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1. X.1031 - Plate, License

   License plate: Commemorating the Battle of Tippecanoe Sesquicentennial. 1811-1961. Dates of commemoration: August 17-20, 1961. The plate is made of tin. The background color is red. There is a white stripe along the outer edge. The lettering is in white. There is an additional line printed in yellow as follows: "Battleground, Ind." Condition: excellent

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2. X.1086 - Coin, Commemorative

   Coin: Denomination: Commemorative; Date: 1838 Description: Material is bronze. On the face side of the coin is the following: "Am I not a woman and a sister". In the center is a female figure that is kneeling and is in chains. On the reserve side are the words, "United States of America" with a wreath and the word "Liberty" and under is the year 1838. Size: 1 1/16" x 1 1/16" x 1/16" Condition: good

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3. X.1227 - Coin

   Coin: Commemorating the Columbian Exposition. Denomination: Half dollar; Material: silver; Description: On the obverse side is the following: A profile of a man and the words "United States of America Columbian Half Dollar". On the reverse side is the following: The date: 1893; a clipper ship, the numeral "1492" and the words "World's Columbian Exposition Chicago". Size: 1 3/16" x 1 3/16" x 1/8". Condition: good.

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4. X.1232 - Quilt

   Quilt made in the Millersburg, Maryland, area south of Baltimore, in the Baltimore Album style popular in the eastern United States during this period. Each sixteen-inch block is quilted with a different motif, with ten stitches to the inch. The border is quilted with tulips and hearts. The quilt is predominantly red, green, and white: the center block has blue touches and four inked poems. The block next to the center reads "by the ladies ...

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5. X.1253 - Dress

   Dress: Material: Georgette; Color: flesh (pink); Ca. 1920. Description: The dress is sleeveless and has a V-neckline. There is pink, white, and silver beadwork around the neck and at the hip-line. The skirt is pointed at the hemline and it has an attached slip. Size: 17" x 40" x 37". Condition: good. There are some rust colored stains on the bodice.

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6. X.1313 - Picture

   Photograph: Subject: George Seiger (possibly a watercolor or pastel). Oval portrait in pastel colors. set in pale matting. Written in black ink at the bottom of the matting, is the following message, "George Seiger /First Lieutenant Company C. 72d. Indiana /Infantry Gef. No. 893375". Frame: brass oval frame with minor ornaments. Frame back: metal panel, hook hanging mount. Dimensions: 15" x 24 1/2: x 1"

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7. X.1322 - Print, Photographic

   Photograph: Photograph is black and white. Subjects are Dr. R. B. Wetherill and Thomas Duncan. Paper lable at bottom of the photograph reads, "Dr. R. B. Wetherill and Thomas Duncan sitting under Mango tree, April 16, 1923 at Ujiji on /Lake Tanganyika, Central Africa. This tree was planted by David Livingstone and /Henry M. Stanley to commemorate the spot on whifch they met Novembert 10, 1871." Frame: brown wood frame, simple, outter edges painte...

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8. X.1324 - Print

   Framed image of building of Ford School building 17 1/2" x 14 1/2"

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9. X.1329 - Poster

   Broadside for Order of Red Men Lodge. Color print. Upper register depicts a European man shaking hands with an indigenous man as they sit atop a globe, this image is then flanked on both sides by four smaller scenes of indigenous people. The middle register is portraits of mythologized Indigenous Americans; Montezuma, Pocahantas, and Uncas. The Bottom register shows five more scenes of indigenous peoples mirroring the upper register in terms of l...

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10. X.1331 - Picture

    Framed portrait of Owen Ball. Measures 13 1/4" x 37 1/2" x 2 3/4"

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11. X.1333 - Drawing

    Drawing of a sully horse with rider and the Crouch Stock Farm in the background. The drawing is primarily graphite or charcoal, but the sky is rendered with some sort of white crayon. There are two written notes within the picture. One is in the left side of the dirt road which reads, "Painted From Life /by H. Dousa Lafayette Ind. 1891". The other note is direcly beneath the hooves of the sully horse and reads, "No. 15196 General Smith Rec. 2.28 ...

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12. X.1337 - Picture

    Photograph (Crayon enlargement) portrait of Sara Ann Baugh: Written on back is "Sara Anne Talbott[?] Baugh, Born 1814. Wife of Leonard Baugh / Wife of Leonard Baugh / Found by ___?___ Leonard Baugh II." Measures 28" x 32" x 2"; unfinished wood frame.

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13. X.1351 - Exhibit

    Mounted photographs of black and white photographs from World War I documenting the Lafayette, Indiana homefront. Photos by Hinea and Co. and captioned as "Homecoming Parade, 1919."

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14. X.1450 - Wreath

    Decorative Arts: Wreath(framed):Ca. 1880; Material: human hair; Frame: wood, stained to resemble mahogany with a gold-colored inner edge; shadow-box style. Predominate colors: brown; Secondary color: white. Description: The cluster of hair flowers are in 3 typed of flowers: petal, round ball, and clover-shaped. Some hair strands have been made into leaf-like shapes. They are held together with a bow made out of hair. On the back of the box...

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15. X.1497 - Trumpet

    Instrument: A trumpet, also known as an army bugle; Ca. 1892. Key: F; Material: copper and brass; Used by U. S. Army Cavalry. Number of coils: 2; Diameter of bell: 4 3/4"; Description: The tuning slide and mouthpiece support are made of brass. There are no other markings. There are three attached rings through which cords or chains may be placed. Size: 17 3/4" x 5 1/2" x 5 1/2". Condition: good.

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16. X.1577 - Stencil

    Stencil: Rectangular book stencil made of brass and copper. "Cha's M. Wetherill" cut out in the center, surrounded by a cloud shaped indent. Slightly worn and tarnished. Edges are folded over on the back. Measures 3 1/4" x 1 3/4" x 1/16".

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17. X.2037 - Bottle

    Bottle: It is a clear glass bottle. The lettering on the bottle is embossed and says "Furnas / ICE CREAM CO / QUALITY MILK / LAFAYETTE, IND." Along the bottom edge it says "HALF PINT LIQUID" "REGISTERED SEALED BB48". 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 5 3/8".

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18. X.2038 - Bottle

    Bottle: It is a clear glass bottle with a yellow and blue paper lid. The lid says "Borden's / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / PRODUCT SPONSORED BY / GOLDEN GUERNSEY / TRADE MARK GOLDEN GUERNSEY, INC / PASTEURIZED MILK / FURNAS ICE CREAM CO. / LAFAYETTE, IND. - PHONE 5076". The lettering on the bottle is embossed. It says "Borden's / LAFAYETTE, INDIANA" on each side. Along the bottom edge it says "REG.U.S.PAT.OFF." "52" "1/2 PT. LIQ. / SEALED". On the botto...

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19. X.2042 - Bottle, Condiment

    Bottle: It is a clear glass bottle with eight sides. The label on the neck is mostly gone. The label on the front is torn. It says "FLAG / BRAND / CONTENTS 10 1/2 OZ / TOMATO CATSUP / MADE FROM TOMATOES, GRANULATED SUGAR, ONIONS, SPICE AND VINEGAR / PACKED FOR / O.W. PEIRCE COMPANY / LAFAYETTE, IND." 2 1/4" x 2 1/4" x 9".

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20. X.2046 - Bottle

    Bottle: It is a clear glass bottle with red lettering and a blue and yellow paper lid. The lid says "Borden's / REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. / PRODUCT SPONSORED BY / GOLDEN GUERNSEY / TRADE MARK / GOLDEN GUERNSEY, INC / PASTEURIZED MILK / FURNAS ICE CREAM CO. / LAFAYETTE, IND. - PHONE 5076". The red lettering on the front says "Sunshine / BRANCH OF SHERMAN WHITE & CO. / FARMS / LAFAYETTE . IND." The red lettering on the back says "for YOUR NEXT SALAD Try...

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