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Title Related People Date Object Number
Table Rock of Summit of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
November 23-25, 1863
1945.580.77
New York Loyalist Declaration of Dependence
November 28, 1776
MSS.Y1776
The Interior of Beckwith's Studio
November 9, 1874
1935.85.2.42
Christian embroidered bookmark
Oct. 19, 1944
Z.3589
embroidered bookmark of a cross
oct. 19, 1944 (possbily 1840-1880)
Z.3594
embroidered bookmark a church
Oct. 19, 1944 (possibly 1840-1880)
Z.3592
embroidered bookmark of an anchor
oct. 19, 1944 (possibly 1840-1880)
Z.3593
embroidered bookmark of a church facade
oct. 19, 1944, or possibly 1840-1880
Z.3590c
bookmark of a harp
Oct.19, 1944
Z.3587
Sketch of a woman's head
October 12, 1881
1935.85.1.172
The Seine at Sunset
October 16, 1874
1935.85.2.38
Journael Gehouden opt
October 1660- June 1663
MSS.Ships.Journals.1600
The Charity Patient
October 1866
1936.648
Coming To The Parson
October 1870
1936.649
The Elder's Daughter
October 1886
1936.634
Portrait of Miss Alice Thill
October 27, 1894
1935.85.3.84
Portrait of Alice Thill in Profile
October 27, 1894
1935.85.3.89
"The Harper's Ferry Insurrection - The U.S. Marines Storming the Engine-House - Insurgents Firing through Holes in the Doors"
October 29, 1859
MSS.JohnBrown.1
Portrait of a Seated Woman
October 31, 1883
1935.85.3.16
Portrait of a Draped Woman
October 5, 1908
1935.85.3.149
Songs of Freedom
October 7, 1850
LIB.SY.1850.33
View of Rooftops from Beckwith's Studio Window at 54 Rue des Saints Peres
October 8, 1874
1935.85.2.37
Portrait of Margot/Margurite
October 9, 1883
1935.85.1.175
The Obelisk Presented to the city of New York by the Khedive of Egypt, and Erected in Central Park on the 9th of October, 1880
October 9th, 1880
PR.020.FF.CPMON.OBE
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845)
Patented 1855
1859.6
Cream jug
Possibly 1760-1820, possibly 1900-1940
1952.163
Cream jug
Possibly 1775-1850
1952.170
Sugar bowl with cover
Possibly 1780-1820, possibly 1920-1940
INV.12606ab
Tumbler
Possibly 1780-1820, possibly 1920-1940
1937.1012
plate
possibly 17th century
1941.1012a
Platter
possibly 17th century
1941.1012b
Mug
Possibly 1800-1840, possibly 1920-1950
INV.12477
Sugar bowl with cover
possibly 1835-1860, possibly 1920-1950
1952.201ab
Vase
Possibly 1835-1860, probably 1920-1950
1952.158
Vase
Possibly 1835-1865, probably 1920-1950
1952.209
embroidered bookmark of a church
possibly 1840-1880
Z.3588
embroidered bookmark of an anchor
possibly 1840-1880
Z.3591
Tumbler
Possibly 1861-1865
1945.395
Unidentified man
possibly 18th century
1867.415
Stone marker
possibly 19th century
1886.13
Landscape
possibly 19th century
X.22
George Washington (1732-1799)
Possibly late 18th century
1941.615
Thomas Addis Emmet (1764-1827)
Possibly late 19th century
1946.369
Commodore Stephen Decatur (1779-1820)
Possibly late 19th century
1955.85
Roman Head, possibly Achilles
Possibly of classical origin, ca. 400
INV.15022
John James Audubon (1785-1851)
Pre 1839
1926.56b
Masonic apron
prior to 1794
1932.63
Gold Struck Medal
Probably 1715
1934.20
Rummer
Probably 1800-1850
1965.780h
Earring
probably 1800-1900
Z.2037
Sugar bowl with cover
Probably 1810-1840
1952.164ab
James Madison Indian Peace Medal
Probably 1814 or later
1966.132
Bowl
Probably 1820-1840
1961.408
Sugar bowl with cover
Probably 1820-1850
1965.542
Andrew Jackson Indian Peace Medal
Probably 1831
1966.101
Pitcher
Probably 1835-1865
1952.207
Martin Van Buren Indian Peace Medal
Probably 1837
1966.128
bookmark of a church facade
probably 1840-1880
Z.3590a
embroidered bookmark of a chruch facade
probably 1840-1880
Z.3590b
John Tyler Indian Peace Medal
Probably 1843
1966.119
Zachary Taylor Indian Peace Medal
Probably 1850
1966.122
Adam J. Slemmer medallion
Probably 1861
INV.3630
Unidentified man
probably 18th century
1867.416
Candlestick
Probably 1920-1930
1965.856b
Candlestick
Probably 1920-1930
1965.856a
Candlesticks (pair)
Probably 1920-1930
1965.856ab
Elias G. Drake
probably before 1850
2006.9
Declaration of sentiments of the American Anti-Slavery Society : adopted at the formation of said society, in Philadelphia, on the 4th day of December, 1833
Publication: 1848-1855
LIB.E449.A53.1848
Lillebonne, France
September 1, 1876
1935.85.2.211
Five Studies of Goats
September 1, 1876
1935.85.2.212
Stairs Leading up to Mont Saint-Michel, France
September 10, 1874
1935.85.2.52
Study of a Sculpture in l'Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, France
September 10, 1875
1935.85.2.146
Copy After Diego Velazquez, Geneva, Switzerland
September 10, 1877
1935.85.2.283
Geneva Townscape, With Boats on a Lake
September 10, 1877
1935.85.2.285
State of Delaware response to Tilton
September 12, 1864
MSS.Misc.Tilton.3
Exterior of Mont Saint-Michel, France
September 12, 1874
1935.85.2.58
Exterior Stairs of Mont Saint-Michel, France
September 12, 1874
1935.85.2.59
Two Women on an Upper Level Promenade, Looking at View, Mont Sait-Michel, France
September 13, 1874
1935.85.2.57
Portraite of Madame Poularde and her Baby, Mont Saint-Michel, France
September 13, 1874
1935.85.2.60
Letter
September 13, 2001
2002.87.4
Mont Saint-Michel, France
September 14, 1874
1935.85.2.62
Letter
September 14, 2001
2002.87.3
Street Scene, Marketplace
September 16, 1874
1935.85.2.69
Architectural Study (Arch), Bayeaux, France (Probably the Bayeaux Cathedral)
September 16, 1876
1935.85.2.223
Townscape, Vitr
September 17, 1874
1935.85.2.64
Street Scene, Vitr
September 17, 1874
1935.85.2.68
Townscape, Vitr
September 17, 1874
1935.85.2.63
Street Scene, Vitr
September 17, 1874
1935.85.2.67
Office of the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, 61 John Street, New-York, Nov. 1, 1850. : Dear Sir, the annexed pledge is sent to you with an earnest request that you will do all in your power, with the aid of friends of the cause in your localit
September 18, 1850
LIB.SY.1850.76
Fairy's Whisper
September 1860
1936.710
Union Troops Marching Through Langley, Virginia, to Lewinsville
September 1861
1945.580.31
Incident in March of General Banks' Army Near Hyattstown in Western Maryland, During a Storm
September 1861
1945.580.33
The Pursuit of the Rebels in Maryland
September 1862
1945.580.45
Field Telegraph, Battery Wagon, 1864
September 1864
PR.164.9.92
Katherine Rebecca Rogers (1868-1956)
September 1874
1936.705
School Days
September 1877
1936.642
Woman's Face; Two Male Farmers Holding Farming Tools
September 1877
1935.85.2.286
Politics
September 1888
1936.639
Church in Triquerville, France
September 2, 1876
1935.85.2.213
Page from United Airlines in-flight magazine
September 2001
2002.80
Rebel Line At Fisher's Hill, Virginia
September 21-22, 1864
1945.580.47
Position of the 19th Corps under General Emery in Battle near Winchester, Virginia
September 21-22, 1864
1945.580.57
City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia, 26 September 1864; verso: sketch of a fragmentary plan
September 26, 1864
1945.580.78
Street Scene, Rue St. Jacques, Paris, France
September 26, 1874
1935.85.2.36
State of Connecticut response to Tilton
September 3, 1864
MSS.Misc.Tilton.1
Townscape,
September 3, 1876
1935.85.2.214
The Battle of Peebles' Farm, Virginia (Poplar Springs Church)
September 30 - October 2, 1864
1945.580.19
Indenture of Peter van Dyck and Cornelia, his Wife, Documenting the Administration of Margrieta van Varick's Estate
September 4, 1719
MSS.VanCortlandtPapers.vanDyck
Copy of Couture's "The Prodigal Son", Le Havre, France
September 5, 1876
1935.85.2.215
The Fugitive's Story
September 7, 1869
1936.630
Letter from Lucy Green Bakewell Audubon to her grandchild Lucy
September 8, 1870
MSS.BV.Audubon.9
State of Minnesota response to Tilton
September 9, 1864
MSS.Misc.Tilton.2
Street Scene, Granville, France
September 9, 1874
1935.85.2.50
Church/Chapel in Dives, France
September 9, 1876
1935.85.2.216
WWII Allied Ships in New York Harbor
September 9, 1941
Union Pickets Going Out for the Night near Masons Hill, Virginia
September-December 1861
1945.580.20
Candle snuffer and tray
snuffer: 1763/64; tray: 1751/52
1964.46ab
Margot, Denny, and Fan
Summer 1882
1935.85.3.49
Portrait of Florence Rapallo
Summer 1883
1935.85.3.72
Photograph of Elizabeth Hughes with her mother
summer, 1918
Pair of napkin rings and two thimbles
Thimbles, 1810-1850; Napkin rings, 1870-1900
INV.13695a-d
Charlie Parker Residence
Undated
Joseph Papp Public Theater
Undated
Phelps Stokes – J. P. Morgan Jr. House (Also known as the Morgan Library)
Undated
Woolworth Building
Undated
Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Undated
Loew’s Paradise Theater – First Floor Interior
Undated
Rockefeller Center
Undated
Harlem River Houses
Undated
The Parachute Jump
Undated
Four Seasons Restaurant
Undated
The Unisphere and surrounding pool and fountains
Undated
Untitled
Undated
Untitled
Undated
Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834)
Winter 1831
1939.10
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens), Common Bushtit (Psaltriparus minimus), Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus), Havell plate no. 353
Winter 1836
1863.17.353
Two Sketches from Travels in Egypt
Winter 1890
1935.85.3.155
Stereoscope
Wood, glass, metal
1942.73
Button
WWII
1997.5.5
Button
WWII
1997.5.6
Civil War tokens
[1863]
INV.13855.21a
Plate: Court House Boston
[?]-1890
1940.134