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YES I MIND IF YOU SMOKE
1988
2003.70.18
Yes Nixon: no jelly button
2006.14.10
Yes We Did
2009
2009.15
Yes yes Nanette Dembitz button
2006.14.77
Yodo
ca. 1960-1980
2007.6.73
Yoke
ca. 1825-1850
Z.136
Yoke
1750-1850
2002
Yorkville Branch of Y.M.C.A. on East 86th Street, New York City, in 1888
Z.2016.19a
Yorkville M.E. Church on 86th Street North Side, New York City
1907
Z.2016.27a
Yosemite
1868
2008.44.8
You Gotta Have Park! 1992
2003.97.30
Youle's Shot Tower, N.Y.C.
1845
1923.13
Youle's Shot Tower, New York City
1902
1916.27
Young '76
ca. 1855
1949.69
Young buck
20th century
INV.642
Young citizens for Johnson
1964
2003.64.1
Young Folk's Cube Puzzle: Little Bo Peep
ca. 1875
2000.224
Young Folks Geographical Game
ca. 1890
2000.762
Young Folks Historical Game
ca. 1890
2000.761
Young Man with One Shoe Dancing; from disassembled Cummings album
1823
1979.3a
Young Man Writing, from the Economical School Series
c. 1810-14
1953.274p
Young Mother
1869
S-87
Young People's Geographical Game
ca. 1890
2000.621
Young Woman in Period Costume with Veil
X.747
Young Woodchopper
ca. 1835
1858.27
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