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I-022a 1-16 Pens American Washington, DC 20th Century Materials: Plastic, Metal, Ink, Wood This object is a set of fifteen pens with Lyndon Baines Johnson’s name on each one. The pens are individually boxed in gold foil boxes with white lids [...]

I-0575a Shoe Nike, Inc. American Made in China 1990s-2000s Materials: Leather, Thread The most popular sport in the United States is American football, with professional football and college football the most popular forms of the game. The first game of [...]

I-0456a “Yellow Dog” Lantern Alamo Iron Works American San Antonio, TX early 1900’s Materials: metal Image via: Keystone-Mast Collection, California Museum of Photography University of California, Riverside Lanterns like this “Yellow Dog” were used for night time lighting around oil [...]