Collection Highlights
French press
1812-1819
1943.368
Mahogany, mahogany veneer; yellow poplar, white pine, brass, plaster
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Underground Railroad
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| Title | Related People | Date | Object Number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance |
1864 |
PR.011.5 |
|
 |
John Brown's Blessing |
|
1867 |
1939.250 |
 |
The Game of Tight Rope |
1870 |
2000.723 |
|
 |
Memorial Plaque to Reverend Peter Williams, St. Philip's Protestant Church, New York City |
1880 |
1917.20 |
|
 |
Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) |
|
1887 |
1937.35 |
 |
Fugitive Slaves in the Dismal Swamp, Virginia |
1888 |
1914.11 |
|
|
|
Coverlet |
1984 |
2001.25 |
|
 |
Sojourner Truth Monument |
|
1999 |
2007.13 |
 |
Ceremonial New York City street sign for Frederick Douglass Landing |
2005 |
2006.25 |
|
 |
Swing Low: A Harriet Tubman memorial |
|
2007 |
2009.34 |
