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Welcome to our Online Collections Database! Below you will find a searchable database showcasing images and information regarding tens of thousands of items in our online collection. Search using search terms, key words, object names, or names of historical figures to locate specific items, or, peruse at random to enjoy the breadth of collections available for view.

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Cabinet Card

Photograph

Young woman with "finger curls" around top of face. She wears a dark dress with stand-up collar. Front bodice has v shape braided trim. The same trim appears from the shoulders down to the waist. At her neck is a bar pin with 2 squares (cannot tell from image if it is stone or metal) centered by flower shape beads that hang below the pin. Davis & Howard Boston MA photographers

2025.16.364

Cabinet Card

jewelry

The Drs. Revak & Lustig Antique Brooch Collection

Cabinet Card

1981 - 1895

19th Century

Davis & Howard 352 Washington St Boston MA (1891-1895 )

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