snapshot, self-portriat of man in large framed mirror leaning against a wall; reflection is image of a man wearing a white shirt, slacks and sweater vest holding a camera in front of his face; table ...

An inscription on the front of this device reads “GARFIELD / MEDICAL APPARATUS CO. / NEW YORK / SERIAL NO. 1003.” Garfield Medical Apparatus Co., a partnership of Milton and Lily Fink, was in business ...

This slide chart advertises the properties of the ELASTUF machinery steels manufactured by Beals, McCarthy & Rogers, Incorporated, of Buffalo, New York. It consists of a paper envelope with metal ...

Case for contact lenses that belonged to Kevin M. Touhy (1919-1968), a California optician who, in 1948, filed a patent for the first corneal contact lens made entirely of polymethyl methacrylate ...

Physical Description: metal (overall material)plastic (overall material)Measurements: overall: 3 in x 1 in x 1/2 in; 7.62 cm x 2.54 cm x 1.27 cm ...

Page through William Steinway's diary using the buttons below. Click to view annotations (highlighted in red). Jump to a specific date or search for keywords using the tools to the right. Use the ...

Measurements: overall: 3 7/8 in x 1 3/8 in x 1 3/8 in; 9.8425 cm x 3.4925 cm x 3.4925 cm ...

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Nineteenth-century Plains Indian drawings have often been called “ledger” drawings because they were made with pencil, ink, and watercolor on pages of old ledger or account books. When young Plains ...

Check out internship project descriptions for Spring 2025 below! Applications are due Monday, November 18, 2024 at 5 PM EST. Check out our How to Apply page to learn about the application process, and ...

What happens when a people decide to govern themselves? America’s national treasures come to life in this compelling exhibition that examines the bold experiment to create a government “of the people, ...

Latino history is American history. Latinos trace their origins to Latin America and other Spanish colonies, both in the Caribbean and in the contemporary United States. These groups include, but are ...