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    626 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)

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    364 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API

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Results for "[18 Views of Cat and Fire Escapes, New Y"11 records

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Feline-shaped spout-and-bridge bottle by Paracas artist(s), The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Feline-shaped spout-and-bridge bottle

Paracas artist(s)

800–400 BCE · Ceramic, post-fire paint

Cleared · Public Domain

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Altar to the Sun Warrior by Mexico Nahua artist(s), The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Altar to the Sun Warrior

Mexico Nahua artist(s)

1450-1521 CE · Stone

Cleared · Public Domain

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Standing cup by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Standing cup

Unrecorded maker

early 17th century · Gilded silver

Cleared · Public Domain

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Virgin and child with angels by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Virgin and child with angels

Unrecorded maker

ca. 1630 · Bronze, on a later gilt base

Cleared · Public Domain

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Birdcage by an unrecorded maker, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Birdcage

Unrecorded maker

first half 18th century · Tin-glazed earthenware

Cleared · Public Domain

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

The Four Seasons of Life – Old Age "The Season of Rest"

Charles Richard Parsons (d. 1918)

1868 · Hand-colored lithograph

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

The Chances of Billiards: "A Scratch" All Around

Currier & Ives (d. 1907)

1869 · Hand-colored lithograph

In copyright

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The MetSimilar

No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Illustrated London Almanack

Mason Jackson (d. 1903)

1865–70 · Illustrations: wood engravings and color lithographs

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

The Darktown Fire Brigade -- Hook and Ladder Gymnastics: "Brace her up dar! and cotch her on de fly!"

Currier & Ives (d. 1907)

1887 · Lithograph, printed in color

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

The Wild West in Darktown: Attack on the Deadhead Coach

Currier & Ives (d. 1907)

1893 · Hand-colored lithograph, with touches of gum arabic

In copyright

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

[18 Views of Cat and Fire Escapes, New York City]

Walker Evans (d. 1975)

1940s–50s · Film negative

In copyright

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