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Abandoned Farm in the Dustbowl, Coldwater District, near Dalhart, Texas, June

Abandoned Farm in the Dustbowl, Coldwater District, near Dalhart, Texas, June

Dorothea Lange  (American, 1895–1965)

Printer: Library of Congress
Date: 1938, printed ca. 1972
Medium: Gelatin silver print
Classification: Photographs
Credit Line: Gift of Phyllis D. Massar, 1972
Accession Number: 1972.737.11

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Evening dress

Evening dress

Louiseboulanger (French, 1878–1950)

Date: 1928
Accession Number: 1973.6a, b

Emperor Xuanzong's Flight to Shu

Emperor Xuanzong's Flight to Shu

Unidentified Artist

Date: mid-12th century
Accession Number: 41.138

VVV

VVV

Date: Nos. 1 (June 1942)–4 (February 1944)
Accession Number: 100.51 V98

Sickle sword

Sickle sword

Date: ca. 1307–1275 B.C.
Accession Number: 11.166.1

Washington Crossing the Delaware

Washington Crossing the Delaware

Emanuel Leutze (American, Schwäbisch Gmünd 1816–1868 Washington, D.C.)

Date: 1851
Accession Number: 97.34

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