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John Frederick Peto and Peto family papers, 1850-1983

Creator:
Peto, John Frederick, 1854-1907  Search this
Subject:
Frankenstein, Alfred Victor  Search this
Harnett, William Michael  Search this
Smiley, Helen Peto  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Citation:
John Frederick Peto and Peto family papers, 1850-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Trompe l'oeil painting  Search this
Painters -- New Jersey  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)11165
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)249574
AAA_collcode_petojohn
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
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edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_249574
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Self Portrait with Rack Picture

Title:
John Fredrick Peto
Artist:
John Frederick Peto, 1854 - 1907  Search this
Sitter:
John Frederick Peto, 1854 - 1907  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
47 x 31.1cm (18 1/2 x 12 1/4")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1904
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Artwork\Painting  Search this
Home Furnishings\Drape  Search this
Art implements\Paintbrush  Search this
Self-portrait  Search this
John Frederick Peto: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
John Frederick Peto: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Howard N. Garfinkle
Object number:
FL990042
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4b75bf2f0-7dc0-44bd-9853-944910886cca
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edanmdm:npg_FL990042

Alfred Victor Frankenstein papers, 1875-1985

Creator:
Frankenstein, Alfred Victor, 1906-1981  Search this
Subject:
Peto, John Frederick  Search this
Haberle, John  Search this
Copley, John Singleton  Search this
Murdock, Roland P.  Search this
Decker, Joseph  Search this
Harnett, William Michael  Search this
Ives, Charles  Search this
Mount, William Sidney  Search this
Macdonald-Wright, Stanton  Search this
Jenkins, Paul  Search this
National Gallery of Art (U.S.)  Search this
American Arts Alliance  Search this
California Palace of the Legion of Honor  Search this
San Francisco Chronicle (Firm)  Search this
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Type:
Interviews
Photographs
Sound recordings
Sketches
Scrapbooks
Citation:
Alfred Victor Frankenstein papers, 1875-1985. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
Art criticism -- United States  Search this
Theme:
Research and writing about art  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)10066
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212928
AAA_collcode_franalfr
Theme:
Research and writing about art
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212928
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Mug, Pipe and Match

Artist:
John Frederick Peto, American, b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1854–1907  Search this
Medium:
Oil on fiberboard
Dimensions:
6 1/8 x 9 1/4 IN. (15.6 x 23.4 CM.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
(c. 1887)
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972
Accession Number:
72.228
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py2b3b9ac8b-8c41-4cb3-8a0c-d22a992bfa7c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_72.228

Mug, Book, Pipe, Matchstick and Biscuit on a Brown Ledge

Artist:
John Frederick Peto, American, b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1854–1907  Search this
Medium:
Oil on fiberboard
Dimensions:
6 1/8 X 9 1/4 IN. (15.6 X 23.4 CM.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
(c. 1887)
Credit Line:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Accession Number:
72.229
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Data Source:
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py24b689202-7eb7-434d-b82e-f619686b027c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:hmsg_72.229

Lincoln And The Phleger Stretcher

Artist:
John Frederick Peto, 1854 - 1907  Search this
Sitter:
Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
25.4cm x 35.7cm (10" x 14 1/16"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
1898
Topic:
Abraham Lincoln: Male  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Military and Intelligence\Soldier  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Illinois  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Surveyor  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\State Senator\Illinois  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Crafts and Trades\Boat builder  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: New Britain Museum of American Art
Object number:
1966.5.DUP4
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
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Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm40e4bb209-ad1d-4784-85af-91b38fb1b118
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1966.5.DUP4

Patch Self Portrait with Small Pictures

Artist:
John Frederick Peto, 1854 - 1907  Search this
Sitter:
John Frederick Peto, 1854 - 1907  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
29 x 24 in. (73.66 x 60.96 cm.)
Type:
Painting
Date:
n.d.a.
Topic:
Printed Material\Book  Search this
Artwork\Painting  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Dog  Search this
Architecture\Building\House  Search this
Nature & Environment\Mountain  Search this
Self-portrait  Search this
Food\Fruit  Search this
Music  Search this
John Frederick Peto: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
John Frederick Peto: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Object number:
2006.10.8 PAFA
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm476193e16-72da-45b7-b07c-a441c4d22d60
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_2006.10.8_PAFA

Abraham Lincoln

Artist:
John Frederick Peto, 1854 - 1907  Search this
Sitter:
Abraham Lincoln, 12 Feb 1809 - 15 Apr 1865  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
76.1cm x 50.4cm (29 15/16" x 19 13/16"), Sight
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1900-05
Topic:
Abraham Lincoln: Male  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Military and Intelligence\Soldier  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Environmentalist  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Merchant  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Illinois  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Surveyor  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\State Senator\Illinois  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Politics and Government\Government official\Postmaster  Search this
Abraham Lincoln: Crafts and Trades\Boat builder  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object number:
44.25.DUP1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
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Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm485b80588-73ba-4b5f-9c42-96e9b8506307
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_44.25.DUP1

Joseph Westery

Artist:
John Frederick Peto, 1854 - 1907  Search this
Sitter:
Joseph Westery, born early-mid 19th century  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
50.8cm x 35.9cm (20" x 14 1/8"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1875-1900
Topic:
Joseph Westery: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: New Jersey State Museum
Object number:
A76.101
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm43b91a508-dbc4-4a33-b31e-4d1c8ecd5d88
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_A76.101

Self-portrait by John Frederick Peto

Subject:
Peto, John Frederick  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Date:
ca. 1900
Citation:
Self-portrait by John Frederick Peto, ca. 1900. John Frederick Peto and Peto family papers, 1850-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)6797
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Alfred Victor Frankenstein papers

Creator:
Frankenstein, Alfred V. (Alfred Victor), 1906-1981  Search this
Names:
American Arts Alliance  Search this
California Palace of the Legion of Honor  Search this
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
National Gallery of Art (U.S.)  Search this
San Francisco Chronicle (Firm)  Search this
Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815  Search this
Decker, Joseph, 1853-1924  Search this
Haberle, John, 1856-1933  Search this
Harnett, William Michael, 1848-1892  Search this
Ives, Charles, 1874-1954  Search this
Jenkins, Paul, 1923-2012  Search this
Macdonald-Wright, Stanton, 1890-1973  Search this
Mount, William Sidney, 1807-1868  Search this
Murdock, Roland P.  Search this
Peto, John Frederick, 1854-1907  Search this
Extent:
19.1 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Interviews
Photographs
Sound recordings
Sketches
Scrapbooks
Date:
1875-1985
Summary:
The papers of art critic and historian Alfred Victor Frankenstein measure 19.1 linear feet and date from 1875 to 1985. The bulk of the collection consists of Frankenstein's research and writing files on American painting, particularly artists working in the nineteenth-century. There are extensive files on artists John Haberle, William Michael Harnett, and William Sidney Mount. The collection also includes biographical material, correspondence, general writings and notes, professional activities files, personal business records, printed materials, photographs, and unidentified sound recordings.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of art critic and historian Alfred Victor Frankenstein measure 19.1 linear feet and date from 1875 to 1985. The bulk of the collection consists of Frankenstein's research and writing files on American painting, particularly artists working in the nineteenth-century. There are extensive files on artists John Haberle, William Michael Harnett, and William Sidney Mount. The collection also includes biographical material, correspondence, general writings and notes, professional activities files, personal business records, printed materials, photographs, and unidentified sound recordings.

Biographical materials include awards, museum passes from the 1970s, school records, and a scrapbook documenting Frankenstein's career at the San Francisco Chronicle. Also found is his father's medical school diploma.

Largely professional in nature, Frankenstein's correspondence is with galleries, museums and institutions, colleges and universities, as well as art historians and museum colleagues including Paul Jenkins, Stanton MacDonald-Wright, and Thomas E. Ripley.

General writings are on subjects such as music, art, California, and the Ronald P. Murdock art collection. It is likely that some writings may be drafts for articles that later appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle. Also found are three notebooks, a recorded interview, recorded lectures by Frankenstein and by others.

The bulk of the collection consists of Frankenstein's extensive research files on American sill-life painting in the nineteenth-century. Research topics focus primarily on artists John Haberle (including sketches by Haberle), William Michael Harnett, William Sidney Mount, and John Frederick Peto; however, some files are found for collectors, dealers, and subjects. Files are found both for the research and writing of Frankenstein's books, After the Hunt (1953) and The World of Copley: 1738-1815 (1970). Contents of the research files vary but many contain correspondence, photographs, notes and writings, provenance research, printed materials, and photocopied and original primary documents. Additional research files are also found in Series 5, Exhibition Files.

Files concerning exhibitions curated or organized by Frankenstein include Artist Self-Portraits (1974) at the National Gallery of Art, an exhibition at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, and the World's Fair Exposition exhibition, Our Land, Our Sky Our Water: an Exhibition of American and Canadian Art (1974). Files contain loan agreements, gallery plans, photographs, writings, correspondence, and printed materials.

Frankenstein's professional activities files include material about his job as a music critic at the San Francisco Chronicle, and records documenting his participation in the American Arts Alliance and the San Francisco Arts Commission. Also found are scattered student writings, lecture notes, and some correspondence from his teaching position at the University of California, Berkeley.

An appraisal for a Joseph Decker work, the estate records of Sylvia Frankenstein, general receipts for purchases and shipping records, and vehicle ownership records comprise Frankenstein's personal business records.

Printed materials include clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, magazines, and blank postcards. Also found are eight commercial audio recordings, including a musical piece by Charles Ives on cassette, and six phonograph records that are likely of music. A cassette entitled "Heritage of American Art" may be from an exhibition of the same title held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in 1975. Personal photographs include snapshots of Frankenstein with his family and portraits of him, as well as a photocopy of a family photo album. The bulk of the photographs are of artwork.

There are six unidentified sound recordings.
Biographical / Historical:
Alfred Victor Frankenstein (1906-1981) was an art historian, writer, art and music critic, and educator active in San Francisco, California.

Frankenstein was born in 1906 in Chicago, Illinois. He studied at the University of Chicago but moved to San Francisco to take a job as a music critic for the San Francisco Chronicle . Later, the position expanded to include critiques of visual art and art exhibitions. He remained at the San Francisco Chronicle until 1979, concentrating only on art from 1965.

He was an expert on 19th century American still-life and his notable book, After The Hunt (1953), examined the American trompe-l'œil movement in late 19th century and early 20th-century through the work of painters William Harnett and John Frederick Peto. He also authored The World of Copley: 1738-1815 in 1970. Frankenstein curated several major exhibitions, including American Self-Portraits (1974) at the National Portrait Gallery and the 1974 World's Fair Exposition exhibition, Our Land, Our Sky Our Water: an Exhibition of American and Canadian Art..

An educator, Frankenstein was a professor of Art History at the University of California at Berkeley (1940-1974), Stanford University (1973-1981), and at Mills College (1945-1974), where he also taught American music.
Related Materials:
Also found among the holdings of the Archives of American Art are two oral histories with Alfred Frankenstein, one conducted by Mary McChesney on November 9th, 1965 and the other conducted by Paul Karlstrom from 1978 to 1979. Additionally, Frankenstein donated one sketchbook and twelve loose sketches that are cataloged as a separate collection: the William Harnett sketches, 1870.
Provenance:
Alfred Frankenstein donated some of his papers in 1972, and lent materials for microfilming in 1978. His estate, handled by his son John Frankenstein, donated the materials original loaned as well as additional records in 1981.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Occupation:
Art critics -- California -- San Francisco  Search this
Art historians -- California -- San Francisco  Search this
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
Art criticism -- United States  Search this
Genre/Form:
Interviews
Photographs
Sound recordings
Sketches
Scrapbooks
Citation:
Alfred Victor Frankenstein papers, 1875-1985. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.franalfr
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Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9e75e77af-bf2c-4cb8-8f0d-8bac5756a1be
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-franalfr
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Still Life with Pipe, (painting)

Painter:
Peto, John Frederick 1854-1907  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Date:
Ca. 1890
Topic:
Still Life--Other--Smoking Material  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8C110022
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_420082

In Memoriam poem for John Peto

Creator:
Callan, Samuel  Search this
Subject:
Peto, John Frederick  Search this
Type:
Writings
Place:
Island Heights, N.J.
Date:
1907 Nov. 30
Citation:
Samuel Callan. In Memoriam poem for John Peto, 1907 Nov. 30. John Frederick Peto and Peto family papers, 1850-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Death  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)13581
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Archives of American Art
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edanmdm:AAADCD_item_13581

John Frederick Peto on the porch of his home in Island Heights, New Jersey, holding his daughter Helen

Subject:
Peto, John Frederick  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Date:
1893
Citation:
John Frederick Peto on the porch of his home in Island Heights, New Jersey, holding his daughter Helen, 1893. John Frederick Peto and Peto family papers, 1850-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Families  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)6638
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Archives of American Art
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John Frederick Peto

Creator:
George & William H. Rau (Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this
Subject:
Peto, John Frederick  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Date:
1875 Aug. 26
Citation:
George & William H. Rau (Philadelphia, Pa.). John Frederick Peto, 1875 Aug. 26. John Frederick Peto and Peto family papers, 1850-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)6780
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John Frederick Peto at age 25 in a music lesson

Creator:
George & William H. Rau (Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this
Subject:
Peto, John Frederick  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Date:
1878 Jan. 30
Citation:
George & William H. Rau (Philadelphia, Pa.). John Frederick Peto at age 25 in a music lesson, 1878 Jan. 30. John Frederick Peto and Peto family papers, 1850-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Musical instruments  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)6784
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Data Source:
Archives of American Art
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edanmdm:AAADCD_item_6784

Letter to John Frederick Peto (presumably from his father) congratulating him on 'arriving at the age of manhood'

Creator:
Peto, John Frederick, 1854-1907  Search this
Type:
Correspondence
Date:
ca. 1866
Citation:
Letter to John Frederick Peto (presumably from his father) congratulating him on 'arriving at the age of manhood', ca. 1866. John Frederick Peto and Peto family papers, 1850-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)6785
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Archives of American Art
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John Frederick Peto in his studio at Island Heights, New Jersey

Subject:
Peto, John Frederick  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Date:
1898
Citation:
John Frederick Peto in his studio at Island Heights, New Jersey, 1898. John Frederick Peto and Peto family papers, 1850-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Artists at or with their work  Search this
Artists' studios  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)6788
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John Frederick Peto and Peto family papers, 1850-1983
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
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edanmdm:AAADCD_item_6788

John Frederick Peto in his studio at Island Heights, New Jersey

Subject:
Peto, John Frederick  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Date:
ca. 1895
Citation:
John Frederick Peto in his studio at Island Heights, New Jersey, ca. 1895. John Frederick Peto and Peto family papers, 1850-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Artists' studios  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)6789
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John Frederick Peto and Peto family papers, 1850-1983
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
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edanmdm:AAADCD_item_6789

John Frederick Peto in his uniform for the 3rd Regiment Band of Philadelphia

Subject:
Peto, John Frederick  Search this
Type:
Photographs
Date:
1877 Jun. 29
Citation:
John Frederick Peto in his uniform for the 3rd Regiment Band of Philadelphia, 1877 Jun. 29. John Frederick Peto and Peto family papers, 1850-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Musical instruments  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)6790
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John Frederick Peto and Peto family papers, 1850-1983
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Archives of American Art
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