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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.

As we continue to digitize collections at GCV&M, more objects will populate this new virtual resource. Please continue to check back, and reach out with any questions!

Questions? Contact our Curatorial Department at (585) 294-8240 or email jjohnson@gcv.org. Interested in donating an object to the collections at GCV&M? Click here to learn more. 

Cabinet Card

Photograph

Middle age woman with finger curls at forehead and hair pulled back in bun. She wears a white lace collar with a pin at neck. Pin looks to have writing on it, but cannot make out word. On back of card "Mother April 10, 87" "Momma Priest of Jackson MO " "Mrs Vaugn Priest now dead years ago 1922" Photo taken at Davis Premium Gallery

2025.16.369

Cabinet Card

jewelry

The Drs. Revak & Lustig Antique Brooch Collection

Cabinet Card

1887

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