
War of Posts
Thomas Colley (d. 1783)
May 1, 1782 · Engraving
Cleared · Public Domain
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Where this page got its records
726 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)
382 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API
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War of Posts
Thomas Colley (d. 1783)
May 1, 1782 · Engraving
Cleared · Public Domain
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London Types: Sandwich Man
William Nicholson (d. 1949)
1898 · Print, color lithograph
Cleared · CC0
liveNo 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 Sandwich Man, for The Chap-Book, December
Claude Fayette Bragdon (d. 1946)
1895 · Lithograph
In copyright
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London Types: Sandwich-Man
William Nicholson (d. 1949)
1898 · Print, woodcut hand-colored with watercolor
Cleared · CC0
liveNo 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.
Tristan Tzara
Man Ray (d. 1976)
1921 · Gelatin silver print
In copyright
liveNo 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.
Composition
Maurice Tabard (d. 1984)
1929 · Gelatin silver print
In copyright
liveNo 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.
[Man Eating Sandwich, Gulden's Mustard Advertisement]
Lejaren à Hiller (d. 1969)
ca. 1929 · Gelatin silver print
In copyright
liveNo 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.
[Two 35mm Film Frames: Couple and Man with Sandwich Board Advertisement, Fourteenth Street, New York City]
Walker Evans (d. 1975)
1933–34 · Film negative
In copyright
liveNo 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.
[Two 35mm Film Frames: Man Wearing Sandwich Board Advertisement, Fourteenth Street, New York City]
Walker Evans (d. 1975)
1933–34 · Film negative
In copyright
liveNo 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.
[Two 35mm Film Frames: Man with Sandwich Board Advertisement, Fourteenth Street, New York City]
Walker Evans (d. 1975)
1933–34 · Film negative
In copyright
liveNo 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.
[Waterfront Scene with Collaged Elements: Reclining Woman, Self-Portrait]
David Smith (d. 1965)
1932–35 · Gelatin silver print
In copyright
liveNo 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.
Farragut at Mobile Bay, bakery card from the Historical Picture Cards series (D42), issued by Liberty Baking Company
Liberty Baking Company
early 20th century · Commercial color lithograph
In copyright
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