Objects

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1. 87.20.262 - Chair, Boatswain's

   A wooden boatswain chair. A rectangle wooden board with four holes (two on each end). A boatswain is also known as a bos'n, bo's'n or bosun and is the officer in charge of the equipment and deck crew on a ship.

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2. 87.208 - Tin

   A cream colored painted tin with black and white lilies to either side of the front. On the front of the tin are red letters with black shadows saying "Hickok's Lily White Marshmallows. Manufactured by the C. F. Hickok Co. Sidney, O." The lid was originally gold colored.

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3. 87.214 - Tin

   A large round tin with a lid and two handles. The label is red with black print, it reads "Swift and Co. This lard is the finest in the world. Chicago.Kansas City." There are two pigs on label. The tin is a bronze/gold colored that has corroded to a dark brown.

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4. 87.22.112 - Pocket

   A khaki cloth with 2 metal snaps. On the outside of the pocket is "F.A.S. " On the inside of the pocket is "R.I.A 1917" and written in pen on the inside is "F. Scheppele, 998 Lincoln Ave. Dubuque, Iowa."

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5. 87.249 - Box, Spice

   Lid lifts up (hinged in back), in front of the lid is a roll that lists various spices (ginger, cinnamon). The front has a picture of a man wearing a uniform; he has a large mustache and is surrounded by scrollwork. Below the picture is another door that slides up. (door is curved). Door says "John T. Hancock & Sons, Dubuque, Iowa."

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6. 87.403 - Jug

   A tan jug with a brown neck. On the jug in blue letters is "FROM P.C. MURRAY & CO. FINE LIQUORS. DUBUQUE IOWA."

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7. 87.472 - Oven, Dutch

   A cast iron dutch oven. There is a wire handle and a small metal handle. On the bottom is stamped ""Mi-Pet" DUTCH OVEN THE WESTERN FOUNDRY CO. CHICAGO KEEP FOOD TASTY."

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8. 87.486 - Kettle

   A metal kettle with a white enamel interior. There is a moveable wire handle over top with stationary metal handle on one end. On the opposite end of the stationary metal handle is a spout.

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9. 87.487 - Kettle

   A brass colored kettle with a metal handle that is riveted on opposite sides with 2 rivets on each side.

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10. 87.511 - Print

    Black and white print titled "Lieut. Gen. U.S. Grant." Ulysses S. Grant is featured in full uniform and is sitting in a chair, his right arm resting on the arm rest as he looks straight ahead. The print is very detailed and may be a print of a photograph. The print is in two plexi glass pieces with string at the top to hang it.

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11. 88.1.9 - Stole

    Long fur stole, possibly made of fox fur. The fur is a light reddish brown color. There are seven tassels on either side made of the same fur. With twenty-five more of the same tassels along the bottom edge and ends of the stole. The tassels are attached to the stole with green cording.

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12. 88.14.1 - Pattern, Metalworking

    A wooden pattern. Circular, knot nozzle pattern. The circle is on a stand of plywood that is cut to match the circle. The circle comes apart on each side and the top outer side is flattened.

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13. 88.16.1 - Bottle

    A brown glass bottle with four sides. Embossed on one side is "NATURE'S TONIC LAXATIVE." On the opposite side is "LASHS LIVER BITTERS." On label is "Lash's The ORIGINAL Tonic Laxative Bitters."

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14. 88.17.2 - Stuffer, Sausage

    A four part sausage stuffer. There is a crank with a wooden handle. The crank is attached to a metal toothed bar. One end of the bar has a circle and fits into a metal cylinder. The cylinder has a pipe inside and a hole at the opposite end of the bar. All parts are mounted on a piece of wood.

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15. 88.18.13 - Bottle

    A brown glass bottle with four sides. On bottom there is "8 WYETH 217" and a triangle pointed downward with a "W" and "T" inside." There is a label on bottle with "GRANULAR EFFERVESCENT SODIUM PHOSPHATE."

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16. 88.20.1 - Jacket, Life

    An orange life jacket. On the life jacket there are multiple stamps of inspection and passing from the Coast Guard along with the stamps "STR. AVALON" and "BELLE OF LOUISVILLE."

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17. 88.20.23 - Sign, Instructional

    Framed sign, "Notice to Passengers," for emergency procedures. The right side of the picture has a sketch of a man tying his life jacket. The left side of the picture has emergency procedures and life boat directions. The piece is in colors of cream and black. There is a gray border and a light yellow frame. The sign was posted aboard a Green Line Steamers vessel.

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18. 88.20.6 - Ornament, Watercraft

    Metal wire mesh deck railing ornaments from Steamship IDLEWILD, 1914. They are in the shape of rosettes and are covered with several layers of paint. Object 88-20.6.2 has a screw on the back. 88.20.6.1: Deck railing ornament 88.20.6.2: Deck railing ornamnent

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19. 89.16.1 - Painting

    This is a oil on canvas painting of the Julien Dubuque monument and the green hills surrounding it. In the background are the Mississippi River and some trees. A bridge is in the foreground on the right. The sky is partly cloudy and the monument is white. The frame is wood.

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20. 89.16.2 - Print

    Etching of Main Street in Downtown Dubuque. The etching is hand colored and has a view of the street and buildings. There are people wandering up and down both sides of the street. There are a few wagons in the street. The back of the frame dates this print as pre-Civil War. The print is white matte and a cream colored wood frame.

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