Collection Highlights
Fete to Lafayette
Date:
1824
Object Number:
PR.022.9
Medium:
Engraving
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Luce Center
Bullet extractors excavated at Sneeden's Landing
Object Number:
INV.6227.86-87
Date:
1775-1783
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
largest: 3 1/8 x 1/4 in. ( 7.9 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Iron bullet extractors.
Gallery Label:
These bullet extractors were excavated by the Field Exploration Committee at Sneeden's Landing, a blockhouse on the west side of the Hudson River in Rockland County, New York. Built in 1780 by a French officer, the blockhouse was garrisoned by Continental Army and French troops.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
