Collection Highlights

Brown Brothers, Irving Place, showing east side from Eighteenth Street to Gramercy Park South
Date:
March, 1909
Object Number:
PR.020.19.2
Medium:
Photograph

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Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pin-back button
ca. 1990
Musket worms (2) excavated at West Point
1760-1783
Civil War tokens (2)
ca. 1863
Lindbergh Medal
1927
"Use with Good Judgement, Obama Condoms"
2009
Purse
1770-1776
Hat
1864
Hair Grooming
1960-1990
Miniature scale
1890-1920
Trade sign
1890-1920
Letter opener
1920-1940
Pinback button
1995
Pin
ca. 1888-1892
The Ballroom
ca. 1975-1995
Pin-back button
ca. 1969
Squeak toy (girl and nest with eggs)
1875-1900
Coll. of 2 horse-drawn caissons & 3 cannons
1870-1910
Cocked hat (reproduction)
1900-1920
Apothecary jar with lid
1850-1900
Tin/ Candy
1970-2000
Hardware/ household
1900-1930
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Artes Ad Astra: President's Medal of the National Academy of Design
1929
David Rittenhouse Mint and Treasury Medal
1874
Convention ribbon
1904
Dexterity game
ca. 1920
Dollhouse furn: table
1920-1940
Dollhouse furn: desk w/shell decoration inside
1920-1940
Child's whistle
1850-1950
Prize Mother Goose Pictures Dissected
1884
Paperweight
1880-1920
Brigadier General James Miller Military Medal
1824-1885
Bank
1950-1980
Swizzle stick
1920-1970
Plaque
1910-1940
Civil War token
1863
Walking-stick
1840-1860
Medal, 39th National Encampment, GAR
1905
Political button
1964
Doll ice skate
Miniature table
1915-1935
Printing press
ca. 1882
Bandage roller
1861-1865
Paperweight
1882-1910
Watch Face
1880-1940
Bottle/ Food
1962-1990
Untitled
2001
Food spear
1950-1990
Abraham Lincoln Mourning Ribbons
1865
Dustins
ca. 1960-1980
Surveyor transit on stand
1940-1960
Miniature chest of drawers
1915-1935
Miniature rug
1920-1940
Delftware tile fragments (2) excavated at the Blue Bell Tavern
1750-1783
Coin: California Gold, Octagonal
Button
2001
John Quincy Adams Indian Peace Medal
After 1861
Hardware/ household
1949
Thimble/ political
1900-1960
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Pincushion
1800-1900
Coin: Isaac Brock, Herd of Canada 1816
1816
Memorial ribbon
1880-1920
The Turnstile Puzzle
1930-1950
Badge in case
Jacknife excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1760-1775
The Improved Fish Pond Game
1888
Bottle
1890-1920
Calendar/ thermometer
1980-2000
Bottle/ medicine
1880-1910
Store display
1930-1950
Powder horn
1780-1840
Match safe
1913
Henry Clay Commemorative Medal
After 1852
Medalet
1832
Pin-back button
2017
Blacking bottle
1850-1900
Apple parer
ca. 1863
Paperweight
1890-1930
Miniature mold
1875-1900
Pinback button
1918
Medicine tin
1900-1930
Sign
1950-1960
Pinback button
1980-2000
Badge
Oyster shucking knife
1850-1910
Apothecary bottle with stopper
1850-1900
American Institute Medal
ca. 1877
Clothespin
1750-1850
ABC Cubes
ca. 1885
Sewing Supplies
1940-1970
Tissues
1954
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Edward Everett Bartlett Plaquette
1926
Sash
1910-1920
Medal fragment: 1896 U.S.V.
Suez Canal Medal
ca. 1864
Cafe de la Paix
Richter's Comet Blocks
ca. 1902
Comb
1780-1810
Game of Mail Express and Accommodation or Interstate Commerce
1895
Sewing Needles and Pins
1895-1910
Box/ Candy
1906-1930
Sewing
1940-1960
Souvenir token
1836
Office supply
1920-1940
VETS/FOR/IKE
1952-1956
Still bank
ca. 1900
Brigadier James Miller Military Medal
1824-1885
STEVENSON/KEFAUVER/WAGNER
1960
Medicine bottle
1840-1900
Miniature tea set and pitcher
1875-1925
Catherine Howard
1950-1970
Box
1800-1870
Epaulets (pair) in storage box
1863-1866
Paperweight
1890-1920
Box/ Clothes
1980-2000
Clip/ food
1950-1970
Transportation token
1930-1960
Pinback button
1990
Ribbon with envelope
ca. 1854
Souvenir cane
ca. 1939
Millard Fillmore Indian Peace Medal
After 1850
Horse pull toy with foal
1860-1890
Case
1850-1900
Ribbon badge:...No.3 Plattsburgh...Firemen's Assn...Aug. 20-23 1889
1889
Medicine
1930-1950
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Photographic equipment
1913
Pinback button
1896-1910
Athletic medal
1948
United States Diplomatic Medal
1876
Card of buttons
1955-1985
The Sign of the Dove
Miniature urn
1850-1900
Squeak toy (robins)
1875-1900
Jigsaw puzzle
1950-1960
Priming horn
1755-1825
Box
1950-1970
Pocket watch
1894-1910
Sewing Supplies
1894
Plate
1840-1860
Clothing hanger
1910-1940
Win With Willkie
INV.13710.4
Gramercy Tavern
ca. 1960-1980
Lion and Two Monkeys
ca. 1883
Miniature mold
1900-1920
Epaulet
1900-1930
Paperweight
1920-1940
Butter mold
ca. 1815-1850
Toy train
1900-1910
Box/ watch
1910-1940
Noisemaker
1930-1940
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
1880-1920
Pinback button
1989
Pin
Rosette with streamers
ca. 1900
Commemorative cane
2003
Grater
1875-1925
White hat
1928-1930
Model of steam fire engine
ca. 1900
Bradley's Toy Village Fire Deparment Set
1909
Lithograph Stone
1890-1920
Souvenir ash tray
1901
Transportation token
1930-1960
Swizzle Stick
1940-1970
Seal w/tag: Argencia Commercial del Ymperio Mexicano
ca. 1867
Hard Times token
1837
Lincoln Tunnel Dedication Medal
1937
Shopping Bag
2009
Ribbon from Society of the Cincinnati badge
1785
Officer's cap
1870-1892
Plaque
1843-1900
Doll's nightgown
1870-1920
Comic Book
1897
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Plate
1910
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
ca. 1950-1960
Campaign ribbon
Metropolis Cafe
ca. 1980-1999
Faux driver's license from Mitt Romney campaign
2012
Woman figure
1850-1900
Miniature book box
1910-1940
Chapeau bras with case
ca. 1898
Civil War token
1863
Watch Face
1880-1940
Food bag
1990-2000
The World Says No to War Feb 15 NYC
2003
Pinback button
1896-1910
George Washington "Letter to Hamilton" Medal
1864
Ribbon
1913
Pencil sharpener
1930-1948
Plate
1850-1860
Lace pillow
1730-1780
Photoscope
1930-1940
Game of India
ca. 1890
Music Box Record
1880-1920
Large Military Bust Coin
1820
Token
1920-1940
Medicine
1930-1960
Stand
1940-1960
Civil War token
1863
Walking-stick
1780-1820
Medal: Kings County HS ...1911
1911
Political button
1948
Miniature cutting tray
1920-1940
Barbie doll
1961-1962
Glove
ca. 1824
Coat
1940-1945
Button
1968
Button
ca. 1980
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Pin
1920
Souvenir
1920-1950
Jenny Lind Commemorative Medal
1850
Chefs Cuisiners Club
ca. 1960-1980
Advertising blotter paper
Jumping jack
1800-1820
Medallion: Bruce Crane
1902
1867 Silver Dollar box cover
1870-1900
Needle case
1825-1875
Miniature lamp
1920-1940
Hair Grooming
1890-1920
Medallion
1904-1930
Thimble/ insurance
1900-1960
Pinback button
1896-1910
Pinback button
1944
United States Centennial Commemorative Medal
1874
Republican County Committee Watcher Ribbon
1850-1900
The Covered Wagon
1930-1950
We Don't Want Eleanor Either
Gentleman's costume: 1690
ca. 1967
Phonograph record box
1902
The New Pretty Village Boathouse Set
1897
United Nations Outlaw Nuclear Weapons!
1975-1985
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Tobacco premium
1890-1920
Framed set of military buttons (10) excavated at Revolutionary War military site
1770-1783
Glengarry (folding hat)
ca. 1861
Medallion
1879
New England Agricultural Society Medal
ca. 1871
Rudy Giuliani button
2008
Shopping bag
ca. 2001
Child's plate
1825-1875
Apple parer (knife-fragment)
1800-1830
Campaign pin
1864
Carved bird
Box/ Food
1906-1930
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1910-1930
Pinback button
1992
Button
ca. 1974
Jack Banning's Putt-Pins
ca. 1950-1960
Box of crayons
ca. 1933
Mail bag
1850-1900
Pull toy (ram)
1850-1900
Snuffbox
1800-1840
Necktie
1972
Ashtray/Coin plate
1910-1930
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Forks (4)
1740-1783
Pinback button
1896-1910
Transportation token
1995-2003
Augustus William Hofmann Presentation Medal
1883
1844 Nimes Scientific Congress Medal
1844
Trader Vic's
Criss Cross Spelling Slips: Dog & Goose
ca. 1890
Hill's Spelling Blocks
1869
Badge and 2 lapel pins in box
Ashtray
1940-1970
Fan
1876
Advertising cap
1980-2000
Pinback button
1940
VACUUM HOOVER
1928-1932
Model 1843 Hall-North Breech-Loading Percussion Carbine
1848
U.S. Civil War bayonet
1840-1875
Captain William Bainbridge Naval Medal
1841-1885
Envelope
1923
Needlecase:cylinder shaped, orange
1800-1840
Drummer bear toy
20th century
Doll
1860-1880
Bell from the ferryboat "Elizabeth"
ca. 1904
Epaulets (pair) in storage box
ca. 1900
Paperweight
1890-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Printing
1868-1900
Pinback button
1896-1910
Ribbon pin
ca. 1883
Commemorative cane
2003
Medicine bottle
1850-1900
Sword, scabbard and holster fragment
1862
Ribbon
1860-1920
Indian Peace Medal
1757 or later
Button
ca. 1985
Handkerchief
1893
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1910-1930
Insignia
1880-1920
Hard Times token: Smith's Clock Establishment, 1837
1837
Coin: Spaniarum Rex, 1723, Philippus V
ca. 1723
Winemaking Plaquette
1902
ORIGINAL BILL'S GAY NINETIES CAFE & RESTAURANT
Zebra
1875-1925
Collection of domestic & wild animals
1870-1910
Needle case
1840-1880
Self-Winding Stock Ticker
1923
Paperweight
1890-1920
Washing supplies
1910-1940
Coin tray
1900-1920
Pinback button
1930-1948
Button
We The People Need Willkie
Andrew Johnson Indian Peace Medal
1866
Royal Bus Line keywind bus
ca. 1920's
Writing case with accessories
ca. 1862
Pliers (4)
1775-1795
Dolls' house chest
1920-1960
Jug
1920-1950
Holster with belt
1910-1920
Still bank
1850-1900
Pencil
1940-1960
Shopping bag
1980-2000
Travel/ medallion
1878
Pin
1890-1910
Roosevelt ILGWU
Ribbon
ca. 1921
Ribbon pin
ca. 1883
Table croquet q/box w/docu
1880-1910
Pearlware fragment excavated at a British Revolutionary War camp
1760-1783
Old Fashioned Jack Straws
ca. 1890
SAVE CUNY/STOP THE ENROLLMENT REDUCTION TEST (ALIAS-THE 2YR. TEST/WE MUST ORGANIZE
1975-1985
Toy
1955-1990
Tobacco
1920-1940
2 ribbons
Pinback button
1896-1910
Pin-back campaign button
1968
Hard Times token: Robert B. Ruggles Gold Beater
1832-1835
Jenny Lind Commemorative Medal
1847
La Toque Blanche
Hose carriage
1890-1900
Hook
1760-1783
Doll house furniture: butler's table frame
1920-1940
Whale's Tooth
1910-1940
Printer's Block
1880-1920
Token
1900-1930
Paperweight
1890-1920
Sign
1930-1960
Upholstery supply
1910-1940
Image of Alton Parker
Petrossian Paris
ca. 1984-1995
Scoop
ca. 1750-1850
Toy rocking chair
1860-1880
Chisels and punches (36)
1775-1795
Chapeau (bicorne) with box
1862-1869
February 6, 2002
2002
Mirror
1900-1940
Carton
1980-2000
Magnet
2001-2002
Pinback button
1896-1920
Centenary of the Establishment of the Diocese of New York Medal
1908
Elect Perot President
c. 1992
Kittanning Destroyed medal
1759
Toy cannon
ca. 1900
Fire helmet
1854-1880
The Comical Game of Who?
ca. 1910
Coin: half dollar, Texas Independ. Centennial, 1934
W.M. Ribbon
late 19th - early 20th century
Button
1981
Figurine
1920-1950
Pen wipe/ tobacco
1890-1920
Subway token
1995-2003
Civil War token
1863
Badge
Hudson-Fulton Celebration Official Commemorative Medallion
1909
Political button
20th c.
Dollhouse furn: stool legs
1920-1940
Doll shorts
Ship's clock
1840-1860
Table game
ca. 1894
Willkie for president of commonwealth and southern
1940
Advertising sign
1907-1930
Tin
1920-1940
Sign
1890-1940
Food spear
1950-1990
Badge w/medal
The Noho Star
ca. 1960-1980
Box
ca. 1920-1930
Block from Seaman's Retreat
1858
Shako with plume
1880-1910
Connecticut copper
1787
Butter mold
ca. 1825-1875
Humpty Dumpty Circus
1903-1935
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Fan
1900-1930
Cigarette silk
1890-1920
Collar or cuff stud
1896-1920
Lapel stud
Coin: Ludov XVl- De Gratia 1782
1782
Doll hat
1870-1880
Dexterity games
1930-1950
Needle case
1840-1880
Gentleman's costume: 1775
ca. 1968
Which are You?
1875-1925
Shoulder patches
1940-1965
Sewing Needles
1940-1970
Beer Supply
1906-1920
Swizzle stick
1950-1990
Sword case
ca. 1816
Toy high chair
1900-1925
Plate
1911
U.S. Merchant token
ca. 1860
College of the City of New York Award Medal
1962
Pin-back button
1960
Shopping bag
Builder's Model of the U.S.S. "Monitor"
1862
Canteen w/strap
1860-1865
Toy armchair
1850-1900
Paperweight
1880-1920
Watch Face
1880-1940
Pie Tin/ Food
1920-1950
Bar Tray
1930-1950
Button
1963
Cafe Iguana
ca. 1960-1980
Box of crayons
1925-1950
Box w/docu.
ca. 1750
Miniature warming pan
1900-1940
Service cap
1917-1918
Dominoes
1950-1970
Printer's Block
1890-1940
Sign
1880-1920
Travel
1930-1960
Native American pestle
1500-1700
Pin
1890-1920
We The People Brown '92
1992
United States Military Academy Sesquicentennial
1952
John S. Pershing Medal
1919
Spool of ribbon
1945-1959
Lorgnette and case
ca. 1800
Box
1860-1865
Ship model
ca. 1946
Powder Box
1910-1930
Cleaning supplies
1980-2000
Pen
1980-2000
Beer tray
1885-1915
Ribbon
1901
grain or straw fork
Bowl
1750-1825
16 to One
1964-1965 New York World's Fair Souvenir Glass
1964-1965
Ash can w/hinged lid
1875-1915
Clapper noise maker
probably 1960s
Jack-in-the-box
1870-1900
Octant
ca. 1840
Model 1884 Experimental Trapdoor Rifle
1884
Clothes hanger
ca. 1920
Box/ bottle/ food
1890-1920
Tin/ Candy
1900-1930
Transportation token
1930-1960
Pinback button
1989
Ohio State Tramway Association Banquet Card and Menu
ca. 1889
Commemorative cane
2002
Medicine bottle
1840-1870
Gold thread excavated at a Revolutionary War military hut
1760-1783
Benjamin Harrison Presidential Campaign Medalet
1888
Badge: Westchester Exempt Firemen's Assn., 1901
1901
Medicine
1880-1920
Lotion tube/box
1906-1930
Tobacco
1980-2000
Pinback button
1890-1920
Civil War token
1863
General U.S. Grant Commemorative Medal
1868
Benjamin Franklin Medal
1777
Sesquicentennial International Exposition Commemorative Medal
1926
"EL MOROCCO"
Medallion: George Clemenceau 11 Nov 1918
Cannonball excavated at Fort Washington
1760-1783
Primer box
1862
Box
1890-1920
Pinback button
1997
Playing card
1940-1960
Store display
1888-1900
Campaign token
1960-1968
Badge in case
Button
Bookmark
1893
Sand caster
ca. 1848
Sausage Grinder
1800-1850
Joslyn Model 1864 Carbine
1864-1865
Bootjack
early 19th century
Lady's costume: 1799
ca. 1966
Paperweight/Calendar
1892
Button
ca. 1965
Beer premium
1930-1950
Postcards/ periodical
1996
Pinback button
1896-1910
Stick pin

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