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The Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.QH41.C26.1974
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ash tray for New York's World Fair, 1939
Object Number:
1940.472
Date:
1939
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. ( 14 x 14 cm )
Marks:
stamped: onto obverse: "(copyright symbol)NYWF/ TRANSPORTATION BUILDING/ COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING/ NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR, 1939"
stamped: onto reverse: "JAPAN"
Description:
Silver-plated New York World's fair souvenir ashtray; three exhibition buildings molded on obverse; leaf border.
Credit Line:
Gift of H. Maxson Holloway
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
