Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fan
Object Number:
2002.1.1446
Date:
1896
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
13 1/2 x 7 x 1/4 in.
Description:
This woman's hand fan is made of paper and has a wood handle. Both sides of this bright yellow fan are covered with various advertisments. One side is titled "Foresters Of America" and includes the program for a musical performance, ads for "Perlhefter Wines and Liquors", "The Rowland Cylce Co.", Cigars, stoves , and "H.A. Tiemann Apothecary". The reverse has the second part of the musical program, and ads for "Dr. M.T. Zoole, Physician", "Kirby's Cigars", and the "Twenty-third Ward Bank". This sides reads "At Brommer's Union Park Annex, Friday Eve'g, August 14th, 1896".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
