The focus of the historical collection includes the following areas:
- Rural education in Iowa (1850 – 1955)
- UNI campus (1886 – present)
- Costumes, Midwest (clothing 1850 – present)
- Currency, international
History
Displaying 501 - 600 of 10467
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| 501 | UNIM2011.7.41 | Pattern | McCall pattern # 4898 size 6 girl's dress pattern. Drop waist, above knee, assymetrical front closure. |
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| 502 | 00.38.1.3.0031 | Wreath | Lyre made from human hair; frame handmade (carved wood grape vine) Glassed and framed. Gummed seal "32". |
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| 503 | UNIM1994.14.0210 | Pattern | Sewing pattern - no designer name. A. Women's 1. 4866 (n.d.) B. Half Sizes 1. 4710 (n.d.) |
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| 504 | 1977.58.88.0024 | Postcard | New Bridge to Sanibel and Captiva Islands near Fort Myers Beach. Color: ml |
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| 505 | 1972.1.0003 | Courier & Ives; from 1971 calendar; "Fruit piece". Color: ML |
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| 506 | 1968.10.276.0100 | Coin | Ten cents, Sir Milton Margai. |
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| 507 | UNIM1996.4.2f.0002 | Pattern | Simplicity pattern. 6385 (1983). Man's pullover top; sz. 0 (40-42-44). Color: TN |
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| 508 | 1978.51.6.0085 | Currency | State currency, February 15. The Kentucky Stock Bank, one dollar. A picture of a man with an axe is located on the right. Color: BK,WH,RD |
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| 509 | 11.11.11.0240 | Measure | Circular. |
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| 510 | 1978.51.20.0007 | Currency | Three rubles. Color: BK,GR |
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| 511 | UNIM1996.4.1c.0003 | Pattern | McCall's Pattern . 8984 (1970). Mini dress or jumper; sz. 7 Jr. petite. Color: CR |
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| 512 | 1977.0015 | Postcard | W, CF & N railroad car. (Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Northern). Color: ML |
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| 513 | 1991.36.0011 | Book | "Home and School Reference Work, Volume 5''. pp. 1433-1896. Color: BK,WH |
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| 514 | 1978.51.6.0022 | Currency | Three shillings & nine pence. South Carolina, April, 1778. Seal depicts a beaver on a river bank with a stick in its mouth. Reverse blank. Color: BK,WH |
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| 515 | 42005 | Photograph | "In the Catacombs - No. 61" Man in the forefront of the photograph is leaning on a shovel. In the background, the entrance of the catacomb is seen. Light is shining into the photograph from the entrance of the catacomb. An explorer is seen in the back |
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| 516 | 11.11.11.0086 | Print, photographic | Oak framed. Mt. Assiniboine. Color: BK,WH |
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| 517 | 1978.51.6.0121 | Currency | Fractional-postage currency, by the Act of March 3, ten cents. 5th Issue featuring William Merideth, United States Secretary of the Treasury 1849-1850. |
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| 518 | 1990.60.0005 | Book | "The Lady of the Lake," Sir Walter Scott. Edited by William Vaughn Moody. 272 pp. Color: BL,BK |
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| 519 | 1990.60.0006 | Book | "Types of Short Stories", edited by Benjamin A. Heydrick. 315 pp. Inscription: "Donald Dando Junior, 1920". & "Donald Dando, Montpelier, Indiana, Oct. 8, 1920". Color: BK,WH |
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| 520 | 11.11.11.0304 | Box | "Twenty-nine - Copen". White with black/red lettering. Color: WH,BK,RD |
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| 521 | 1992.5.0001 | Textbook | "McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book''. 144 pp. Color: BK,WH |
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| 522 | 1974.56.2.0005 | Currency | Replica of Colonial and Revolutionary Currency. Connecticut 1780. Ten shillings. Color: BR,BK |
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| 523 | 00.70.0090 | Bullet | Springfield bullets from the Philippine Islands, a. and b. |
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| 524 | UNIM1996.4.2c.0001 | Pattern | Simplicity pattern. 7511 (1967). Bonus basic dress; sz. 9/10. Color: TN |
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| 525 | 1993.24.220.0002 | Certificate, teaching | Uniform County Teachers Certificate, Second Grade. July 1, 1918, for Pauline Hekel. Valid for two years. Completed in pen, gives percentage grade, results of examination in twelve subjects, plus an average. Signed with a stamp by A. M. Deyos, President, Educational Board of Examiners. Color: BK,WH |
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| 526 | 1978.46.0086 | Currency | Shell. Brown-white speckled finish. Color: BR,WH |
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| 527 | 00.38.1.3.0033 | Wreath | Large. Stuffed chestnut-sided warbler in dried grass, moss, and rootlets below. Glassed and framed. Gummed seal "25". |
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| 528 | UNIM1994.14.0211 | Pattern | Misses coverall apron. No date. |
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| 529 | 1977.58.88.0025 | Postcard | Sanibel Island Causeway. Sanibel Island. Color: ml |
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| 530 | 1972.1.0004 | Courier & Ives; from 1971 calendar; "Flushing a Woodcock". Color: ML |
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| 531 | 1965.53.0002 | Newspaper | ''College Eye'': Central Hall fire. SCI Color: BK,WH |
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| 532 | UNIM1996.4.2g.0001 | Pattern | Simplicity pattern 4913 (no date). Man's jacket, pants, shorts (no cover). Color: TN |
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| 533 | 1978.51.6.0086 | Currency | State currency, Lafayette, Indiana, November 25, one dollar, serial no. 280. A building, possibly Gramercy Bank, is located at the center of the note. 2 women are on the right. Color: BK,WH |
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| 534 | 11.11.11.0244 | Cap | With visor. |
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| 535 | 1978.51.20.0008 | Currency | Ten rubles. Color: BK,WH,RD |
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| 536 | UNIM1996.4.1c.0004 | Pattern | McCall's Pattern . 2062 (1969). Dress in 3 versions; sz. 11/12 d. Color: CR |
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| 537 | 1977.0025 | Flag | Forty-eight star platform flag. Nylon with gold-yellow nylon braided fringe measuring 3 inches long. Stars individually embroidered both sides angling toward central midribs in arms of each star. Color: RD,WH,BL,GD |
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| 538 | 1991.36.0012 | Book | "Home and School Reference Work, Volume 6'', pp. 2361-2824. Color: BK,WH |
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| 539 | 1993.24.0143 | Receipt | From ISTC to "Ind. Sch Dist. #8" for Campus School tuition in the amount of $80.00 for 1956-57 quarter. Stamped Paid "Jul. 10, 1957." |
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| 540 | 1978.51.6.0023 | Currency | November 19, one dollar. Seal states "Serenabit" Color: BK,WH |
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| 541 | 42006 | Photograph | No. 75- Greenland Esquimax Dogs Two black and semi colored dogs lying in the snow. The dogs take up most of the photograph. Black and white |
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| 542 | 11.11.11.0087 | Print, photographic | Antarctic Sea Gulls Feeding. Dark wood frame. Tagged "Copyrighted Photos from Dr. Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition". Color: BK,WH |
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| 543 | 1992.30.1.0009 | Hood | Pi Tau Phi caroling hood. Outside is turquoise corduroy and inside is red. The bottom is jagged and there are three balls, like an elf costume. The hole for the face is circular. ISTC. Color: BL,RD |
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| 544 | 11.11.11.0305 | Box | Color: YL |
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| 545 | 1992.5.0002 | Textbook | "Graded Literature Readers, Fourth Book" by Judson & Bender. 262 pp. Color: BK,WH |
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| 546 | 1974.56.2.0006 | Currency | Replica of Colonial and Revolutionary Currency. $3.00. Rhode-Island and Providence Plantations, 1780. Color: BR,BK |
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| 547 | 1973.59.0001 | Map | Europe, cloth backed. Done in various colors. In left hand bottom corner in scale indicating steamship routes, railroads, capitals, population of cities. Color: ML |
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| 548 | 00.70.0094 | Torpedo, railroad | None |
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| 549 | UNIM1996.4.2c.0002 | Pattern | Simplicity pattern. 7459 (1967). Dress; sz. 9/10. Color: TN |
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| 550 | 1990.49.0001 | Directory, farm | Black Hawk County. Printed by Hudson Printing Company for Black Hawk County Farm Bureau. 44 pp. intermixed with ads. Color: RD,BK |
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| 551 | 00.3.15.318.0006 | Anode, converter | One vial. Used in the mining industry |
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| 552 | 00.31.3.0002 | Mirror, hand | Pioneer hand mirror made of shiny metal. |
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| 553 | UNIM1994.14.0212 | Pattern | Sewing patterns for teen doll wardrobes. A. Simplicity - 1. 9138 (1970), 2. 9138 (1970), 3. 9698 (1971), 4. 9698 (1971), 5. 5276 (1972), 6. 6061 (1973), 7. 8519 (1969), 8. 5276 (1972) B. Marian Martin - 1. 9440 (n.d.) C. Anne Adams - 1. 4819 (n.d.), 2. 4808 (n.d.) D. Alice Brooks - 1. 7362 (n.d.), 2. 2899 (n.d.) E. Mattel - 1. 9938 (n.d.) |
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| 554 | 1998.1.0002 | Currency | One hundred peso note. There are several folding lines on the note. The words "Banco de la Republic Dominicana" are written in orange on the front top center. Every corner has "100" printed on orange background. Image of Casa de la Moneda siglo XVI in |
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| 555 | 1965.53.0003 | Newspaper | ''Waterloo Daily Courier''. Central Hall fire, p. 1. Color: BK,WH |
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| 556 | UNIM1996.4.3a.0001 | Pattern | Butterick patterns (no date). 3151 Dress w/belt; sz. A (8-10-12). Color: TN |
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| 557 | 1978.39.0009 | Coin | Rome Follis. 286-305 AD during Emperor Maximiemus' reign. Bronze. |
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| 558 | 11.11.11.0047 | Box | Dry goods. |
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| 559 | 11.11.11.0245 | Tape, transparent | Two parts. a. Transparent flex-o-tape, b. box. |
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| 560 | 1978.51.20.0009 | Currency | One thousand rubles. Color: GR YL WH BK |
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| 561 | UNIM1996.4.1d.0001 | Pattern | McCall's Pattern .8363 (1966). Dress; sz. 12. Color: CR |
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| 562 | 1970.8.0015 | Pen, quill | Wooden ink pen with a black handle and an embossed gold grip. Ink stained metal nib. There is a "6" engraved in the center at the bottom of the gold grip when looking at it from the underside. The gold embossing is very art deco in essence. |
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| 563 | 1991.36.0013 | Book | "Home and School Reference Work, Volume 7'', pp. 2825-3200. Color: BK,WH |
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| 564 | UNIM1993.10.0003 | Hatbox | On top label: "Disney - Exclusive Hatter, Founded 1885, New York". On side label: "Founded 1885; Crest - Hatter, Disney, New York, Registered." Sketch on catalog sheet. |
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| 565 | 1978.51.6.0024 | Currency | September 26, seven Spanish milled dollars. Color: BK,WH |
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| 566 | 42007 | Photograph | No.5- Weather-worn pack ice near the Antarctic circle: Packed ice is seen in the forefront of the photograph. The middle ground has several bodies of packed ice floating in the water. The back ground has a vast number of packed ice floating in the water |
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| 567 | 11.11.11.0090 | Painting | Grand Canyon. |
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| 568 | 1978.51.6.0124 | Currency | Fractional-postage currency, by the Act of March 3, ten cents. 4th Issue featuring Miss Liberty Color: BK,WH,GR |
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| 569 | 1992.58.0053 | Purse, change | Color: BL |
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| 570 | 1974.56.2.0007 | Currency | Replica of Colonial and Revolutionary Currency. $250.00 Virginia. Color: BR,BK |
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| 571 | 1973.59.0002 | Map | Australia, New Zealand and Asia. Done in various colors. Key in right hand corner. Map contains information such as; steamship routes, railroads, deserts, caravan routes, swamps, population of cities. Color: ML |
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| 572 | 00.70.0095 | Torpedo, railroad | None |
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| 573 | UNIM1996.4.2c.0003 | Pattern | Simplicity pattern. 8933 (1970). Mini jumper or tunic; mini skirt & pants; sz. 11/12. Color: TN |
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| 574 | 1990.49.0002 | Directory, farm | Black Hawk County. Printed by Hudson Printing company. Mail label has been torn off, but "Donal RR1 Cedar Falls" remains. 46 pp. Intermixed with ads. Color: PK,BK |
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| 575 | 1993.24.221.0001 | Envelope | Used as a container for 1993.24.221.001-.006. Color: BK,WH |
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| 576 | UNIM1994.14.0213 | Pattern | Sewing patterns for baby doll wardrobes. Simplicity - 1. 4723 (1950), 2. 4723 (1950), 3. 6481 (1984), 4. 5730 (1960), 5. 7931 (1968), 6. 1844 (1966), 7. 6768 (n.d.) B. Butterick 1. 2521 (1950-60) C. Marian Martin - 1. 9291 (n.d.) |
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| 577 | 1998.1.0003 | Currency | On the front "50" is printed in each corner. The top center has "Banco Central de la Republica Dominicana" printed in purple. In the middle in black is printed "Basilica de N. S. de la Altagracia". The serial # 3774950G is printed on the top right & b |
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| 578 | 1965.53.0004 | Newspaper | ''Waterloo Daily Courier'': Central Hall fire, p. 12. Color: BK,WH |
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| 579 | UNIM1996.4.3a.0002 | Pattern | Butterick pattern (no date). 6103. Semi-fitted flared dress; sz. Petite. Color: TN |
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| 580 | UNIM1986.14.1976.0011 | Handkerchief | Mourning handkerchief. Very plain. White with a black border. "O" embroidered in one corner. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: WH,BK |
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| 581 | 11.11.11.0050 | Box | None |
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| 582 | 1999.4.0003 | Pennant | Triangular paper pennant. On side opposite most acute angle "Rah", "Yea" and "Panthers" are printed in purple block capital letters, and separated by a solid purple circle. Four thin purple vertical lines run to the right of the first words. Main body has the words "Go"/ "Panthers"/ "Go" printed horizontally in purple block capital letters, one on top of the other. Between sides of most acute angle is a drawing of a football players in purple. Football is tucked under left arm, right arm extended, and is running, in Heisman stance. Color: OR,PR |
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| 583 | 1978.51.6.0088 | Currency | State of Louisiana currency, October 10, 1862, five dollars, serial no. 20830. Shows the state seal featuring a pelican on the left, Valor slaying Northern aggression at the center, and a farmer tending his rice on the right. |
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| 584 | 1989.41.0001 | Sandbox | On a table. |
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| 585 | 11.11.11.0252 | Mount, specimen | Two parts. a.Top. b. Bottom. Pictures of hunting artifacts. |
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| 586 | 1978.51.20.0010 | Currency | Five pesos. 5 Pesos El Estado De Chihuahua 1914 Mexico. Francisco I. Madero left, Gov. A. Gonzales right. Color: WH RD BL BK |
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| 587 | UNIM1996.4.1d.0002 | Pattern | McCall's Pattern 8429 (1966) Blouse, skirt & pants; sz. 10. Color: CR |
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| 588 | 1991.36.0014 | Book | "Home and School Reference Work, Volume 8'', pp. 3201-3648. Color: BK,WH |
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| 589 | 1978.51.6.0025 | Currency | Massachusetts-Bay, May 5, four Spanish milled dollars, serial no. 533. Circular hole in center. Printed in red and black inks. The emblem on the back depicts a bowl containing weights sitting on top of an acanthus bush with the motto: "AUT MORS AUTAVITA...RA". The paper is watermarked "UNITED STATES." Color: BK,WH |
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| 590 | 42008 | Photograph | No.74- Building a Cairn for a Food Depot on the Platform: Snow in the foreground, two men are building a cairn. Two tents in the background. Two men in the back of the tents- one on top of an ice mound throwing a piece of ice down to the other. Black a |
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| 591 | 11.11.11.0092 | Print, photographic | Hand colored. Canyon of Rio Las Animas, Colo. Dark wood frame. |
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| 592 | 1995.18.0029 | Currency | Side a: Likeness of Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwano 1X in purple ink, campground and seven human figures, 10000, Bank Indonesia, Sepuluh Ribu Rupiah. Side b: Temple in blue ink with green background of trees (Gandi Barabudur), 10 000 Bank Indonesia, sepuluh Rigu rupiah; LVA 079200 (in black & red ink). Front: Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono IX; scout camp; Back: Borobudur Temple; Watermark: Wage Rudolf Soepratman (Supratman); Signed by: Adrianus Mooy dan R. Rachmad. Color: PK,PR,RD,WH |
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| 593 | 1978.51.6.0125 | Currency | Fractional-postage currency, by the Act of March 3, fifteen cents. Fourth issue featuring Miss Liberty. Color: BK,WH |
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| 594 | UNIM1996.4.2c.0004 | Pattern | Simplicity pattern. 9030 (1970). Dress in 3 lengths; sz. 11/12 . Color: TN |
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| 595 | 1981.0003 | Label, address | Iowa State Teachers college (ISTC) cloth address tag; treated white canvas material, black print, " FROM-" Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls, Iowa TO-------": brass grommet fitting. Color: BK,WH |
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| 596 | 11.11.11.0169 | Postcard | "Bridle Path and Picnic Tables, Josh Higgins State Parkway. |
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| 597 | UNIM1994.14.0214 | Pattern | Sewing patterns for soft-sculpted dolls. A. McCall's - 1. 9091 (19800, 2. 9286 (1984), 3. 8796 (1983), 4. 9130 (1984), 5. 9074 (1984) B. Alice Brooks - 1. 7422 (n.d.) C. Globe Sunday Newspaper - 1. Cabbage Patch Kid (1985) |
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| 598 | 1998.1.0004 | Currency | Twenty peso note. Stained color overall has golden tint. "20" is printed in each corner. In the top center wrtten in brown is "Banco Central de la Republica Dominicana". On the right side in the center is the number 20. The seal of the Republic is on the left hand side. In the center is a print of Altar del la Patria. Printed on the right top corner & the bottom left is the serial number "D354815." On back is printed 20 in every corner. Banco Central de la Republica Dominicana is printed top center with serie 1990 printed above in the center is Puerta del Conde. Color: GD,BR |
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| 599 | UNIM1996.4.3a.0003 | Pattern | Butterick pattern. (no date). 4828. Maternity dress, top & pants; sz. 8. Color: TN |
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| 600 | UNIM1986.14.1976.1.0003 | Nightgown | Unfitted sheath with yoke in filet crochet. Yoke is 8" with pattern of roses on stems. V-neck at back. Yoke extends to form short cap sleeves. Front opens 6 1/2" below yoke; no fasteners. Slight flare to skirt portion, 35" long from yoke to hem & gathered to fit yoke. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: WH |
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