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Bei fang min zu jia ju wen hua / Zhao Yidong zhu

Title:
北方民族家具文化 / 赵一东著
Author:
Zhao, Yidong 1962-  Search this
Physical description:
214 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
China
Chine
Date:
2016
Topic:
Furniture  Search this
Nomads--Social life and customs  Search this
Nomades--Mœurs et coutumes  Search this
Call number:
NK2668 .Z4353 2016
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1059052

Sotheby's [auction catalog] Sotheby's

Author:
Sotheby's (Firm)  Search this
Physical description:
volume illustrations (some color) 27 cm
Type:
Catalogs
Catalogues
Place:
England
London
Angleterre
Date:
19uu
Topic:
Art auctions  Search this
Art  Search this
Catalogs, Booksellers'  Search this
House furnishings  Search this
Ameublement  Search this
Art--Vente aux enchères  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_842004

1825 - 1850 Gardner/Garner Families Appliqued Quilt

Maker:
unknown  Search this
Physical Description:
fabric, cotton (overall material)
thread, cotton (overall material)
filling, cotton (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 77 in x 81 in; 196 cm x 206 cm
Object Name:
quilt
Place made:
United States: North Carolina
Date made:
1825-1850
Subject:
Quilting  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Eva A. Warren
ID Number:
TE.T15144
Catalog number:
T15144
Accession number:
288868
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Home and Community Life: Textiles
Textiles
Domestic Furnishings
Quilts
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-c3fe-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_556479
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1930 - 1932 Elizabeth B. Robinson's "Grandmother's Flower Garden" Quilt

Maker:
Robinson, Elizabeth B.  Search this
Physical Description:
cotton (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 57 in x 46 in; 145 cm x 117 cm
Object Name:
quilt, crib
Place made:
United States: Maryland
Associated Place:
United States: Maryland, Southern Maryland
Date made:
1930 - 1932
Web subject:
Quilting  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Franklin A. Robinson, Jr.
ID Number:
2010.0251.01
Accession number:
2010.0251
Catalog number:
2010.0251.01
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Home and Community Life: Textiles
Textiles
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-ec64-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1413325

1925-1950 - Mandy Ary's Pieced Bowtie Quilt

Maker:
Ary, Mandy Lula Madison  Search this
Physical Description:
fabric, cotton (overall material)
filling, cotton (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 75 in x 62 in; 191 cm x 157 cm
Object Name:
Quilt
Place made:
United States: Alabama, Alabama
Date made:
1925 - 1950
Subject:
Quilting  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Julie A. Dederer
ID Number:
2011.0049.01
Accession number:
2011.0049
Catalog number:
2011.0049.01
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Home and Community Life: Textiles
Domestic Furnishings
Textiles
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-c024-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1803399

Princess Lace Loom for Making Bobbin Lace

Founder of the Torchon Lace Co.:
Lewis, Sylvester G.  Search this
Patent holder:
Lewis, Sylvester G.  Search this
Maker:
Torchon Lace Company  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
metal (ratchet and frame material)
green crushed velvet (cover on "apron" material)
bobbin lace (lace production method/technique)
felt (overall roller material)
Measurements:
overall: 4 1/2 in x 16 in x 19 in; 11.43 cm x 40.64 cm x 48.26 cm
Object Name:
pillow, lace
Place made:
United States: Missouri, Saint Louis
Object made in Saint Louis:
United States: Missouri, Saint Louis
Date made:
1904 - 1919
Patent date:
1903
Subject:
Lace Making  Search this
Lace Making Pattern  Search this
Bobbin Lace  Search this
Mail Order  Search this
Manufacturing  Search this
Patented  Search this
Linen  Search this
ID Number:
2016.0048.01
Accession number:
2016.0048
Catalog number:
2016.0048.01
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Clothing & Accessories
Advertising
Lace
Textiles
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-6b64-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1804059
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1930 - 1940 "Sawtooth" Pattern Pieced Quilt

Maker:
unknown  Search this
Physical Description:
cotton (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 78 in x 64 in; 198.12 cm x 162.56 cm
Object Name:
quilt
Place made:
United States: Texas
Date made:
1930 - 1940
Subject:
Quilting  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Susan J. Moran in memory of her mother, Ann O. Moran
ID Number:
2019.0239.001
Accession number:
2019.0239
Catalog number:
2019.0239.001
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Home and Community Life: Textiles
Textiles
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b5-1623-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1954231

tankard

Maker:
Meissen Manufactory  Search this
Physical Description:
porcelain (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 7 1/2 in; 19.05 cm
overall: 7 5/16 in x 6 in x 4 1/2 in; 18.6055 cm x 15.24 cm x 11.43 cm
Object Name:
tankard
Date made:
ca 1735
1735
Subject:
Manufacturing  Search this
Credit Line:
Dr. Hans Syz
ID Number:
1981.0702.20
Accession number:
1981.0702
Catalog number:
1981.0702.20
Collector/donor number:
963
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Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass
The Hans C. Syz Collection
Meissen Porcelain: The Hans Syz Collection
Art
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-adb6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1405932

Walt Whitman

Artist:
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894  Search this
Sitter:
Walt Whitman, 31 May 1819 - 26 Mar 1892  Search this
Medium:
Albumen silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 8.5 × 5.4 cm (3 3/8 × 2 1/8")
Mount: 10 × 6.1 cm (3 15/16 × 2 3/8")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite  Search this
Walt Whitman: Male  Search this
Walt Whitman: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Walt Whitman: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor  Search this
Walt Whitman: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher  Search this
Walt Whitman: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Reporter\Newspaper  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2018.49
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4e4e6cef2-24fb-4f76-bbab-89606f6a1b5f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2018.49
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Jessie Redmon Fauset

Artist:
Laura Wheeler Waring, 1887 - 1948  Search this
Sitter:
Jessie Redmon Fauset, 1882 - 1961  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Stretcher: 91.9 × 76.7 × 2.9 cm (36 3/16 × 30 3/16 × 1 1/8")
Frame: 105.4 x 90.2 x 6.4cm (41 1/2 x 35 1/2 x 2 1/2")
Type:
Painting
Date:
1945
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Earring  Search this
Interior  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Ring  Search this
Artwork\Painting  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Flower  Search this
Artwork\Painting\Floral  Search this
Jessie Redmon Fauset: Female  Search this
Jessie Redmon Fauset: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Jessie Redmon Fauset: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher  Search this
Jessie Redmon Fauset: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Harmon Foundation
Object number:
NPG.67.82
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Laura Wheeler Waring
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Exhibition:
20th Century Americans: 1900-1930 (re-installation 2012)
On View:
NPG, West Gallery 240
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm45b24ad9c-926e-40b9-94a1-b894275ccc8f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.67.82

1795 M. Campbell's Reverse Applique Quilt

Quilter:
unknown  Search this
Physical Description:
fabric, cotton, linen (overall material)
thread, linen, silk (overall material)
filling, cotton (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 99 in x 88 in; 251 cm x 223 cm
Object Name:
quilt
Object Type:
quilts
Place made:
World
Date made:
1795
Subject:
Chronology: before 1820  Search this
Sewing and Knitting  Search this
Quilting  Search this
ID Number:
1981.0007.01
Catalog number:
1981.0007.01
Accession number:
1981.0007
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Home and Community Life: Textiles
Textiles
Domestic Furnishings
Quilts
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-c790-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_556173

[Trade catalogs from Schafer Co., Inc.]

Company Name:
Schafer Co., Inc.  Search this
Notes content:
one binder OVERSIZE ; equestrian supplies ; hand tools ; farm & garden supplies ; wire & bolts ; furniture builders hardware ; paint supplies ; plumbing & heating supplies ; lubricants & signs ; house appliances
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Physical description:
2 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Decatur, Indiana, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Appliances (household)  Search this
Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this
Furniture and furnishings  Search this
Garden and lawn equipment and supplies  Search this
Hardware and hand tools  Search this
Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this
Leather products; tanning and equestrian supplies  Search this
Paint; varnishes; adhesives; coatings; etc.  Search this
Plumbing supplies and fixtures  Search this
Topic:
Adhesives  Search this
Air conditioning  Search this
Dairying  Search this
Farm equipment  Search this
Furniture industry and trade  Search this
Garden ornaments and furniture  Search this
Garden tools  Search this
Hardware  Search this
Heating  Search this
Heating and ventilation industry  Search this
House furnishings  Search this
Household appliances  Search this
Interior decoration  Search this
Leather industry and trade  Search this
Paint industry and trade  Search this
Plumbing equipment industry  Search this
Plumbing fixtures  Search this
Tanning  Search this
Tools  Search this
Ventilation  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_17376
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_17376

Secretary, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Saco, Don 1929-  Search this
Medium:
Bronze
Type:
Sculptures
Topic:
Figure female--Full length  Search this
Figure female--Nude  Search this
Object--Furniture--Chair  Search this
Control number:
IAS 8G380125
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_481279

Felisa Rincón de Gautier

Artist:
Carlos Irizarry, 1938 - 2017  Search this
Sitter:
Felisa Rincón de Gautier, 1897? - 16 Sep 1994  Search this
Medium:
Photo-serigraphyon paper
Dimensions:
Image: 69.5 × 50.7 cm (27 3/8 × 19 15/16")
Sheet: 76 × 55.9 cm (29 15/16 × 22")
Type:
Print
Date:
1989
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Fan  Search this
Vehicle\Automobile  Search this
Felisa Rincón de Gautier: Female  Search this
Felisa Rincón de Gautier: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor\San Juan, PR  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2019.98
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© 1989 Carlos Irizarry
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm49735bc99-9446-4ed0-8a0e-d86f37bd63f3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2019.98

Lycett framed tiles

Maker:
Lycett, Edward  Search this
Physical Description:
blue, pink, green (overall color)
brown (backing color)
polychrome (overall surface decoration color name)
ceramic (backing material)
paper (backing material)
wood (frame material)
Measurements:
tile: 2 1/8 in x 6 in; x 5.3975 cm x 15.24 cm
tile: 2 1/8 in x 6 in; x 5.3975 cm x 15.24 cm
overall: 14 1/2 in x 10 in x 6 1/8 in; 36.83 cm x 25.4 cm x 15.5575 cm
tile: 2 1/8 in; x 5.3975 cm
overall: 3/4 in x 14 13/16 in x 9 3/4 in; 1.905 cm x 37.62375 cm x 24.765 cm
Object Name:
Plaque
tiles
Other Terms:
Plaque; Manuscript
Place made:
United States: Georgia, Atlanta
Date made:
c. 1890-1895
Credit Line:
Gift of Edward Lycett
ID Number:
CE.96352
Catalog number:
96352
Accession number:
30323
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Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass
Art
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-ea4f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_578611

Michelle Obama

Artist:
Amanda Lucidon, born 1979  Search this
Sitter:
Michelle Obama, born 17 Jan 1964  Search this
Unidentified Girls  Search this
Medium:
Inkjet print
Dimensions:
Image: 51.1 × 76.7 cm (20 1/8 × 30 3/16")
Sheet: 61.1 × 86.5 cm (24 1/16 × 34 1/16")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\New Jersey\Essex\Newark
Date:
April 7, 2016
Topic:
Costume\Jewelry\Earring  Search this
Exterior  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Ring  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Glove\Gloves  Search this
Architecture\Wall\Brick  Search this
Container\Bucket  Search this
Unidentified Girls: Female  Search this
Michelle Obama: Female  Search this
Michelle Obama: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Michelle Obama: Politics and Government\First Lady\First Lady of US  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2020.11
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© 2016 Amanda Lucidon
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm46afc9350-a22d-471a-a86e-7593f15350c9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2020.11

Fay Kellogg

Artist:
Brown Brothers Studio, active c. 1900s - 1940s  Search this
Sitter:
Fay Kellogg, 13 May 1871 - 10 Jul 1918  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 20.5 × 15.6 cm (8 1/16 × 6 1/8")
Mat: 43.2 × 35.6 cm (17 × 14")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1915
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Ring  Search this
Printed Material\Document  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Artwork  Search this
Art implements  Search this
Interior\Office  Search this
Interior\Studio  Search this
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pen  Search this
Home Furnishings\Lighting Devices\Lamp  Search this
Tool  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie  Search this
Art implements\Frame  Search this
Art implements\Architectural drawing\Blueprint  Search this
Fay Kellogg: Female  Search this
Fay Kellogg: Visual Arts\Architect  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2023.43
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4c5194c81-c380-42d4-8a77-3dbbd0cd127f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2023.43

Violet Oakley

Artist:
Florence Maynard, 06 May 1867 - 1958  Search this
Sitter:
Violet Oakley, 10 Jun 1874 - 25 Feb 1961  Search this
Medium:
Platinum print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 14.8 × 19.9 cm (5 13/16 × 7 13/16")
Mount (first): 15.3 × 20.5 cm (6 × 8 1/16")
Mount (second): 22.8 × 27.8 cm (9 × 10 15/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
May 24, 1913
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this
Artwork  Search this
Artwork\Sculpture  Search this
Violet Oakley: Female  Search this
Violet Oakley: Visual Arts\Artist\Portraitist  Search this
Violet Oakley: Visual Arts\Artist\Illustrator  Search this
Violet Oakley: Visual Arts\Art instructor  Search this
Violet Oakley: Visual Arts\Artist\Painter\Muralist  Search this
Violet Oakley: Visual Arts\Artist\Glass artist\Stained glass artist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2023.49
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm48635f5b6-1b48-4f9a-a3ec-b7ec8bd689af
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2023.49

Barbara Smith and Beverly Smith, Roxbury, Massachusetts

Artist:
Joan E. Biren, born 13 Jul 1944  Search this
Sitter:
Barbara Smith, born 16 Nov 1946  Search this
Beverly Smith, born 16 Nov 1946  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 11.7 × 17.7 cm (4 5/8 × 6 15/16")
Sheet: 20.3 × 25.4 cm (8 × 10")
Mat: 35.6 × 45.9 cm (14 × 18 1/16")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\Massachusetts\Suffolk\Boston\Roxbury
Date:
1978 (printed 2023)
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Printed Material\Book  Search this
Printed Material\Document  Search this
Interior\Office  Search this
Architecture\Window  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bookcase  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Desk  Search this
Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Typewriter  Search this
Home Furnishings\Blanket  Search this
Barbara Smith: Female  Search this
Barbara Smith: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist  Search this
Beverly Smith: Female  Search this
Beverly Smith: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Activist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.2023.88
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4dfab7f29-f10e-4199-aec0-55a6d49d99c2
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2023.88

Chief Justice Earl Warren

Artist:
Harris & Ewing Studio, active 1905 - 1977  Search this
Sitter:
Earl Warren, 19 Mar 1891 - 9 Jul 1974  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 21.5 × 18 cm (8 7/16 × 7 1/16")
Sheet: 25.3 × 20.5 cm (9 15/16 × 8 1/16")
Type:
Photograph
Place:
United States\District of Columbia\Washington
Date:
c. 1960
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie  Search this
Costume\Robe  Search this
Earl Warren: Male  Search this
Earl Warren: Politics and Government\Governor\California  Search this
Earl Warren: Law and Crime\Judge\Justice\US Supreme Court Justice\Chief Justice of US  Search this
Earl Warren: Politics and Government\Vice-Presidential Candidate  Search this
Earl Warren: Politics and Government\State Attorney General\California  Search this
Earl Warren: Politics and Government\District attorney  Search this
Earl Warren: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of the Kiplinger Family
Object number:
NPG.2018.101
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm45e9a6a11-a411-4dda-8048-bbeeb76d5d58
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.2018.101

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