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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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Token
1855
Pin-back button
Fugio cent
1787
Box of crayons
1909-1940
Bowl and mortar
1810-1850
Toy armchair
1875-1900
Walrus tusk
1860-1900
Pin-back button
1976
Ashtray
1920-1960
Souvenir coin
1853
Travel/ pin
1890-1920
Doll
1860-1900
Insignia
1890-1910
Pin-back button
Chateau Madrid
Buttons
Walking-stick
1880-1900
Needle case
1750-1800
Grandmama's Sunday Game of Bible Questions: New Testament
1887
Reception Ribbon
1800-1900
Ashtray
1930-1960
Fan
1900-1930
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Insignia
1910-1920
Button
1966
Medal in box:...Peru...Elihu Root
1906
World's Fair Souvenir Scarf
1964
Tambourine noise maker
probably 1960s
Coin: lll
Lion and Two Monkeys
ca. 1883
Calipers
1750-1870
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Box/ Food
1890-1930
Soap
1950-1960
Tobacco
1900-1930
Coin: half dollar, Long Island Tercentennial 1936
Pinback button
1896-1910
Rotten eggs with Roosevelt Omlettes with Willkie
Ribbon
ca. 1858
Cane
ca. 1880
Advertising/Landauer paperweight
1885-1890
Miniature potted plants (4)
1910-1940
Shoe sole excavated at Revolutionary War barracks
1760-1783
Nine Men Morris, Man in the Moon
ca. 1900
Dollhouse furn.: upright piano "ritz playerette"
1920-1940
Pin
ca. 1990
Jigsaw Puzzle
1988
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1910-1930
Insignia
1860-1900
Athletic medal
1951
Ribbon
1800-1900
The Baroque
Walking-stick
1790-1840
Toy train
1900-1910
Needle case
1790-1830
Flight bag
1950-1975
FF Kevin M. O'Rourke FDNY Rescue 2
2002
Wrapper/ Food
1990-2000
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Roosevelt and Relief Wilkie and Work
Token
1880-1900
Button
Doll's cape
1870-1880
Bookmark
1890
Trumpet
ca. 1863
"Draped Bust" quarter dollar
1796
Push toy
ca. 1900
Novelty Bank
ca. 1873
Dolls' house sofa table
1920-1960
The Society of Medalists 3rd Issue
1931
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Box
1940-1960
Travel/ medallion
1934
Button
1890-1910
Pin-back button
1936
Campaign cane
ca. 1896
Ship model: Waterline Recognition; USS Kongo
1944-1946
Delftware fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1750-1783
The Game of Playing Department Store
1898
Bottle/Medicine
1930-1950
Perfume Sample
1970-2000
Tobacco
1920-1950
Cake mold
1850-1900
Pinback button
1990-2000
Hard Times tokens (2)
1837
Ribbon
ca. 1900
La Bourgogne
Cape
1785-1790
Spontoon blade
1760-1783
Bleeding bowl
1840-1860
Cascabel
1760-1783
World War I Medals
Button
1970
Pie Tin/ Food
1920-1950
Cue stick
Ribbon/ medal
1938-1945
Historical memorabilia
1930-1960
1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition Commemorative Medal
1876
Miyako
ca. 1965-1980
Sand caster
1800-1840
Coin: half dollar, Great Lakes Expos. 1936
Society of Tammany or Columbian Order Ribbon
1887
Scale
ca. 1876
Model 1816 U.S. Flintlock Musket
1831
Pin-back button
1964-1976
Tongs
1900-1930
Trade sign
1950-1970
Shoe form
1800-1850
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
John Barry Commemorative medal
ca. 1903
"God Bless America!" WWII radio toy
1942
Bottle
1800-1830
Boots (pair)
1910-1919
The Game of Politics or the Race for the Presidency
1889
Doll's toilet set
1890-1930
Box/ Collar
1866-1910
Ink bottle
1880-1930
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Pinback button
1998
Button
ca. 1970
United States Centennial Medal
1877
poitical button
Train set
Spoon
ca. 1780-1820
United States Military Academy Sesquicentennial
1952
Steam whistle
1877-1880
Butter churn, cover, and dasher
ca. 1825-1850
Souvenir Tile/Calendar
1917
Box/ Bottle
1890-1930
Trade sign
1900-1930
National Day of Mourning Abraham Lincoln Ribbons
1865
Box
1890-1920
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Medal: Penn's Treaty 1682 (in box)
ca. 1882
Rocky's
ca. 1960-1980
Beer foam scraper
ca. 1900-1920
Medal: Church of St. John the Divine N.Y.
ca. 1900
Mechanical toy (chicken)
1825-1875
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
Doll: boy in waist coat
1930-1940
Swipe card instructions
ca. 2001
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Paint Samples
1950-1970
Cigarette holder
1890-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Tercentenary of the Purchase of Manhattan Island Medal
1926
Scull's Golden Blend Coffee
ca. 1920
Thimble
1825-1850
Cake board
1825-1835
Game of District Messenger Boy or Merit Rewarded
1886
Bottle/Liquor
1920-1930
Box
1874-1900
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Plate
1951
Political novelty
1997
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Medal
1945
John McCain
2008
Bond International
Collection of 10 coins in envelope
Hall's Excelsior
1869
The Game of Old Maid
ca. 1890
Pastry sleeve
1800-1880
Lapel button: B. and L., 1884
1884
Paperweight
1890-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Tin/ Food
1930-1950
Box
1963-1972
Knife
1880-1900
3 loose buttons
ca. 1940
Ciaobella
ca. 1960-1980
"Transitone" radio
ca. 1941
Buttons (3) excavated at a Revolutionary War military hut
1760-1783
Daguerreotype camera
ca. 1850
Scrimshaw (whale's tooth)
1910-1940
Butter mold
ca. 1800-1850
Transit Not Westway
1980
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Miniature skillet
1875-1920
Liquor
1950-1960
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Captain John Paul Jones Naval Medal
After 1863
Matchbook
ca. 1941-1945
Campaign medal w/pin
1872
Gentleman's costume: 1907
ca. 1964
Sewing case
ca. 1818
Jim Crow Ten Pins
1890-1910
Let's back Ike
World Peace through Nuclear Disarmament
1981
Token
1890-1920
Handkerchief
1893
Elevated train sign
1870-1955
Badge
1906
William Pitt Medal
1766
New York City souvenir hot pad
ca. 1939
Spinner noise maker
probably 1960s
Denarius in envelope: S?? Severus
Helmet
ca. 1918
Altimeter
1890-1920
Coat
1915-1918
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Pinback button
1939-1945
Medicine
1920-1950
Clock
1860-1880
Store dispenser
1890-1910
We Still Have A Dream/Jobs/Peace/Freedom/March on Washington/August 27, 1983
1983
New-York Historical Society Centennial Medal
1904
Ribbon
ca. 1883
Souvenir cane
ca. 1990's
Gentleman's costume: 1750
ca. 1961
Chiromagica
ca. 1870
Z.243a-f
1880-1930
Dollhouse furn: easy chair
1920-1940
The Game of Tri-Bang
1888
Medicine
1900-1920
Box
1950-1970
Photographic equipment
1940-1960
Pinback button
1896-1920
Hard Times token: Phalons Hair Cutting, 1837
1837
Max Loew's Viennese Lantern
American Institute Medal
ca. 1852
2 compartment box w/handle containing collection of marbles
1840-1900
Centennial Castanets
ca. 1876
Miniature street light
1930-1940
Box
1890-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Playing card
1940-1960
Button
Pitcher
1890-1910
Office supply
1890-1920
Badge: Delegate firemans Ass. NY 1907
ca.1907
Game
1920
Pastry jagger/crimper
ca. 1775-1850
Medal: Abraham Lincoln for the president of the US
1860
George Washington Seasons Medal
1798
Mechanical bank: Hall's Excelsior
1869
Tobacco shredder/nutmeg grater
ca. 1675-1775
Pull toy (roosters)
1850-1900
Paperweight
1890-1920
Box/ Food
1900-1920
Bottle/Can Opener
1910-1940
Tobacco canister
1890-1920
Pinback button
1940
Badge with photo and tassle
ca. 1868
Campaign cane
ca. 1932
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Horse pulling red "Pure Milk" Cart with driver
1860-1890
Pothook excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1776-1783
The Game of Penny Post
1892
Thomason's Erie Canal Medal
1825
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Carved horse
1850-1900
Travel
1890-1930
Pinback button
1896-1910
Token
ca. 1860
Ribbon
1904
Mamma Leone's
Fireman's pick ax
Doll: girl w/fur trimmed coat and velvet hat on stand
ca. 1893
Set of (5) weights or measuring tools
1830-1880
Ribbon fragment
late 19th - early 20th century
Box
1906-1940
Comic book
1897
Cue stick
Plate
1910
Stereograph viewer
1860-1880
Myron T.Herrick Commemorative Medal
ca. 1929
Stephen's
ca. 1960-1990
Cookie cutter
1850-1900
Herbert Hoover Medal
1928
Campaign button w/image of unidentified politician
Shovel
1804-1824
Forage cap
1860-1890
Badge/tag: No Third Term
1940
Box/ Candy
Clothing accessories
1940-1960
Doll: in long white dress
1890-1910
Thimble/ sewing
1900-1940
Pinback button
1988
Button
1912
Badge
1760-1783
Bottle
1830-1850
Slave shackles
ca. 1866
Ankle shackles
1800-1900
Anagrams Double Eagle: A Prize Game
ca. 1890
Shaving mug
1890-1930
Shopping bag
1990-2000
Medicine
1940-1960
Thermometer/ liquor
1940-1960
Hard Times token
1834-1835
Convention ribbon
1892
Key
1948
Cartridge belt /w 4 metal cartridge holders & tag
1870-1880
Pillow w/textile case pinned to outside
1875-1915
Brisé fan
ca. 1800
Block puzzle
ca.1890
Bookbinding supplies
1920-1950
Pin-back button
1896-1910
Tammany Hall Committee of Arrangements Mass Meeting Ribbon
1884
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Jug
1880-1910
Souvenir token
1920-1950
American Centennial Souvenir Medal
1876
Tennessee Mountain
ca. 1960-1980
MAILER FOR MAYOR
1969
Coin: half dollar, York County...Maine 1636-1936
Dr. Steven Jewett's Strengthening Plaster
1850-1900
Dress hat
1930-1940
Doll
1840-1880
Scranton for President
ca. 1964
Fan
1940-1960
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Travel
1940-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Isidor Memorial Award of the National Academy of Design Medal
1907
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Miniature sewing machine
1960-1980
Magnifying glass
1830-1880
The Game Vignette of Authors
ca. 1890
Bottle Set
1920-1940
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Coffee grinder
ca. 1850
Button hook
1890-1930
Musical recording
1910-1920
Civil War token
1863
Comedie Francaise Medal
1955
Political button
Aerial camera
Stamped Metal Circle
1850-1900
Mimic War
1890-1900
Case
1825-1900
Limberjack
1900-1950
Hog yoke
1800-1900
Paperweight
ca. 1880-1920
Box/ Bottle
1906-1920
Bottle Cap
1920-1960
Pinback button
1890-1920
Pencil
1990-2000
Badge in case
1848-1870
America
ca. 1960-1980
Pin-back button
2011
Mechanical pen
1840-1880
Spike mounted on wood block w/plate
ca. 1819
Framed set of British military buttons (4)
1770-1783
Pin-back campaign button
1960
Medicine
1990-2000
Coaster
1940-1960
Doll house furniture: chest on chest
1920-1940
Thimble/ political
1900-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
The Transport of Memory
1999
Psychology of the Hand
1919
Collection of buttons: New York State Governors
Set of toy soldiers (3)
1880-1920
Knitting sheath
1785
Mortar
1800-1850
Schley at Santiago Bay
1899
Box
1908-1930
Pencil/ Food
1940-1960
Button hook
1890-1930
Pinback button
1940
Match box
1880-1910
Pilgrim Fathers Medal
1920
Framed image of Nelson's death with wood fragment from flagship Victory
1800-1900
Deck of playing cards
2016
Sestertius in envelope
William Henry Harrison Presidential Medal
1886
Ice wagon
1900-1920
Niddy noddy
1750-1850
Paperweight
1876
Fan
1910-1930
Stamp
1850-1880
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Pinback button
1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Pin
Souvenir
2001-2002
Campaign cane
ca. 1888
Lady's costume: the late 19th century "Gibson Girl era"
ca.1957
Game of the District Messenger Boy or Merit Rewarded
ca. 1886
Naval officer's sword, scabbard and belt
1852-1865
Dollhouse furn: table
1920-1940
Toonin Radio Game
ca. 1926
Ashtray
1930-1960
Ring
1939
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Civil War tokens (2)
1863
Beatrice Inn
Stationery case
1870-1890
Kakelorum
1750-1800
Horse blanket
1898-1938
The Game of Politics or the Race for the Presidency
1887
Box
1900-1930
Fan
1890-1920
Ribbon
1888
Ribbon/ politcal/ jewelry
1884
Pinback button
1944
Dog sweater
2003
Campaign medal
1948
LABOR/ FOR/ CAREY
1974
Nutmeg grater/tobacco shredder
ca. 1675-1775
Medal with steamboat
1900-1910
Belt plate
Indian man
ca. 1850-70
Medal w/ribbon: Grant and Colfax
Jodhpurs
1915-1945
Lipstick
1930-1960
Medallion
1920-1950
Napkin
1980-2000
Thimble
1900-1940
Box/ candy
1920-1950
Pin-back button
1952
Doll hat
1870-1880
Commemorative cane
ca. 1880's
Box camera
ca. 1900
Flintlock fowling piece
1750-1770
Fireman's belt
1850-1900
Ferrilude or Game of Beasts
1873
Vote Reform/Kassal/for Congress
ca. 1975
Toy
1955-1990
Miniature ewer
1900-1930
Tobacco
1920-1950
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times token
1834-1834
Dogopoly
2002
Pen & Pencil
Coin shaped Locket w/ photo ...1875
Spherical puzzle
1800-1900
Bobbins in container
1840-1880
Roosevelt
Waist belt (2)
1870-1875
Printer's Plate
1920-35
Washing supplies
1890-1930
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pinback button
1901
Lantern slide
1924-1930
Badge
1917-1970
Berkshire Place
ca. 1960-1980
Spoon
1825-1875
Coin: California Gold, circular
Ribbon
ca. 1900
Apple parer
ca. 1898
Lantern
ca. 1877
Fabric Samples
1950-1970
Watch Face
1880-1940
Pill box
ca. 1863
Advertisement
1980-2000
Travel
1980-2000
Pinback button
1896-1920
Pin
ca. 1952
Cartridge box badge
1760-1783
Doll
1920-1950
Fireman's belt: Exempt 23rd Wrd.
1854-1900
Doll
1870-1900
The Game of Snap
1872
Sewing Supplies/Game
1890-1920
Ink bottle
1880-1930
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Pinback button
1896-1910
Hard Times Token: New York Joint Stock Exchange Co.
ca. 1837
Campaign ribbon
1910
"Official New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Perpetual Calendar"
1964-1965
Miniature Furniture; Provincial Chest
ca. 1983
Table
1920-1940
Ship's clock
1840-1860
The Game of Watermelon Patch
1896
Por Los Ninos/Vote May 3
ca. 1975
Packet/ Food
1943
Ribbon badge
1888
Jar
1930-1950
Sign
1930-1950
Toy/ music
1980-2000
Lapel button
1888
Waldorf-Astoria Peacock Alley
ca. 1960-2001
Matchsafe of Francis Lewis (1837-1878)
ca. 1870
Coin: half dollar, Ulysses Grant, 1822-1922
Delivery cart
1860-1890
Whale's tooth
1910-1940
Civil War token
1863
Clothing hanger
1900-1940
Intercom
Wine making hydrometer
1920-1960
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Table for the ship model of the "Chesapeake"
1930
Heed Youth's Call Vote as you think but Vote!
ca. 1956
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Lady of 1850
ca. 1961
Corkscrew excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1760-1775
Hood's Sarsaparilla Book of Parlor Games
1896
Paperweight/Medallion
1920-1950
Snuff container
1775-1825
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Pinback button
1944-1948
Button
1964
Memorial ribbon
1880-1920
Political button
1964
Doll hat

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