Collection Highlights
Map of the Borough of Manhattan of the City of New York, showing relation between the distribution of foreign stock and negro population with the dissemination of communist and socialist propaganda during the summer of 1932
Date:
1932
Object Number:
LIB.NS11.M14.1.20
Medium:
black and color ink on paper, backed with cloth
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Novelty Bank
Object Number:
1998.45
Date:
ca. 1873
Medium:
Iron, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 17.8 x 11.4 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Cast iron mechanical bank in the form of a building with mansard roof with figure inside; figure dressed in brown suit, holding tray next to counter, painted yellow; building with two chimneys and four painted dormer windows; pierced details include decorative grille and arched windows; cast details include window frames; coin is placed on the tray, and teller deposits it in bank.
Gallery Label:
This bank was based on Patent No. 144,106, issued to C.C. Johnson, Somerville, MA, on October 28, 1873 (See Publications).
Credit Line:
Bequest of Laura Harding
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
