Table of Contents
200@200 : March - Peopling the Community
- Ring, Finger
- INV 721
- Jesuit Rings
- Two Jesuit rings; box states "Jesuit Rings St. Michaels Mission Marsh Farm East Bloomfield, N.Y. Collection of Hetzler."
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- Scrapbook
- 2016.2.1
- Peter Kiser Scrapbook
- Kiser, Peter. Scrapbook from 1845- approx. 1890. On large scrapbook, 12" W x 18 1/4" H x 3 3/8" Deep.
Scrapbook used by Peter Kiser for a personal scrapbook; was originally a ledger used by the Wabash and Erie Canal 1845-1846. Kiser was illiter... View Full Record
- Collection
- 2016.1.1
- Henry Canada Summons
Allen County Commissioner Papers
- Allen County Commissioner. Miscellaneous Papers, 1839-1958. 37 boxes total. One oversized document.
Licenses, elections and appointments, petitions, school mortgages, financial and tax documents, and miscellaneous papers from the Allen County Comm... View Full Record
- Glass, Drinking
- 2014.16.1
- C.L. Centlivre Brewing Company Drinking Glass Set
- Drinking glass from the C.L. Centlivre Brewing Company. On the glass is etched "C.L. Centlivre Brewing Co. Fort Wayne, Ind" with a floral motif along with the company's trademark, outlined red. The rim of the glass has gold leaf and is slightly worn.... View Full Record
- Bottle, Beer
- 79.48.1
- Berghoff Beer Bottle
- From old card: Berghoff Beer Bottle: Full bottle; made c. 1954 from the last batch made in Fort Wayne. Label: "Famous Berghoff Deluxe Perfect with Good Food since 1887. Dark Beer." Amber Glass.... View Full Record
- Lamp, Oil
- INV 4536
- Nathaniel Blanks Lamp
- Coal oil lamp with brass collar and burner, white porcelain body with etched black leaves and brass base; with clear glass lamp chimney (shade) with three white eagles etched around center.... View Full Record
- Suitcase
- 66.42.8
- Finnish Immigrant Suitcase
- Rectangular basket with hinged lid; remnants of lid hooks; carrying strap.
From accession record "brought by Mr. & Mrs. John Astrom from Finland in 1903.... View Full Record
- Banner
- 2007.17.2
- Sons of Italy Silk Banner
- Cream colored silk with gold cloth boarder; brown fringe and tassels along the top and bottom edges; oil painting of Christopher Columbus sewn in the middle with gold cloth boarder; the phrase "Columbus Lodge No. 1446 Order of Sons of Italy in Americ... View Full Record
- Register
- 2008.21.1
- Mary Maloley Funeral Register
- Black scrapbook containing sympathy cards, telegrams, and visitor register booklet.... View Full Record
- Holder, Pen
- 79.82.79 A
- Lebamoff Marble Pen Holder
- Marble pen holder base with gold-colored metal pen holders. Mostly grey cylinder lies on top of mostly white rectangular block. Top reads "IVAN A. LEBAMOFF KE-KI-ON-GA MAYOR FT. WAYNE". Pen holders on the block on either side of the cylinder.... View Full Record
- Sandal
- 2006.46.1 A-B
- Tire Sole Sandals
- Black tire soles; woven brown leather insole and woven upper; open toe.
Donor information. Worn by Silvia Abundez (from Mexico) when she crossed the Mexican-American border on foot. She was taken by a "guide" to cross into the United States.... View Full Record
- T-Shirt
- 2006.17.1
- Pumas Futbol T-Shirt - Mexican
- White long sleeved cotton T-shirt; no tag; blue faded cuffs and collar with a few bleach stains; writing across chest reads: "PUMAS (blue with gold outline) FUTBOL (gold with blue outline)"; accompanied by a Nike symbol and the face of a puma embroid... View Full Record
- Guitar
- 2005.6.5
- Venezuelan Cuatro Guitar
- Guitar from Venezuela called a "cuatro." This traditional Venezuelan instrument has four strings on dark colored wood and was made by Chirinos. Donor's mother (Ruth Mary Witte, nee Friedrich) purchased the guitar as a Christmas gift for the donor (... View Full Record
- Hat
- 2016.10.1
- Vietnamese Nón Lá Sun Hat
- Conical straw hat with purple sheer ribbon tie that fits under the chin. Vietnamese.... View Full Record
- Flag
- 2016.9.1
- Burmese NLD Flag
- Red flag attached to small wooden stick. Flag displays white star and orange bird with blue tipped tail feathers. This NLD flag was hand-made by a Burmese Child for Aung San Suu Kyi on her visit to Fort Wayne.... View Full Record