Cultures & Communities

Furniture, cooking wares, clothing, works of art, and many other kinds of artifacts are part of what knit people into communities and cultures. The Museum’s collections feature artifacts from European Americans, Latinos, Arab Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, African Americans, Gypsies, Jews, and Christians, both Catholics and Protestants. The objects range from ceramic face jugs made by enslaved African Americans in South Carolina to graduation robes and wedding gowns. The holdings also include artifacts associated with education, such as teaching equipment, textbooks, and two complete schoolrooms. Uniforms, insignia, and other objects represent a wide variety of civic and voluntary organizations, including youth and fraternal groups, scouting, police forces, and firefighters.

Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1992
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.481
catalog number
2014.0112.481
accession number
2014.0112
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Location
Currently not on view
date made
1991
depicted (sitter)
Jackson, Jesse
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.358
catalog number
2014.0112.358
accession number
2014.0112
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1992
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.482
catalog number
2014.0112.482
accession number
2014.0112
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1993-04-26
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.346
catalog number
2014.0112.346
accession number
2014.0112
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1974
depicted (sitter)
Kennedy, Edward M.
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.599
catalog number
2014.0112.599
accession number
2014.0112
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1993-04-26
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.340
catalog number
2014.0112.340
accession number
2014.0112
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1978
depicted (sitter)
Kennedy, Edward M.
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.584
catalog number
2014.0112.584
accession number
2014.0112
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1993-04-26
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.344
catalog number
2014.0112.344
accession number
2014.0112
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1993-04-26
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.329
catalog number
2014.0112.329
accession number
2014.0112
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1993-04-26
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.337
catalog number
2014.0112.337
accession number
2014.0112
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1993-04-26
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.330
catalog number
2014.0112.330
accession number
2014.0112
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1993-04-26
depicted (sitter)
Jackson, Jesse
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.332
catalog number
2014.0112.332
accession number
2014.0112
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1993-04-26
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.341
catalog number
2014.0112.341
accession number
2014.0112
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1993-04-26
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.335
catalog number
2014.0112.335
accession number
2014.0112
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1992
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.480
catalog number
2014.0112.480
accession number
2014.0112
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Location
Currently not on view
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.490
catalog number
2014.0112.490
accession number
2014.0112
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Location
Currently not on view
date made
1993-04-26
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.350
catalog number
2014.0112.350
accession number
2014.0112
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1993-04-26
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.339
catalog number
2014.0112.339
accession number
2014.0112
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1993-04-26
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.343
catalog number
2014.0112.343
accession number
2014.0112
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1993-04-26
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.342
catalog number
2014.0112.342
accession number
2014.0112
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1993-04-26
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.331
catalog number
2014.0112.331
accession number
2014.0112
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1980
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.359
catalog number
2014.0112.359
accession number
2014.0112
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1993-04-26
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.345
catalog number
2014.0112.345
accession number
2014.0112
Currently not on view
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1993-04-26
photographer
Regan, Ken
ID Number
2014.0112.336
catalog number
2014.0112.336
accession number
2014.0112

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