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Historical Artifacts

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Title Related People Datesort icon Object Number
Button
Z.2911.25
Barkley
INV.6789.1
Stick pin
407
Button
Z.2849
Button
Z.2630[dup]
Pin with photograph of McClellan
Z.2586[dup]
Campaign pin
INV.3442
Pin-back button
476
Campaign pin
470
Campaign pin
463
Campaign pin
464
For President Thomas E. Dewey
INV.7137.2
Volunteer Dewey Warren I'm on the team
INV.7383
Button
651
Truman Barkley
Z.2196
Buttons
Z.2644
Button
Z.2647
Smith for President
Z.2349.2
Smith of President
Z.2641
Dig in for Willkie
INV.4274.1
Badge
1940.652
Button
INV.2201.2
Willkie
1940.639
INV.13710.8
INV.13710.8
Vote for President Richard Nixon
INV.6889
President Nixon
Z.2325
Nixon
Z.2194
Nixon/Lodge
INV.7057
Nixon Agnew
Z.2193
Willkie Second Million
Z.2704
Willkie First Voter
Z.2660
Button
Z.3390
My Day when I vote for Willkie
Z.3391
Button
Z.2653
Perhaps Roosevelt is all you deserve
1940.557
All I Have Left Is A Vote for Willkie
1940.701
Which Means Me Votee for Willkie Too
1940.795
Button
Z.2744
Button
Z.2742
Button
Z.2805
Button
Z.2749
Button
Z.2712
Rotten eggs with Roosevelt Omlettes with Willkie
Z.2815
Roosevelt would rather be Presidnent than right
Z.2811
Button
Z.2687
Worst Public Administration
Z.2803
Ribbon
Z.3393
Portrait Ribbon
Z.3227
Ribbon
INV.6906
Pin
2472
Stevenson/Kefauver
2001.88
Campaign pin
2473
Bryan and Silver
INV.7152
16 to One
Z.2680
Pin-back button
Z.2730.180
Button
Z.2669
Win with Wilson
INV.6975
Lapel button
INV.7248
Button
INV.8944[dup]
Chester A. Arthur 1881-1885
INV.7379
Button
Z.2413.1
Button
Z.2901
Pin-back button
Z.2912
Pin-back button
Z.2914
Pack of Cigarettes
INV.6725
Sew it Up for Nixon-Lodge
INV.6878
Pin-back button
INV.7219.2
Button
INV.7233
Charm
Z.2596
Lapel button
1941.535
Ike
INV.6858.1
Key Chain
INV.6858.2
We want Willkie for President and Prosperity
INV.6797
Thomas E. Dewey Earl Warren
INV.7382.1
Hair pin
INV.6849
Tie clip
INV.6853
Mirror
INV.7556
Stick with Ike
INV.6856.1
Match book
INV.6856.2
We're Fore Ike and Dick
INV.6850
Token
11.14
11.2
11.2
Win With Taft
INV.6783
McKinley Tariff Object Lesson
Z.3405
Willkie
Z.3403
McKinley Tariff Object Lesson No. 2
Z.3406
Hair of John James Audubon (1785-1851)
INV.61
Note from Mrs. John James Audubon (1787-1874)
INV.62
Brothel token
1941.541
Button
Z.3423
Paper lantern
1954.55[dup]
Button
1941.494b
Advertisement for Oriental Mixture Tobacco
PR.031.FF.TOBSMK.ORIE
Laurens Cigarettes advertisement
PR.031.111.CIGMAN.LAUR
Half Pounds tobacco advertisement
PR.031.112.TOB.MISC.HALF
Buchanan & Lyall tobacco advertisement
PR.031.112.MFRAL.BUCH
Save Grand Central: No more bited out of the Big Apple!
Z.3599.1
Save the Theatres
Z.3599.2
I am a friend of Cast Iron Architecture
Z.3599.3
"BACKSTAGE AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL"
Z.3599.4
Rosette with a portrait of Lincoln
Z.3583
G.B. McClellan pin
Z.3605
Parker-Davis button
Z.3606
Pin
Z.3608
American flag
Z.3611
Long May It Wave American Flag pin-back button
Z.3613
Navy badge
Z.3615
Badge
Z.3617
Pin-back button
Z.3619
Silver star badge
Z.3620
Pin-back button
Z.3621
American flag pin
Z.3622
Campaign button
Z.3623
"A NEW BEGINNING IN '88/DUKAKIS-BENTSEN"
Z.3625
Medal
Z.3626
Fields Borough President button
Z.3627
"PART OF/THE WAY WITH/LBJ"
Z.3628
"EAST SIDE/WEST SIDE/WANTS WILLKIE"
Z.3629
Landon/Knox political button
Z.3631
"ROOSEVELT/FOR/EX/PRESIDENT"
Z.3632
Identification Token
Z.3633
Pin-back button
Z.3635
Avis Rent a Car button
Z.3637
Pin-back button
Z.3638
Pin-back button
Z.3639
Pin-back button
Z.3640
Pin-back button
Z.3641
Two Garden pins and box
Z.3643abc
Rain bonnet
2009.13.8ab
Political button
2008.39.7
Political button
2008.39.8
Political button
2008.39.9
Political button
2008.39.10
Political button
2008.39.11
Political button
2008.39.12
Political button
2008.39.13
Political button
2008.39.15
Political button
2008.39.16
Political button
2008.39.17
Political button
2008.39.18
Political button
2008.39.19
Political button
2008.39.20
Political button
2008.39.23
Political button
2008.39.24
Political button
2008.39.25
Political button
2008.39.26
Political button
2008.39.28
Political button
2008.39.29
Political button
2008.39.30
Political button
2008.39.31
Political button
2008.39.32
Political button
2008.39.33
Political button
2008.39.34
political/cultural button
Z.3648
poitical button
Z.3649
cultural button
Z.3650
Keith Haring button
2008.13.4a-f
Keith Haring button
2008.13.5a, b
Keith Haring
2008.13.6a-c
Keith Haring button
2008.13.8
Barbie button
2008.13.9a, b
1964-1965 New York World's Fair
2008.36.8
1964-1965 New York World's Fair
2008.36.9
Button
1997.6.150
Pin-back button
Z.3671
Napkin
Z.3676
"Harry's New York Bar"
2009.25.2
La Cote Basque
2008.47.4
Clos Normand
2008.47.5
L'Aiglon
2008.47.6
Chez Vito
2008.47.7
Chez Vito
2008.47.8
The Magic Pan Creperie
2008.47.9
Quo Vadis
2008.47.10
Le Moal
2008.47.11
L'Etoile
2008.47.12
Copain Restaurant
2008.47.13
Faisan D'or
2008.47.14
Le Vert-galant
2008.47.15
Le Madrigal
2008.47.16
Maud "Chez Elle"
2008.47.17
La Toque Blanche
2008.47.18
Voisin
2008.47.19
Brasserie
2008.47.20
Le Pavillon
2008.47.21
Versailles
2008.47.22
La Cocotte
2008.47.23
Divan Parisien
2008.47.24
Au Canari D'Or
2008.47.25
La Bourgogne
2008.47.26
Le Marmiton
2008.47.27
le Veau d'or
2008.47.28
Le Bistro
2008.47.29
La Grande Cuisine de France Restaurants
2008.47.30
La Fonda Del Sol
2008.47.31
El Toro Marisqueria
2008.47.32
Trattoria
2008.47.33
Delsomma
2008.47.34
Mario's Villa d'este
2008.47.35
Puccini Restaurant
2008.47.36
Bianchi and Margherita
2008.47.37
Mediterranee
2008.47.38
Sardi's
2008.47.39
Sardi's East
2008.47.40
Italian Pavilion
2008.47.41
Mamma Leone's
2008.47.42
Alfredo
2008.47.43
Sea-Fare of the Aegean
2008.47.44
Verdi
2008.47.45
The Rainbow Grill
2008.47.46
Luchow's Restaurant
2008.47.47
Luchow's
2008.47.48
Al and Dick
2008.47.49
Peter's Backyard Restaurant
2008.47.50
Danny's Hide-A-Way
2008.47.51
Gallagher's Steak House
2008.47.52
Old Homestead Steak House
2008.47.53
Chandler's Restaurant
2008.47.54
Hickory House
2008.47.55
Scoop
2008.47.56
Downing Square
2008.47.57
Pen & Pencil
2008.47.58
FRANKIE and JOHNNIE'S Restaurant
2008.47.59
Envoy
2008.47.60
Gilmore's Steak House
2008.47.61
Manny Wolf's Chop House
2008.47.62
Assembly Restaurant
2008.47.63
The Russian Tea Room
2008.47.64
Act II
2008.47.65
Candy Striped Barberry Room
2008.47.66
The Cortile
2008.47.67
Lindy's
2008.47.68
The Ground Floor
2008.47.69
Reubens, That's All
2008.47.70
SHERRY'S 1890
2008.47.71
King Henri IV
2008.47.72
Harvey's Chelsea Restaurant
2008.47.73
IMPERIALE RESTAURANT
2008.47.74
T
2008.47.75
L'Armorique
2008.47.76
The White Turkeys
2008.47.77
MERCURIO
2008.47.78
Restaurant Drury Lane
2008.47.79
Janssen's
2008.47.80
Top of the Sixes
2008.47.81
The Sign of the Dove
2008.47.82
The Toast
2008.47.83
THREE CROWNS RESTAURANT
2008.47.84
Press Box
2008.47.85
Louise Jr.
2008.47.86
Fred's
2008.47.87
Parsley's Restaurant
2008.47.88
Village Barn
2008.47.89
Cavanagh's
2008.47.90
Asti
2008.47.91
The Nip
2008.47.92
Zucca's
2008.47.93
Spindletop Restaurant
2008.47.94
Chandler's Restaurant
2008.47.95
THE STOCK YARDS
2008.47.96
THE COFFEE MILL
2008.47.97
ORIGINAL BILL'S GAY NINETIES CAFE & RESTAURANT
2008.47.98
THE CATTLEMAN
2008.47.99
Game Cock
2008.47.100
One fifth avenue
2008.47.101
Promenade Cafe
2008.47.102
Hamburg Heaven
2008.47.103
El borracho
2008.47.104
NEW YORK'S FAMOUS IRISH RESTAURANTS
2008.47.105
The Baroque
2008.47.106
THE GINGER MAN
2008.47.107
Restaurant Nippon
2008.47.109
KABUKI Restaurant
2008.47.110
BARBETTA
2008.47.111
ORSO
2008.47.112
"EL MOROCCO"
2008.47.113
PAPA LOU'S
2008.47.114
Leone's
2008.47.115
Gaucho Room
2008.47.116
THE FORUM OF THE TWELVE CAESARS
2008.47.117
Stockholm Restaurant
2008.47.118
INN OF THE CLOCK
2008.47.119
Finland House
2008.47.120
Max Loew's Viennese Lantern
2008.47.121
Camelot
2008.47.122
The Golden Door
2008.47.123
The Town House Restaurant
2008.47.124
Peacock Alley, The Waldorf-Astoria
2008.47.125
The Roundtable
2008.47.126
THE PENTHOUSE RESTAURANT
2008.47.127
The Left Bank
2008.47.128
Patio
2008.47.129
Cavaliere
2008.47.130
Mandarin House
2008.47.131
United States Lines
2008.47.132
Empress Chinese Cuisine
2008.47.133
50th Anniversary, Belmont Park
2008.47.134
FALA
2008.47.136
Beatrice Inn
2008.47.137
Prince George Hotel
2008.47.138
The Monk's Inn
2008.47.139
Serendipity 3
2008.47.140
The Cork Store
2008.47.142
Osteria Del Circo
2008.47.143
The Towers
2008.47.144
Stork Club
2008.47.145
The Princeton Club of New York
2008.47.146
Harmonie Club New York
2008.47.147
The Playboy Club
2008.47.148
4-40 Club
2008.47.149
"21"
2008.47.150
"21"
2008.47.151
Rainbow Room
2008.47.152
Hotel Astor
2008.47.153
Golden Jubilee, Hotel Astor
2008.47.154
The Maisonette
2008.47.155
Hotel St. Regis
2008.47.156
King Cole Bar
2008.47.157
Park Lane New York
2008.47.158
The Barclay
2008.47.159
The Town House
2008.47.160
Cafe de la Paix
2008.47.161
Hicks
2008.47.162
Rue Des Gourmets
2008.47.163
Shepheard's at The Drake
2008.47.164
Blue Angel Supper Club
2008.47.165
The Biltmore New York
2008.47.166
Candlelight Room
2008.47.167
The University Club New York
2008.47.168
The Park Lane Hotel
2008.47.169
Cafe Pierre
2008.47.170
Marco Polo Club
2008.47.171
The Rendez-vous of the Plaza
2008.47.172
The Harwyn
2008.47.173
Eden Roc Club
2008.47.174
'Copter Club
2008.47.175
The Gotham
2008.47.176
Trader Vic's
2008.47.177
Persian Room
2008.47.179
Bull and Bear
2008.47.180
The Four Seasons
2008.47.181
The Tower Suite
2008.47.182
The Tower Suite
2008.47.183
Coiffures Americana
2008.47.184
Chateau Madrid
2008.47.185
Chateau Madrid
2008.47.186
Chateau Madrid
2008.47.187
Hotel Pierre
2008.47.188
Cotillion Room
2008.47.189
Cocktail stirrers (2)
2009.57.1ab
Early Insulin
I Am a Diabetic card
Coin: half dollar, Arkansas Centennial 1935
1935.114a
Hotel Roosevelt
2008.47.178
Collection of 2 coin Georgius ll Rex
INV.13722
Coin: USA, 1858 1 cent
1628
Mormando Restaurant
2008.47.141
ceremonial ribbon
INV.5769
Arrowhead excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
1500-1650
INV.6100.13
Native American pestle
1500-1700
1864.8a
Indian relic: Ax head
1500-1700
X.187c
Indian relic: Ax head
1500-1700
X.187b
Indian relic: Ax head
1500-1700
X.187e
Native American pestle
1500-1700
1864.7
Indian relic: Ax head
1500-1700
X.187f
Indian relic: Ax head
1500-1700
X.187d
Chipped stone blanks (2)
1500-1700
X.191ab
Earthenware fragments (9) in envelope
1500-1700
X.186a-i
Projectile point
1500-1700
1848.84
Arrowhead
1500-1700
1864.10
Celt
1500-1700
1848.87
Bannerstones (2)
1500-1700
X.189ab[dup]
Arrowhead
1500-1700
1866.5
Celts (4)
1500-1700
1845.4-7
Ax head
1500-1700
1864.9
Terrestrial globe
1542
1872.22
Astrolabe
1600-1700
1910.33
Spoon
1650-1750
Z.104
Bible carved from wood from the Dutch Reformed Church
1650-1750
INV.837
Cross section of Stuyvesant pear tree
1650-1750
1867.439
Pine tree three pence
1652
INV.12808b
Pine tree shilling
1652
INV.12808a
Pine tree shilling
1652
INV.12808e
Pine tree shilling
1652
INV.12808c
Oak tree shilling
1652
INV.12808d
Pine tree shilling
1652
INV.12808f
Conquest of St. Christopher Medal
1666
INV.10780
Fragment of church bell melted in the Great Fire of 1835
1674
1880.14
Peg from Leisler's Half Moon
1675-1700
INV.14324
Butterfield dial and case
1685-1715
1910.32ab
Capture of Carthagena Medal
1697
INV.10770
Beam fragment from Dutch church
1700-1800
INV.1061
Container [inventory description. Accession sheet says Coin Scale]
1700-1800
1924.101
Flask or case bottle
1700-1800
1947.549
Washtub
1700-1800
Z.968
Pocket sundial with compass in original box
1700-1800
1949.109ab
Flax
1700-1800
1752
Skein of flax thread
1700-1800
Z.1504
Printing block
1700-1800
Z.1860
Hat
1700-1800
1936.680
Spoon
1700-1800
Z.108
Axe
1700-1800; 20th century
X.187a
Padlock
1730-1775
1904.5b
Powder horn
1730-1790
1935.97
Spanish coin (2 Reales)
1739
INV.13710.5
Admiral Vernon "Porto Bello and Carthagena" Commemorative Medal
1739
INV.13916
Pitcher (4) excavated at a Revolutionary War military camp
1740-1760
1947.545a-d
Grenadier cap
1740-1770
1890.3
Oyster shells (2)
1740-1783
INV.6293.1-2
Porcelain fragments (6) excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1740-1783
INV.5924.481-486
Earthenware fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1740-1783
INV.5924.501
Delftware fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1740-1783
INV.5924.512
Coin excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1740-1783
INV.5924.520
Stoneware fragment excavated at Fort Washington
1740-1783
INV.6200.236
Pearlware fragment excavated at Fort Washington
1740-1783
INV.6200.238
Pearlware fragment excavated at Fort Washington
1740-1783
INV.6200.239
Creamware fragments (2) excavated at Fort Washington
1740-1783
INV.6200.240ab
Delftware fragment excavated at Fort Washington
1740-1783
INV.6200.242
Delftware fragment excavated at Fort Washington
1740-1783
INV.6200.243
Delftware fragment excavated at Fort Washington
1740-1783
INV.6200.244
Saucer excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
1740-1783
1947.547a-i
Pitcher excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
1740-1783
1947.548a-q
Saucer
1740-1783
1947.546a-c
Cup excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
1740-1783
1947.547a-c
Bowl excavated at a Revolutionary War military hut
1740-1783
1947.574a-y
Cloth purse w/pin
1740-1795
1944.303
Automatic pen/pencil
1740-1800
1941.304
Brick from Walton House
1750-1752
1920.141
Flint-lock Tower musket w/ bayonet and sling British Brown Bess, 3rd Model Bruce Bazelon, 1988
1750-1764
X.150ab
Bottle
1750-1770
1954.142
Rum bottle
1750-1770
1947.541
Flintlock fowling piece
1750-1770
1927.99
Percussion musket converted for civilian use: inscribed
1750-1770
1952.7
Sword
1750-1775
1947.569
Safe
1750-1775
1949.268
Dress Sword
1750-1775
1956.159
Box
1750-1780
INV.12800
Piece of wood siding from building in which Major Andr
1750-1780
INV.1067
Needle case
1750-1780
INV.619ab
Piece of wood from the British prison ship "Jersey"
1750-1780
1973.52
Grapeshot (5) excavated at Fort Ticonderoga
1750-1783
INV.5778.19-23
Thimble excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1750-1783
INV.5924.3
Miniature toy collection from New York City Colonial houses and military camps
1750-1783
Z.1738.1-17
Delftware fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1750-1783
INV.5924.590
Coin excavated at Sneeden's Landing
1750-1783
INV.6227.85
Delftware tile fragment excavated at the Blue Bell Tavern
1750-1783
INV.6048.1
Delftware tile fragments (2) excavated at the Blue Bell Tavern
1750-1783
INV.6048.4ab
Porcelain bowl fragments (2)
1750-1790
1947.563ab
Fork
1750-1800
Z.169
Key to the powder magazine of Fort William and Mary
1750-1800
1949.158
Wood fragment from building in which the Declaration of Independence was signed
1750-1800
INV.836
Tongs
1750-1800
N-37
Playing card: Three Finger'd Jack
1750-1800
INV.9451
Box
1750-1800
INV.5303
Doll
1750-1800
1937.1252
Doll
1750-1800
X.514
Toy armchair
1750-1800
Z.286
Cannon.
1750-1800
1914.19
Clock reel (2)
1750-1800
N-176
Mortar and pestle
1750-1800
1941.1115ab
Spools
1750-1800
N-183ab
Needle case
1750-1800
INV.9790ab
Textile implements
1750-1800
INV.6580a-d
Wig: curly crest w/hairpin
1750-1800
INV.12180
Needle case
1750-1800
INV.7606ab
Rifle
1750-1800
1947.293
Puzzle
1750-1800
1933.129a-c
Set of tea caddies in box
1750-1810
569a-e
Bowl
1750-1825
1111
Rattle
1750-1825
1941.1009
Skein of linen thread
1750-1825
Z.1551.7
Rattle with bells and whistle
1750-1825
INV.12435
Rattle with bells and whistle
1750-1825
INV.12434
Whistle on ribbon
1750-1825
INV.12433
Bayonnet for Brown Bess
1750-1830
1941.1154
Hook and chain
1750-1840
Z.2734
Spoon
1750-1850
Z.105
Mallet or pounding tool
1750-1850
INV.943
Mortar and pestle
1750-1850
1948.35ab
Leg iron
1750-1850
INV.6313
Shoe form
1750-1850
1121d
Baluster from Somerindike house
1750-1850
INV.1253b
Flax wheel
1750-1850
Z.981
Wool wheel (bench and wheel)
1750-1850
1920.23ab
Flax wheel
1750-1850
1930.34
Yoke
1750-1850
2002
Busk
1750-1850
Z.1325
Shackles
1750-1850
Z.1957
Clothespin
1750-1850
Z.69
Clothespin
1750-1850
Z.68
Mortar and pestle
1750-1850
1936.538ab
Fragment- nutcracker
1750-1850
Z.2880
Calipers
1750-1850
Z.2736
Niddy noddy
1750-1850
N-206
measuring device
1750-1850
1249
Sugar cutter
1750-1850
INV.15007
Bayonet
1750-1850
Z.3219
Flax wheel
1750-1850
Z.55
Clothespin
1750-1850
Z.70
Calipers
1750-1870
Z.2739