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Object Name:

model john fitch steamboat

ID Number:

TR.319049

Catalog number:

319049

Accession number:

236177

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-32e0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1391976

Maker:

Jacobsen, Antonio  Search this

Physical Description:

wood, gilded (frame material)

canvas (overall material)

oil paint (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 43 in x 29 in x 1/2 in; 109.22 cm x 73.66 cm x 1.27 cm

Object Name:

painting

Painting

Date made:

1888

Subject:

Maritime  Search this

Credit Line:

Family Gift in Memory of H. Thomas McGrath, Jr.

ID Number:

2019.0106.01

Accession number:

2019.0106

Catalog number:

2019.0106.01

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b5-1793-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1934691

Possible owner of sign:

Baker, Ansol  Search this

Physical Description:

iron (overall material)

paint (overall material)

cast (overall production method/technique)

Measurements:

approx.: 20 in; x 50.8 cm

Object Name:

shop sign

Location where used:

United States: Massachusetts

United States: Massachusetts, New Bedford

Date made:

19th century

Subject:

Engineering  Search this

Architecture  Search this

Fishing  Search this

Related event:

The Development of the Industrial United States  Search this

Related Publication:

On the Water online exhibition

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http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

ID Number:

CL.25052

Catalog number:

25052

2009.0157.01

Accession number:

2009.0157

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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-c1ff-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_661968

Measurements:

overall: 72 cm x 86 cm; 28 11/32 in x 33 27/32 in

Object Name:

t-shirt

Credit Line:

Gift of Merritt T. Carey, Tennants Harbor, Maine

ID Number:

1995.0208.01

Catalog number:

1995.0208.01

Accession number:

1995.0208

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-24b6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1174136

Measurements:

overall: 77 cm x 101 cm; 30 5/16 in x 39 3/4 in

Object Name:

polo shirt

Credit Line:

Gift of Merritt T. Carey, Tennants Harbor, Maine

ID Number:

1995.0208.02

Catalog number:

1995.0208.02

Accession number:

1995.0208

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-24b7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1174137

Shipwright:

Green, Archie  Search this

Archie Green's college:

University of California, Berkeley  Search this

Physical Description:

silver (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: .2 cm x 3.7 cm; x 1/16 in x 1 7/16 in

Object Name:

coin, dollar, silver

Archie Green's birthplace:

Canada: Manitoban, Winnipeg

Archie Green's residence:

United States: California, Los Angeles

Location of the ship launching:

United States: California, San Francisco

Date made:

1923

Related event:

The Emergence of Modern America  Search this

World War II  Search this

Related Publication:

On the Water online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

Credit Line:

Gift of Archie Green

ID Number:

1994.0296.01

Catalog number:

1994.0296.01

Accession number:

1994.0296

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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/ng49ca746aa-148d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1169108

Maker:

Murphy, Dan  Search this

Measurements:

average spatial: 9 cm x 23.7 cm; x 3 9/16 in x 9 5/16 in

Object Name:

Sculpture, Folk

Credit Line:

Gift of David A. Taylor

ID Number:

1994.0330.01

Catalog number:

1994.0330.01

Accession number:

1994.0330

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-0feb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1169110

Physical Description:

wood (overall material)

metal (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 61 in x 21 1/4 in x 17 1/8 in; 154.94 cm x 53.975 cm x 43.4975 cm

Object Name:

hand truck

Date made:

ca 1858

When the Indiana was found:

1972

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 William H. Cohrs and John Steele

ID Number:

1994.0033.01

Catalog number:

1994.0033.01

Accession number:

1994.0033

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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/ng49ca746a9-f993-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1156616

Physical Description:

porcelain (overall material)

white (overall color)

Measurements:

overall: 3 7/16 in x 3 7/8 in; 8.73125 cm x 9.8425 cm

Object Name:

cup

Date made:

ca 1858

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 William H. Cohrs

ID Number:

1993.0441.01

Catalog number:

1993.0441.01

Accession number:

1993.0441

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On the Water exhibit

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/ng49ca746a9-d39b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1148021

Commissioned poster:

War Shipping Administration  Search this

Directed poster program:

United States. Office of War Information  Search this

Associated Name:

Roosevelt, Franklin Delano  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 20 in x 14 1/2 in; 50.8 cm x 36.83 cm

Object Name:

poster

Date made:

1942

Related event:

World War II  Search this

The Great Depression and World War II  Search this

Related Publication:

On the Water online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

Credit Line:

Gift of Frank O. Braynard, Sea Cliff, New York

ID Number:

1991.0856.07

Catalog number:

1991.0856.07

Accession number:

1991.0856

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On the Water exhibit

Exhibition:

On the Water

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-6fdc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1102283

Initiated propaganda program:

Wilson, Woodrow  Search this

Agency oversaw production of propaganda:

Committee on Public Information  Search this

Issued posters:

Committee on Pictorial Publicity  Search this

Artist:

Hoertz, Fred J.  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

average spatial: 38 in x 27 7/8 in; 96.52 cm x 70.8025 cm

Object Name:

poster

Date made:

1917-04

1917

Subject:

Fishing  Search this

Related event:

The Emergence of Modern America  Search this

World War I  Search this

Related Publication:

On the Water online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

Credit Line:

Gift of Frank O. Braynard, Sea Cliff, New York

ID Number:

1991.0856.15

Catalog number:

1991.0856.15

Accession number:

1991.0856

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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/ng49ca746a9-7993-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1102298

Physical Description:

ambergris (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 2 in x 1 in x 1 in; 5.08 cm x 2.54 cm x 2.54 cm

Object Name:

ambergris

Related event:

Expansion and Reform  Search this

The Development of the Industrial United States  Search this

Related Publication:

On the Water online exhibition

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http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

ID Number:

1991.0083.01

Catalog number:

1991.0083.01

Accession number:

1991.0083

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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-5e21-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1341777

Measurements:

overall: 18 1/2 in; 46.99 cm

Object Name:

dory, New England

dory, new england, model

Place made:

United States: Maine

Date made:

1876

Credit Line:

Gift of Starling & Stevens, Collected by U. S. Fish Commission

ID Number:

TR.55792

Accession number:

3017

Catalog number:

55792

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Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-6332-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1094029

Maker:

Tull, E. James  Search this

Physical Description:

wood (overall material)

metal (overall material)

textile (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 33 in x 33 in x 7 in; 83.82 cm x 83.82 cm x 17.78 cm

Object Name:

ship model, bugeye, Chesapeake Bay

model, rigged ship

Displayed:

United States: Illinois, Chicago

Unique to:

United States: Chesapeake Bay

Date made:

1885

Subject:

Fishing  Search this

Related event:

The Development of the Industrial United States  Search this

World's Columbian Exposition  Search this

Related Publication:

On the Water online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

Credit Line:

Gift of the U.S. Fish Commission

ID Number:

TR.76256

Accession number:

28022

Catalog number:

76256

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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/ng49ca746a9-44c2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1094525

Maker:

Lamberton Sterling  Search this

Physical Description:

ceramic (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 1/4 in x 6 1/2 in; .635 cm x 16.51 cm

Object Name:

plate, dessert

plate, desert

Associated Place:

Atlantic Ocean

Date made:

1950s

Related event:

Postwar United States  Search this

Related Publication:

On the Water online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

Credit Line:

Transfer from US Department of Commerce, Maritime Administration (through R. J. Blackwell)

ID Number:

TR.335565.06A

Accession number:

1978.2219

Catalog number:

335565.06A

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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/ng49ca746ab-c49f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1297322

Physical Description:

glass (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 5 in x 3 3/4 in; 12.7 cm x 9.525 cm

Object Name:

glass, champagne

Associated Place:

Atlantic Ocean

Date made:

1952

Related event:

Postwar United States  Search this

Related Publication:

On the Water online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

Credit Line:

Transfer from US Department of Commerce, Maritime Administration (through R. J. Blackwell)

ID Number:

TR.335564.02B

Accession number:

1978.2219

Catalog number:

335564.2b

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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/ng49ca746ab-c4ae-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1297326

Collins steamship line:

New York and Liverpool United States Mail Steamship Company  Search this

Ship owner:

Collins, Edward Knight  Search this

Ship owner and Knight's competitor:

Cunard, Samuel  Search this

Built SS Atlantic:

Dramatic Line of Atlantic Sailing Packets  Search this

Maker:

Louis Honore Frederick Gamain  Search this

Physical Description:

oil paint (paint material)

wood (frame material)

Measurements:

overall: 26 3/4 in x 37 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 67.945 cm x 94.615 cm x 5.715 cm

Object Name:

painting, oil

Ship sailed:

United States: New York, New York

United Kingdom: England, Liverpool

Date made:

1800s

US Congress awarded an annual transatlantic mail contract to Collins:

1847

Collins Line service started:

1850

Collins Line service ended:

1858

Atlantic acquired by the government for Civil War service:

1858

Atlantic scrapped:

1871

Related event:

Expansion and Reform  Search this

Civil War  Search this

Related Publication:

On the Water online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

ID Number:

TR.336491

Accession number:

1978.0362

Catalog number:

336491

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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-2188-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1306027

Physical Description:

bone (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 13 5/16 in x 1 3/4 in; 33.81375 cm x 4.445 cm

Object Name:

scrimshaw

scrimshaw busk bone

Date made:

mid-1800s

Collected:

1951-06-29

Fashion:

19th century

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 Dr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Greenwood

ID Number:

TR.388604

Catalog number:

TR*388604

Accession number:

182022

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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-5e20-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1341776

Maker:

John L. Fryant & Co.  Search this

Physical Description:

wood (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 8 in x 26 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in; 20.32 cm x 67.31 cm x 11.43 cm

Object Name:

model, steamboat

Date made:

1977

Collected:

1977-02-28

Related event:

Civil War and Reconstruction  Search this

The Development of the Industrial United States  Search this

Related Publication:

On the Water online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

ID Number:

TR.335811

Catalog number:

TR*335811

Accession number:

1977.0629

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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-6cca-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1341779

Physical Description:

aluminum (overall material)

glass (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 18 in x 25 in; 45.72 cm x 63.5 cm

Object Name:

table

Date made:

1950s

Subject:

Furnishings  Search this

Fishing  Search this

Related event:

Postwar United States  Search this

Related Publication:

On the Water online exhibition

Related Web Publication:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

Credit Line:

Transfer from US Department of Commerce, Maritime Administration (through R. J. Blackwell)

ID Number:

TR.336767.022

Accession number:

1978.2219

Catalog number:

336767.022

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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-5618-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1342649