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"Cawston Ostrich Farm, South Pasadena, California"

Manufacturer:
Whitehead & Hoag Company  Search this
Medium:
Nickel-plated metal, printed celluloid
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 7 x 4 x 1.1 cm (2 3/4 x 1 9/16 x 7/16 in.)
Type:
containers
Decorative Arts
Matchsafe
Object Name:
Matchsafe
Manufactured in:
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Date:
ca. 1900
Credit Line:
Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener
Accession Number:
1978-146-68
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq451eb0ca5-2a6c-40d0-9598-57a14ec98a3d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1978-146-68
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(Lake Scene), (painting)

Painter:
Wall, W. A.  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on paper
Type:
Paintings
Topic:
Landscape--Lake  Search this
Architecture exterior--Farm--Barn  Search this
Control number:
IAP 73262087
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_348358

(Landscape with Rail Fence and Rainbow), (painting)

Painter:
Powell, Mary E. 1854-1922  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Date:
Before 1906
Topic:
Architecture exterior--Detail--Fence  Search this
Landscape--Phenomenon--Rainbow  Search this
Landscape--Forest  Search this
Animal--Cattle  Search this
Control number:
IAP 71710718
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_382662

(Landscape with Woman Leaning on Rail Fence), (painting)

Painter:
Bennett, Sopha Orene Bacon 1864-1950  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Date:
Ca. 1910
Topic:
Architecture exterior--Detail--Fence  Search this
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Landscape  Search this
Control number:
IAP 71710706
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_382640

(Rustic Bench and Fence), (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Glasgow, John W.  Search this
Medium:
Concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Bench
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by Little Rock Veterans Administration Medical Center North Little Rock Division 4300 West 7th Street Little Rock Arkansas 72205
Located North Little Rock Veterans Administration First Street North Little Rock Arkansas
Date:
1963-1964. Relocated and dedicated 1993
Topic:
Object--Furniture--Bench  Search this
Architecture--Detail--Fence  Search this
Control number:
IAS AR000280
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_336169

(Soldiers' Monument), (sculpture)

Fabricator:
Worden Brothers Monument Manufacturing Company  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: Barre Vermont granite; Base: Barre Vermont granite; Foundation: aggregate stone
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by American Legion, Daniel Goho Post 34 Elizabeth Street Dansville New York 14437
Located Ossian Street Dansville New York
Date:
1900. Dedicated Sept. 12, 1900
Topic:
History--United States--Civil War  Search this
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Military--Soldier  Search this
Dress--Uniform--Military Uniform  Search this
Control number:
IAS NY001157
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_340945

(Three Sheep in a Meadow), (painting)

Painter:
Selzer, F.  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Date:
1889
Topic:
Animal--Sheep  Search this
Landscape  Search this
Architecture exterior--Detail--Fence  Search this
Control number:
IAP 71710714
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_382653

(Winter Scene with Horses Pulling a Sled), (painting)

Painter:
Walker, Myrtle Van Leuven  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Thomas, R. J Fenton Michigan 48430
Date:
1900
Topic:
Landscape--Season--Winter  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Animal--Horse  Search this
Control number:
IAP 73261548
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_329136

1840 - 1860 "Rail Fence" Pieced Bedcover

Maker:
unknown  Search this
Physical Description:
fabric, cotton (overall material)
thread, cotton and silk (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 93 in x 72 in; 236 cm x 183 cm
Object Name:
quilt
Place made:
United States
Date made:
1840-1860
Subject:
Quilting  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
ID Number:
TE.T17355.000
Catalog number:
T17355.000
Accession number:
321804
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Home and Community Life: Textiles
Quilts
Textiles
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-5479-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_642515

1909

Collection Creator:
Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919  Search this
Container:
Box 116, Folder 1-11
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1909
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Collection Citation:
Charles Lang Freer Papers. FSA A.01. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of the estate of Charles Lang Freer.
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Charles Lang Freer Papers
Charles Lang Freer Papers / Series 6: Financial Materials / 6.5: Vouchers / 6.5.2: Financial materials - Vouchers - Art vouchers
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc3a039a472-2f97-4385-9f67-5104b8df63f5
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-fsa-a-01-ref1736
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1st Massachusetts Infantry Monument, (sculpture)

Fabricator:
Smith Granite Company  Search this
Medium:
Granite
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington District of Columbia
Administered by Gettysburg National Military Park 97 Taneytown Road Gettysburg Pennsylvania 17325
Located Gettysburg National Military Park West of Emmitsburg Road, near June Sickles Avenue Gettysburg Pennsylvania 17325
Date:
Installed June 30, 1886. Dedicated July 2, 1886
Topic:
History--United States--Civil War  Search this
History--United States--Massachusetts  Search this
Figure male--Full length  Search this
Occupation--Military--Soldier  Search this
Dress--Uniform--Military Uniform  Search this
Control number:
IAS PA002015
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_344315

Freedomways Vol. 11 No. 4

Published by:
Freedomways Associates, Inc., American, 1961 - 1985  Search this
Edited by:
John Henrik Clarke, American, 1915 - 1998  Search this
Ernest D. Kaiser, American, born 1916  Search this
Jack O'Dell, American, 1923 - 2019  Search this
Esther Cooper Jackson, American, born 1917  Search this
John Devine  Search this
Written by:
Carl Stokes, American, 1927 - 1996  Search this
Alice Walker, American, born 1944  Search this
Useni Eugene Perkins, American, born 1932  Search this
Frank Chapman Jr., American, born 1942  Search this
Keith E. Baird, Barbadian, born 1923  Search this
George Powers, American  Search this
Vernon Kitabu Turner, American, born 1948  Search this
Aaron Kramer, 1921 - 1997  Search this
Illustrated by:
Brumsic Brandon Jr., American, 1927 - 2014  Search this
Photograph by:
Willard Moore  Search this
Subject of:
Lorraine Hansberry, American, 1930 - 1965  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 9 1/16 × 6 1/8 × 1/4 in. (23 × 15.5 × 0.7 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Attica, Wyoming County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Canada, North and Central America
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1971
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Caricature and cartoons  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Labor  Search this
Literature  Search this
Photography  Search this
Poetry  Search this
Politics  Search this
Prisons  Search this
U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Maurice Jackson
Object number:
2021.20.8
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown – Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd512f65b66-49f0-4dfc-a7a5-395a54f6aad0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.20.8
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The Conjure Woman

Written by:
Charles W. Chesnutt, American, 1858 - 1932  Search this
Published by:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, American, founded 1880  Search this
Produced by:
Riverside Press, American, 1852 - 1971  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with gold, cloth, cardboard and acetate film
Dimensions:
H x W x D (Closed): 7 1/8 × 4 7/8 × 1 1/16 in. (18.1 × 12.4 × 2.7 cm)
Type:
hardcover books
Place depicted:
Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
Place printed:
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1899
Topic:
African American  Search this
American South  Search this
Folklife  Search this
Hoodoo  Search this
Language  Search this
Literature  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Religion  Search this
Stereotypes  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2014.280
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Exhibition:
Cultural Expressions
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59c3315ef-5924-4117-a9dc-4aef06ac81cd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.280
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A

Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1867
Collection Restrictions:
Freedmen's Bureau Digital Collection, 1865–1872, is a product of and owned by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Copyright for digital images is retained by the donor, FamilySearch International; permission for commercial use of the digital images may be requested from FamilySearch International, Intellectual Property Office, at: cor-intellectualproperty@ldschurch.org.
Collection Citation:
Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Identifier:
NMAAHC.FB.M1048, Item 4.1.3.1
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Records of the Assistant Commissioner for State of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869
Records of the Assistant Commissioner for State of Virginia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869 / Series 4: Letters and Telegrams Received / 4.1: Registers of Communications Received / 4.1.3: Entered in Registers 5 – 7
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io3f351e528-55b5-4103-8050-b5ad3a478ba3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-fb-m1048-ref93
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A Country Lad

Artist:
Winslow Homer, American, 1836–1910  Search this
Medium:
Brush and oil paint on canvas
Dimensions:
57.9 × 39.7 cm (22 13/16 × 15 5/8 in.)
Type:
figures
Painting
Object Name:
Painting
Made in:
USA
Date:
1873
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Savage Homer, Jr.
Accession Number:
1917-14-2
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq43cc5c46f-11a9-4f4f-8953-c1e937cf1f04
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1917-14-2
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A Home in the Country

Maker:
Kelly, Thomas  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements:
image: 17 1/4 in x 25 1/4 in; 43.815 cm x 64.135 cm
overall: 24 in x 30 in; 60.96 cm x 76.2 cm
Object Name:
chromolithograph
Object Type:
Chromolithograph
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
ca 1860
Subject:
Carriages  Search this
Drinking  Search this
Architecture, Domestic Buildings  Search this
Children  Search this
Architecture  Search this
Related Publication:
Peters, Harry T.. America on Stone
Credit Line:
Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
ID Number:
DL.60.2455
Catalog number:
60.2455
Accession number:
228146
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Clothing & Accessories
Art
Peters Prints
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-9e5d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_324763

A – W

Type:
Archival materials
Date:
Sept. 1865–Nov. 1866
Collection Restrictions:
Freedmen's Bureau Digital Collection, 1865–1872, is a product of and owned by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. Copyright for digital images is retained by the donor, FamilySearch International; permission for commercial use of the digital images may be requested from FamilySearch International, Intellectual Property Office, at: cor-intellectualproperty@ldschurch.org.
Collection Citation:
Courtesy of the U. S. National Archives and Records Administration, FamilySearch International, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Identifier:
NMAAHC.FB.M798, File 4.1.1
See more items in:
Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Georgia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869
Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Georgia, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869 / Series 4: Letters Received / 4.1: Entered in Register 1
Archival Repository:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io3216fb90f-eb30-4a88-a01d-6ae272cc8cb1
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmaahc-fb-m798-ref27
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Abraham Lincoln Campaign Medal

Depicted:
Lincoln, Abraham  Search this
Maker:
Scovill Manufacturing Company  Search this
Physical Description:
silver (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3.5 cm; 1 3/8 in
Object Name:
medal, political
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
Date made:
ca 1860
Related event:
Presidential Campaign of 1860  Search this
Credit Line:
Scovill, Inc.
ID Number:
1981.0296.1211
Accession number:
1981.0296
Catalog number:
1981.0296.1211
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
Government, Politics, and Reform
Industry & Manufacturing
Scovill Manufacturing Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-0d40-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1382204
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After Rain, (painting)

Title:
Sky Opening, (painting)
Painter:
Burchfield, Charles 1893-1967  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on paper
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Art Complex Museum 189 Alden Street Duxbury Massachusetts 02331
Date:
1916
Topic:
Landscape--Weather--Rain  Search this
Landscape--Tree--Apple Tree  Search this
Architecture exterior--Detail--Fence  Search this
Landscape--Ohio--Salem  Search this
Control number:
IAP 62260060
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_388056

American Farm, (painting)

Painter:
Eilshemius, Louis Michel 1864-1941  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, P. O. Box 8 Williamstown Massachusetts 01267 Accession Number: 730
Date:
1900
Topic:
Landscape--Farm  Search this
Architecture exterior--Detail--Fence  Search this
Architecture exterior--Farm--Barn  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Occupation--Farm--Farmer  Search this
Architecture--Vehicle--Wagon  Search this
Control number:
IAP 23480040
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_271769

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