artifacts

Artifacts in the museum collection, National Park Service, Ford's Thea...

Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... More

Andrew Tester (left), Suffolk County Council archaeologist, explains t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Andrew Tester (left), Suffolk County Council archaeologist, explains the value of the archaeological treasure found on Royal Air... More

Photo of Tonto Polychrome pot - Public domain dedication

Tonto Polychrome pot Public domain photograph of ceramic museum object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Syracuse China fragments

Fragments of dishes from Syracuse China Corp. that were discovered at Fort McCoy are shown. (Photo by Colorado State University’s Center for the Environmental Management of Military Lands)

Ceramic Shard, Blue and White - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...

Ceramic shard, fired, roughly rectangular, 3.5 x 2.3 cm. Convex side has white, large chip extending from glazed edge. Concave side has elaborate blue and white pattern.

Tuscarora and Algonquian Pots - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...

Two pots on display at the Fort Raleigh National Historic Site Visitor Center that show the handiwork of the Tuscarora and Roanoac.

Artifacts in the museum collection, National Park Service, Ford's Thea...

Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... More

Lake Clark national park and preserve - Kettle Lid

Round kettle lid. Top has 0.5 cm diameter hole at center. Bottom has 0.3cm wide lip. Dented and rusty.

Uncovered artifacts turned into art at Boone Hall Plantation and Garde...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Boone Hall Plantation is one of America's oldest working plantations, continually growing crops for more than 320 years. Its large Col... More

New Orleans, La., Jan. 31, 2013 -- Pottery sherds, animal bones and pi...

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2013-01-31 00:00:00 UTC Photographer Name: Manuel Broussard City/State: New Orleans, LA Keywords: Katrina EHP HMGP ^ Katrina ^ EHP ^ HMGP Disasters: ... More

Lake Clark national park and preserve - Ceramic Shard

Ceramic shard, rectangular. Glazed with blue and white pattern on a concave side, white on reverse.

A stone wall with pots and other items on it. Art artifacts antiquity.

A stone wall with a shelf with various items on it / A stone wall with various items on it / Public domain art photo.

While preparing an area for a new softball field, archaeologists were ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Meghan Geis, USAF ... More

Cast-Iron Stew Pot. Paradise Valley, Nevada Folklife Collection

ca. 1940 Source: Pedroli, Pete Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington DC, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description The Paradise Valley Folklife Proje... More

Altar hanging - A red and gold flag with a sun on it

Metal and fabric thread brocade, metallic fringe with metal sequin and appliqued [orphey] on red velvet lined with silk or linen. Orphey is a cloudburst with swan feeding 3 cygnets. Courtesy of First Parish in Brookline

Secretary/desk closed - A wooden desk with a wooden top and drawers

This desk is in two pieces, which were built at separate times in the early 1800s (circa 1810) by Topsfield resident David Towne. It is made of birch and maple predominantly. David Towne learned his trade from ... More

Secretary/desk open - A wooden dresser with china on top of it

This desk is in two pieces, which were built at separate times in the early 1800s (circa 1810) by Topsfield resident David Towne. It is made of birch and maple predominantly. David Towne learned his trade from ... More

Top of tomahawk - A rock that is laying on top of a table

This top of a tomahawk was found buried in the yard at 108 West Main Street, which had been the Blue Anchor Tavern, reminding the current residents that there had been several raids in the area in the 1700s. Cy... More

Eight settings of a hornbook text : used as 17th-century binder's wast...

Eight settings of a hornbook text. On four fragments of binder's waste cut from at least two sheets of paper. Used as endleaves in a copy of ESTC S113383: Alexander Nowell, Catechismus. Greek & Latin. (London: ... More

Oak glass case fragment

English "glass cases" were used for the storage of glasses, table garniture and pots. This fragment of the front of a glass case is the only New England example known and was made in Rowley, Massachusetts circa... More

Hornbook containing alphabet, syllabary, and the Lord's prayer

Horn book Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Brass hornbook - A metal plaque with letters and numbers on it

Horn book | A.B.C. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Comitia Americana : Washington before Boston, 1776

A gold medal awarded by the Second Continental Congress to George Washington in commemoration of his victory at Boston and the subsequent evacuation of British forces from the city. The Congress initially autho... More

Artifacts in the museum collection, National Park Service, Ford's Thea...

Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... More

Mug salvaged from the Great Chelsea Fire of 1908

Public domain scan of 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Brick salvaged from the Great Chelsea Fire of 1908

Public domain scan of 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Blade salvaged from the Great Chelsea Fire of 1908

Public domain photograph of 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl Description.

Pitcher salvaged from the Great Chelsea Fire of 1908

Public domain scan of 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Knife salvaged from the Great Chelsea Fire of 1908

Public domain scan of 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fork salvaged from the Great Chelsea Fire of 1908

Public domain scan of 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Fork salvaged from the Great Chelsea Fire of 1908

Public domain scan of 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Blade salvaged from the Great Chelsea Fire of 1908

Public domain photograph of 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl Description.

Artifacts in the museum collection, National Park Service, Ford's Thea...

Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... More

Artifacts in the museum collection, National Park Service, Ford's Thea...

Title, date, and subjects provided by the photographer. Credit line: Carol M. Highsmith's America, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift and purchase; Carol M. Highsmith; 2009; (DLC/PP-2010... More

Unidentified item salvaged from the Great Chelsea Fire of 1908

Public domain photograph of 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl Description.

Unidentified item salvaged from the Great Chelsea Fire of 1908

Public domain scan of 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Piece of English toile printed with part of "Doctor Syntax taking poss...

Picryl description: Public domain image of byciclyst, bike, bicycle wheel, sport event, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Bri... More

Brass Button (FOUS 7054) - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

A stylized brass button with a five-petal flower design. According to archeologist, William J. Hunt, this button was probably machine made after 1830.

Silhouette of Mrs. Maria Weston Chapman, [ca. 1830]

Public domain scan of silhouette drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Brass Button (FOUS 7050) - coin, public domain photograph

A stylized brass button. According to archeologist, William J. Hunt, plain buttons were manufactured between 1800 and 1830. Since this button has an eleven-petalled flower design, we can assume it was manufactu... More

Projectile Point (FOUS 85666) - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...

As early as 1832, George Catlin noted that American Indians used metal-tipped arrows. This metal point is trapezoidal in shape with tapered and pointed end.

Lock of Theodore Parker's hair, [Boston, Massachusetts], to Caroline C...

Envelope addressed to Miss C.C. Thayer on Harrison Avenue contains a note that says "Mr. & Mrs. Parker" and a lock of hair with dark brown, grey, and light brown strands. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Herbarium - Public domain botanical illustration

Public domain image related to botany, botanical artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Presentation vase in silver honoring Daniel Webster

Silver vase presented by the citizens of Boston to their U.S. senator, Daniel Webster. The design is based on that of the Roman marble Warwick Vase, excavated from emperor Hadrian's villa in 1771, and a popular... More

Hawes Schoolhouse, South Boston

Public domain photograph - New England history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Birthplace of Lowell Mason

Public domain photograph - New England history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Unknown music - Public domain engraving

Public domain photograph of ornamental engraving print, decor, decorated panel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Image appears to be Lowell Mason

Public domain photo of portrait art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mrs. Lowell Mason - Public domain portrait print

Public domain photograph - New England history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Mrs. Lowell Mason - Public domain portrait print

Public domain photograph - New England history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Independent Presbyterian Church, Savannah

Public domain photograph - New England history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Image appears to be Lowell Mason

Public domain photograph - New England history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

American pocket book - Public domain dedication image

This item is a leather cover of a pocket book. Written on the front of the cover in gilded gold: "American pocket book, 1842." Courtesy of Boston Public Library

American pocket book - Public domain dedication image

This item is a leather cover of a pocket book. Written on the front of the cover in gilded gold: "American pocket book, 1842." Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Weights and Measures Cabinet and Accessories, Washington Massachusetts

Washington is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is located in the western part of the state and has a population of around 2,982 people.

[Collection of Military Artifacts], Metropolitan Museum of Art

Unknown The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy sur... More

Molded plastic case - Jackson Homestead and Museum archives

No image, woman and man with rifle Courtesy of Historic Newton

Iron cylinder with brass coating from Pemberton Mill

The artifact measures 4 cm in diameter and 6 cm long. Label attached on one end reads: “From the ruins of the Pemberton Mill Lawrence Jan 12, 1860.” The artifact is a cylinder of iron with coating of brass on t... More

Locket with portrait of his father worn by Edwin Booth when he perform...

34-star American Flag, ca. 1862

Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Service Medal

This service medal was awarded to Lieutenant John W. Bowman of Westborough. His tenth generation grandson, Gary Bowman, brought it to the 2017 scanning day. Courtesy of Westborough Public Library

The game of the detectives - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collecti...

A game board in the form of a map showing the escape route taken by criminals or "rogues" passing through a fictitious region of the United States to Canada, as well as the three routes of the detectives (i.e. ... More

Townsend's Patent folding globe - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Col...

Back to School: Small, portable globes were intended for educational purposes, and were used by students in classrooms and in the home. Dennis Townsend, a Vermont schoolteacher, produced this collapsible, porta... More

A Russian journey [Spine and front cover]

Dark green cloth, gold stamped coat of arms. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Pansies : ".. for thoughts" [Back cover, spine, and front cover]

Purple cloth, gold stamped lettering and pansies, black stamped border. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

A Russian journey [Front cover]

Dark green cloth, gold stamped coat of arms. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Pansies : ".. for thoughts" [Front cover]

Purple cloth, gold stamped lettering and pansies, black stamped border. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Emily Dickinson, Amherst, Mass., autograph note to Thomas Wentworth Hi...

Sending poems and pressed leaf. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Emily Dickinson, Amherst, Mass., autograph note to Thomas Wentworth Hi...

Sending poems and pressed leaf. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Emily Dickinson, Amherst, Mass., autograph note to Thomas Wentworth Hi...

Sending poems and pressed leaf. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Emily Dickinson, Amherst, Mass., autograph letter to Mary Channing Hig...

Discussing happiness, enclosing pressed fern. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Emily Dickinson, Amherst, Mass., autograph letter to Mary Channing Hig...

Discussing happiness, enclosing pressed fern. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Emily Dickinson, Amherst, Mass., autograph letter to Mary Channing Hig...

Discussing happiness, enclosing pressed fern. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Centennial Exposition, Indian Exhibits

Description: Smithsonian exhibit of American Indian and other artifacts in the United States Government Building at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. The Smithsonian coordinated all of the U.S. Go... More

Emily Dickinson, Amherst, Mass., autograph letter to Mary Channing Hig...

Discussing happiness, enclosing pressed fern. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Emily Dickinson, Amherst, Mass., autograph letter to Mary Channing Hig...

Discussing happiness, enclosing pressed fern. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Emily Dickinson, Amherst, Mass., autograph letter to Mary Channing Hig...

Discussing happiness, enclosing pressed fern. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Centennial Exposition, Anthropology Exhibits

Description: Smithsonian exhibit of anthropological and other artifacts in the United States Government Building at the 1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. The Smithsonian coordinated all of the U.S. Go... More

Emily Dickinson, Amherst, Mass., autograph letter to Mary Channing Hig...

Discussing happiness, enclosing pressed fern. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Fitz globe - Vintage map, Norman B. Leventhal Collection

Designed for educators to use in the classroom, this twelve-inch globe was published in Boston by the textbook firm of Ginn and Heath. A special feature of this globe is its mounting with two vertical rings sho... More

Radcliffe College Library bookplate

Radcliffe College crest. Cream paper, black ink ["…in grateful appreciation of the services of Arthur Gilman"]. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Radcliffe College Library bookplate

Radcliffe College crest. Cream paper, black ink ["The Gift of"]. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Verses [Front cover], Sarah Wyman Whitman book binding

Cream cloth, gold stamped lettering and medallions. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Radcliffe College Library bookplate

Radcliffe College crest. Cream paper, black ink [inscribed "Designed by Mrs. Henry Whitman, Boston"]. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

"Dr. Hero's Office" sign

Dr. J. H. Hero practiced medicine out of the Nathan Fisher House. David Hero, the great, great grandson of Dr. Hero, brought this to the 2017 scanning day. Courtesy of Westborough Public Library

Incised copper plate, Leominster, Massachusetts

Public domain photograph of a memorial plaque, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Verses [Spine and front cover], Sarah Wyman Whitman book binding

Cream cloth, gold stamped lettering and medallions. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to [Annie Fields, Shoals, N.H., ...

Tells her Roland "still creeps about on crutches." Mentions his graduation honors. Gets great pleasure from Paine's playing. Has no time. A pressed rose is enclosed. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Socrates. : A translation of the Apology, Crito, and parts of the Phae...

Light brown paper, dark brown lettering and Greek coins. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Socrates. : A translation of the Apology, Crito, and parts of the Phae...

Light brown paper, dark brown lettering and Greek coins. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

[Archaeological artifacts and man standing near urns]

Photographs show displays of Aztec sculplture, probably at the National Museum of Mexico, Mexico City, and a man, probably William Henry Jackson, standing near urns probably at the National Museum of Mexico. P... More

[Archaeological artifacts and Mexican man pulling cart]

Top photograph shows display of archaeological artifacts, probably at the National Museum of Mexico, Mexico City. Bottom photograph shows a man, possibly a peddler, pulling a cart loaded with jugs on a street.

In the Tennessee mountains [Spine and front cover]

Brown cloth, black stamped lettering and landscape scene, gold stamped title lettering. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Celia Thaxter autograph letter signed to Annie Fields, Farm, [Kittery ...

Will be in town Monday; thanks her for her information about clothes. Most of her money goes into a "hopeless bottomless pit." Has written a New Year's song for St. Nicholas. Speaks of Charles Reade's comment o... More

In the Tennessee mountains [Front cover]

Brown cloth, black stamped lettering and landscape scene, gold stamped title lettering. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

A country doctor [Front cover] by Sarah Orne Jewett

Pine green cloth, brown stamped lettering and physician's emblem. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

A Roman singer [Spine and front cover]

Light brown cloth, dark brown stamped lettering and flower (with gold stamped overlay). Courtesy of Boston Public Library

The mate of the daylight and friends ashore [Front cover]

Three-part binding, chocolate brown and moss green cloth, dark brown stamped lettering and anchor. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

A Roman singer [Front cover], Sarah Wyman Whitman book binding

Light brown cloth, dark brown stamped lettering and flower (with gold stamped overlay). Courtesy of Boston Public Library

The poetical works of Lucy Larcom [Front cover]

Chocolate brown cloth, gold stamped lettering and wreath, black stamped lettering. Courtesy of Boston Public Library