:

The Development of the Industrial United States  Search this

Related Publication:

On the Water online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

Credit Line:

F. S. Allen, through J. T. Brown

ID Number:

AG.057778

Catalog number:

057778

Accession number:

012278

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On the Water

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-43a3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_867014

Physical Description:

cast steel (blade material)

iron (back-frame material)

hard wood (handles material)

steel (feruls material)

wood (sheath material)

Measurements:

overall: 36 1/2 in; x 92.71 cm

blade: 24 in x 3 1/2 in; 60.96 cm x 8.89 cm

sheath: 25 in; x 63.5 cm

Object Name:

mincing-knife

Place Made:

United States: Massachusetts, New Bedford

Date made:

1876

Collected:

1876

Used:

Whaling  Search this

Related event:

The Development of the Industrial United States  Search this

Related Publication:

Brown, James Temple. The Whale Fishery and Its Appliances

On the Water online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

ID Number:

AG.025912

Accession number:

005019

Catalog number:

025912

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On the Water

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-1bd3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_867028