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The Daughters of Heber Reginald Bishop (Elizabeth, Harriet, Mary, and Edith)
ca. 1895
1905.22
Watercolor on ivory
Related Person: Herber Reginald Bishop

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"Elizabethan" shade on library base
c.1910-1913
N84.31
"Empire Jewel" shade
c. 1906-1913
N84.33
"Exhibit of G. E. Stonebridge"
ca. 1900
1942.82a
"Fame"; Study of a Skull Crowned with Laurel Leaves
1878
1935.85.1.11
"Fearful Quarrels, and Brutal Violence Are the Natural Consequences of the Frequent Use of the Bottle."
ca. 1850
2010.16.14f
"Flora" by C.B. Ives
PR.122.17
"Flowing Hair" dollar
1795
960
"Flowing Hair" dollar
1795
INV.13896.1
"French Lady"
19th century
1888.7
"Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread"
1868
1939.586
"God Bless America!" WWII radio toy
1942
2010.16.10
"Gol Darn the City Feller": Illustration
1905
1957.248
"Ha! I Like Not That!"
1882
1929.108
"Ha! I Like Not That!"
August 1882
1936.658
"Half Moon" and "Clermont" in Hudson River, New York
1909
1943.483
"Harmony" vase
2000
2003.42.2
"Harriman"
ca.1952-1956
2009.25.8
"Harry's New York Bar"
2009.25.2
"He is Discharged from His Employment for Drunkenness. They Pawn Their Clothes to Supply the Bottle."
ca. 1850
2010.16.14b
"Hearing Ye Declaration", July 9th, 1776
1936.953
"Hemlock City" Fishing Village, Brooklyn, New York City
1918
1921.65
"Hope Is Note A Form of Protection, Obama Condoms"
2009
2009.32.2
"Humphrey"
ca. 1968
2009.25.9
"I Like Ike" hat
1952
INV.6312
"I'd Rather Be a Toad . . . ."
ca. 1826-28
1979.31b
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