Collection Highlights
Atom Bomb Hits New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, cover
Date:
1950
Object Number:
1956.7
Medium:
Oil on paper laid on board
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Handkerchief
Object Number:
1954.110
Date:
1904
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/4 x 12 in. ( 28.6 x 30.5 cm )
Marks:
printed: center: "LOUISIANA PURCHASE/ EXPOSITION/ ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, U.S.A./ APRIL 30, TO DECEMBER 1, 1904;"
Description:
White chiffon handkerchief printed with a medallion portrait of Theodore Roosevelt with draped flags and flowers below; this surmounts a 'plaque' inscribed, "LOUISIANA PURCHASE/ EXPOSITION/ ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, U.S.A./ APRIL 30, TO DECEMBER 1, 1904;" U.S. seal (American bald eagle with a shield over its breast) below.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John E. Walker
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
