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Background imageSample Collection: Harrison Schmitt works the scoop on the lunar surface, Apollo 17 mission, December 1972

Harrison Schmitt works the scoop on the lunar surface, Apollo 17 mission, December 1972. US astronaut Harrison Schmitt (born 1935), the 12th man to walk on the Moon

Background imageSample Collection: Harrison Schmitt collects lunar rake samples, Apollo 17 mission, December 1972. Creator: NASA

Harrison Schmitt collects lunar rake samples, Apollo 17 mission, December 1972. Creator: NASA
Harrison Schmitt collects lunar rake samples, Apollo 17 mission, December 1972. US astronaut Harrison Schmitt (born 1935), the 12th man to walk on the Moon

Background imageSample Collection: L'Eau du puits de Grenelle, 1841. Creator: Honore Daumier

L'Eau du puits de Grenelle, 1841. Creator: Honore Daumier
L'Eau du puits de Grenelle, 1841. - Decidement cette eau chaude est tres mauvaise a boire'. - Oui, mais il y a beaucoup de petits insects dedans!'. Water from the Grenelle well

Background imageSample Collection: The Anemic Lady, 1660-1678. Creator: Samuel van Hoogstraten

The Anemic Lady, 1660-1678. Creator: Samuel van Hoogstraten
The Anemic Lady, 1660-1678

Background imageSample Collection: The sample masters of the Leiden Saaihal, 1866. Creator: Johannes Anthonie Balthasar Stroebel

The sample masters of the Leiden Saaihal, 1866. Creator: Johannes Anthonie Balthasar Stroebel
The sample masters of the Leiden Saaihal, 1866. (Alternative title: The sampling of the Leiden Saaihal)

Background imageSample Collection: Shaker Textile Sample, c. 1940. Creator: Harold Weisenborn

Shaker Textile Sample, c. 1940. Creator: Harold Weisenborn
Shaker Textile Sample, c. 1940

Background imageSample Collection: Army, U.S. Army Medical School; Typhoid Vaccine, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S

Army, U.S. Army Medical School; Typhoid Vaccine, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S
Army, U.S. Army Medical School; Typhoid Vaccine, 1917

Background imageSample Collection: Army, U.S. Army Medical School; Typhoid Vaccine, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S

Army, U.S. Army Medical School; Typhoid Vaccine, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S
Army, U.S. Army Medical School; Typhoid Vaccine, 1917

Background imageSample Collection: Army, U.S. Army Medical School; Typhoid Vaccine, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S

Army, U.S. Army Medical School; Typhoid Vaccine, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S
Army, U.S. Army Medical School; Typhoid Vaccine, 1917

Background imageSample Collection: Army, U.S. Army Medical School; Typhoid Vaccine, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S

Army, U.S. Army Medical School; Typhoid Vaccine, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S
Army, U.S. Army Medical School; Typhoid Vaccine, 1917

Background imageSample Collection: Army, U.S. Army Medical School; Typhoid Vaccine, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S

Army, U.S. Army Medical School; Typhoid Vaccine, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Army, U.S
Army, U.S. Army Medical School; Typhoid Vaccine, 1917

Background imageSample Collection: Printed Quilt Patterns, 1935/1942. Creator: Maud Schmid

Printed Quilt Patterns, 1935/1942. Creator: Maud Schmid
Printed Quilt Patterns, 1935/1942

Background imageSample Collection: Friendship Quilt-Patchwork Section, c. 1936. Creator: Maud Schmid

Friendship Quilt-Patchwork Section, c. 1936. Creator: Maud Schmid
Friendship Quilt-Patchwork Section, c. 1936

Background imageSample Collection: Zoar Cloth Samples, c. 1937. Creator: Jerry Guinta

Zoar Cloth Samples, c. 1937. Creator: Jerry Guinta
Zoar Cloth Samples, c. 1937

Background imageSample Collection: Zoar Plaids, c. 1939. Creator: Jerry Guinta

Zoar Plaids, c. 1939. Creator: Jerry Guinta
Zoar Plaids, c. 1939

Background imageSample Collection: Bacteriology - Dr. George Stiles, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Bacteriology - Dr

Bacteriology - Dr. George Stiles, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Bacteriology - Dr. George Stiles, 1912
Bacteriology - Dr. George Stiles, 1912. [Two women and man in laboratory - USA?]

Background imageSample Collection: Bacteriology - Dr. George Stiles, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Bacteriology - Dr

Bacteriology - Dr. George Stiles, 1912. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Bacteriology - Dr. George Stiles, 1912
Bacteriology - Dr. George Stiles, 1912. [Two women and man in laboratory - USA?]

Background imageSample Collection: Sample of Silk, c. 1938. Creator: Edward White

Sample of Silk, c. 1938. Creator: Edward White
Sample of Silk, c. 1938

Background imageSample Collection: Economy Samples of Silk, c. 1938. Creator: Edward White

Economy Samples of Silk, c. 1938. Creator: Edward White
Economy Samples of Silk, c. 1938

Background imageSample Collection: Economy Sample of Silk, 1938. Creator: Ralph Atkinson

Economy Sample of Silk, 1938. Creator: Ralph Atkinson
Economy Sample of Silk, 1938

Background imageSample Collection: Samples of Stitching, c. 1937. Creator: Edith Towner

Samples of Stitching, c. 1937. Creator: Edith Towner
Samples of Stitching, c. 1937

Background imageSample Collection: Sampler, c. 1937. Creator: Edith Towner

Sampler, c. 1937. Creator: Edith Towner
Sampler, c. 1937

Background imageSample Collection: Doctor's visit, 1797. Creator: Per Hillestrom

Doctor's visit, 1797. Creator: Per Hillestrom
Doctor's visit, 1797

Background imageSample Collection: Laboratory worker at the research laboratory at the C & NW RRs 40th Street yard, Chicago, 1942

Laboratory worker at the research laboratory at the C & NW RRs 40th Street yard, Chicago, 1942. Creator: Jack Delano
Laboratory worker at the research laboratory at the C & NW RRs [i.e. Chicago and North Western railroad s] 40th Street yard, examining paint samples used on freight cars and coaches of the railroad

Background imageSample Collection: Four Textile Samples, c. 1940. Creator: Pearl Gibbo

Four Textile Samples, c. 1940. Creator: Pearl Gibbo
Four Textile Samples, c. 1940

Background imageSample Collection: Chintzes from Quilt, c. 1938. Creator: Catherine Fowler

Chintzes from Quilt, c. 1938. Creator: Catherine Fowler
Chintzes from Quilt, c. 1938

Background imageSample Collection: Sample (Dress Trimming), France, 1815 / 35. Creator: Unknown

Sample (Dress Trimming), France, 1815 / 35. Creator: Unknown
Sample (Dress Trimming), France, 1815/35

Background imageSample Collection: Sample (Dress Trimming), France, 1815 / 1835. Creator: Unknown

Sample (Dress Trimming), France, 1815 / 1835. Creator: Unknown
Sample (Dress Trimming), France, 1815/1835

Background imageSample Collection: Salesmans Sample, France, 1780 / 90. Creator: Unknown

Salesmans Sample, France, 1780 / 90. Creator: Unknown
Salesmans Sample, France, 1780/90

Background imageSample Collection: Salesmans Sample, France, 1780-1810. Creator: Unknown

Salesmans Sample, France, 1780-1810. Creator: Unknown
Salesmans Sample, France, 1780-1810

Background imageSample Collection: Model Chalice, England, c. 1849. Creator: AWN Pugin

Model Chalice, England, c. 1849. Creator: AWN Pugin
Model Chalice, England, c. 1849

Background imageSample Collection: Chintz. 1936. Creator: Erwin Stenzel

Chintz. 1936. Creator: Erwin Stenzel
Chintz, c. 1936

Background imageSample Collection: Sample Book of Gauze Ribbon Swatches, France, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Sample Book of Gauze Ribbon Swatches, France, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Sample Book of Gauze Ribbon Swatches, France, 19th century

Background imageSample Collection: Sample Book of Gauze Ribbon Swatches (Volume I), France, 19th century (1827 / 64)

Sample Book of Gauze Ribbon Swatches (Volume I), France, 19th century (1827 / 64)
Sample Book of Gauze Ribbon Swatches (Volume I), France, 19th century (1827/64)

Background imageSample Collection: Sample, France, 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Sample, France, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Sample, France, 19th century

Background imageSample Collection: Sample, France, c. 1835 / 40. Creator: Unknown

Sample, France, c. 1835 / 40. Creator: Unknown
Sample, France, c. 1835/40

Background imageSample Collection: Chef-de-piece (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1850 / 75. Creator: Unknown

Chef-de-piece (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1850 / 75. Creator: Unknown
Chef-de-piece (Furnishing Fabric), France, 1850/75. Design in the Style of Jean Baptiste Pillement

Background imageSample Collection: Shaker Dress Material, c. 1936. Creator: Ingrid Selmer-Larsen

Shaker Dress Material, c. 1936. Creator: Ingrid Selmer-Larsen
Shaker Dress Material, c. 1936

Background imageSample Collection: Calico, c. 1941. Creator: Genevieve Sherlock

Calico, c. 1941. Creator: Genevieve Sherlock
Calico, c. 1941

Background imageSample Collection: Printed Quilt Patterns, 1935 / 1942. Creator: William P. Shearwood

Printed Quilt Patterns, 1935 / 1942. Creator: William P. Shearwood
Printed Quilt Patterns, 1935/1942

Background imageSample Collection: Sample of Calico, c. 1941. Creator: Genevieve Sherlock

Sample of Calico, c. 1941. Creator: Genevieve Sherlock
Sample of Calico, c. 1941

Background imageSample Collection: Sample Plate, Sevres, 1790. Creators: Sevres Porcelain Manufactory

Sample Plate, Sevres, 1790. Creators: Sevres Porcelain Manufactory
Sample Plate, Sevres, 1790

Background imageSample Collection: Printed Textiles, c. 1936. Creator: Suzanne Roy

Printed Textiles, c. 1936. Creator: Suzanne Roy
Printed Textiles, c. 1936

Background imageSample Collection: Skirt - Border Design, c. 1937. Creator: Randolph F Miller

Skirt - Border Design, c. 1937. Creator: Randolph F Miller
Skirt - Border Design, c. 1937

Background imageSample Collection: Gown, c. 1936. Creator: Dorothy Gernon

Gown, c. 1936. Creator: Dorothy Gernon
Gown, c. 1936

Background imageSample Collection: Factory Cloth Samples, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Frank J Mace

Factory Cloth Samples, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Frank J Mace
Factory Cloth Samples, 1935/1942

Background imageSample Collection: Patchwork Quilt, c. 1938. Creator: Henry Granet

Patchwork Quilt, c. 1938. Creator: Henry Granet
Patchwork Quilt, c. 1938

Background imageSample Collection: Tulip Pattern Quilt, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Fred Hassebrock

Tulip Pattern Quilt, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Fred Hassebrock
Tulip Pattern Quilt, 1935/1942

Background imageSample Collection: Esemplario di Lauori... title page (recto), August 1, 1532

Esemplario di Lauori... title page (recto), August 1, 1532. [From a book of needlework designs]

Background imageSample Collection: Detail of Skirt Design, c. 1940. Creator: Randolph F Miller

Detail of Skirt Design, c. 1940. Creator: Randolph F Miller
Detail of Skirt Design, c. 1940

Background imageSample Collection: Material Woven from Cat-tails, c. 1935. Creator: Melita Hofmann

Material Woven from Cat-tails, c. 1935. Creator: Melita Hofmann
Material Woven from Cat-tails, c. 1935

Background imageSample Collection: Cotton Prints, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Albert J. Levone

Cotton Prints, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Albert J. Levone
Cotton Prints, 1935/1942

Background imageSample Collection: The Doctor (or Physician), from The Dance of Death, ca. 1526, published 1538

The Doctor (or Physician), from The Dance of Death, ca. 1526, published 1538. Creator: Hans Lützelburger
The Doctor (or Physician), from The Dance of Death, ca. 1526, published 1538

Background imageSample Collection: ALSRC, Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container, Apollo 11, 1969. Creator: Union Carbide

ALSRC, Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container, Apollo 11, 1969. Creator: Union Carbide
The Apollo Lunar Sample Return Container (ALSRC) was an aluminum box with a triple seal manufactured by the Nuclear Division of Union Carbide

Background imageSample Collection: Printed Cotton, c. 1938. Creator: Albert J. Levone

Printed Cotton, c. 1938. Creator: Albert J. Levone
Printed Cotton, c. 1938

Background imageSample Collection: Printed Cottons from Quilt, c. 1939. Creator: Albert J. Levone

Printed Cottons from Quilt, c. 1939. Creator: Albert J. Levone
Printed Cottons from Quilt, c. 1939

Background imageSample Collection: Cloth Samples, c. 1940. Creator: Albert J. Levone

Cloth Samples, c. 1940. Creator: Albert J. Levone
Cloth Samples, c. 1940

Background imageSample Collection: Detail of Quilt - Tulip Pattern, c. 1939. Creator: Fred Hassebrock

Detail of Quilt - Tulip Pattern, c. 1939. Creator: Fred Hassebrock
Detail of Quilt - Tulip Pattern, c. 1939

Background imageSample Collection: Cotton Prints, c. 1939. Creator: Albert J. Levone

Cotton Prints, c. 1939. Creator: Albert J. Levone
Cotton Prints, c. 1939

Background imageSample Collection: Copy of Botanical Engraving of 'Celtis', 1840 / 45

Copy of Botanical Engraving of "Celtis", 1840 / 45
Copy of Botanical Engraving of " Celtis", 1840/45. A work made of salted paper print

Background imageSample Collection: Pa. German Sample Chest, c. 1939. Creator: Betty Jean Davis

Pa. German Sample Chest, c. 1939. Creator: Betty Jean Davis
Pa. German Sample Chest, c. 1939

Background imageSample Collection: Quilt (Detail), c. 1936. Creator: Francis Law Durand

Quilt (Detail), c. 1936. Creator: Francis Law Durand
Quilt (Detail), c. 1936

Background imageSample Collection: Printed Quilted Patches, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Francis Law Durand

Printed Quilted Patches, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Francis Law Durand
Printed Quilted Patches, 1935/1942

Background imageSample Collection: Historical Printed Textile, c. 1940. Creator: Dorothy Dwin

Historical Printed Textile, c. 1940. Creator: Dorothy Dwin
Historical Printed Textile, c. 1940

Background imageSample Collection: Quilt Patches, c. 1937. Creator: Francis Law Durand

Quilt Patches, c. 1937. Creator: Francis Law Durand
Quilt Patches, c. 1937

Background imageSample Collection: Woven Quilt Details, c. 1937. Creator: Francis Law Durand

Woven Quilt Details, c. 1937. Creator: Francis Law Durand
Woven Quilt Details, c. 1937

Background imageSample Collection: Detail of Quilt, c. 1937. Creator: Francis Law Durand

Detail of Quilt, c. 1937. Creator: Francis Law Durand
Detail of Quilt, c. 1937

Background imageSample Collection: The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Pol

The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics, 1st series, vol. 1, January-June 1809. [Fabric samples]

Background imageSample Collection: Esemplario di lavori, page 15 (verso), August 1529. August 1529

Esemplario di lavori, page 15 (verso), August 1529. August 1529
Esemplario di lavori, page 15 (verso), August 1529

Background imageSample Collection: Esemplario di lavori, page 16 (recto), August 1529. August 1529

Esemplario di lavori, page 16 (recto), August 1529. August 1529
Esemplario di lavori, page 16 (recto), August 1529

Background imageSample Collection: Seated Man Demonstrating Vertical Sliding Window Model, late 1850s-60s. Creator: Unknown

Seated Man Demonstrating Vertical Sliding Window Model, late 1850s-60s. Creator: Unknown
Seated Man Demonstrating Vertical Sliding Window Model, late 1850s-60s

Background imageSample Collection: 1. Felce. 2. Alga, 1839. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot

1. Felce. 2. Alga, 1839. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot
1. Felce. 2. Alga, 1839

Background imageSample Collection: 1. Aglio. 2. Cestro. 3. Poa. 1839. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot

1. Aglio. 2. Cestro. 3. Poa. 1839. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot
1. Aglio. 2. Cestro. 3. Poa. 1839

Background imageSample Collection: 1. Foglia di Fico. 2. Foglia di Spina Bianco, 1839. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot

1. Foglia di Fico. 2. Foglia di Spina Bianco, 1839. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot
1. Foglia di Fico. 2. Foglia di Spina Bianco, 1839

Background imageSample Collection: 1. Foglia di Fico. 2. Foglia di Spino bianco, ossia Crataegus, 1839-40

1. Foglia di Fico. 2. Foglia di Spino bianco, ossia Crataegus, 1839-40

Background imageSample Collection: Felce, 1839. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot

Felce, 1839. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot
Felce, 1839

Background imageSample Collection: 1. Cestrum Parqui. 2. Fiora di una tetradinama. 1839. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot

1. Cestrum Parqui. 2. Fiora di una tetradinama. 1839. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot
1. Cestrum Parqui. 2. Fiora di una tetradinama. 1839

Background imageSample Collection: Leaf of a Plant, before February 14, 1844. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot

Leaf of a Plant, before February 14, 1844. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot
Leaf of a Plant, before February 14, 1844

Background imageSample Collection: Foglia di Peonia, 1839. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot

Foglia di Peonia, 1839. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot
Foglia di Peonia, 1839

Background imageSample Collection: [Dandelion Seeds], 1858 or later. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot

[Dandelion Seeds], 1858 or later. Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot
[Dandelion Seeds], 1858 or later

Background imageSample Collection: The Shelves of Edisons Laboratory with Samples of Every Known Substance, 1902

The Shelves of Edisons Laboratory with Samples of Every Known Substance, 1902
" The Shelves of Edisons Laboratory are Said to contain Samples of Every Known Substance". 1902. From " The Windsor Magazine Vol. XVI - June to November 1902". [Ward, Lock & Co

Background imageSample Collection: Colour blocks by Knighton & Cutts Ltd, 1941. Creator: Unknown

Colour blocks by Knighton & Cutts Ltd, 1941. Creator: Unknown
Colour blocks by Knighton & Cutts Ltd, 1941. From " Decorative Art 1941", edited by C.G. Holme. [The Studio Limited, London & New York, 1941]

Background imageSample Collection: Astronaut Charles Duke at the Descartes landing site, Apollo 16 mission, April 1972

Astronaut Charles Duke at the Descartes landing site, Apollo 16 mission, April 1972. Charles Duke collecting lunar samples on the surface of the Moon, with the Lunar Roving Vehicle

Background imageSample Collection: Astronaut Charles Duke at the Descartes landing site, Apollo 16 mission, April 1972

Astronaut Charles Duke at the Descartes landing site, Apollo 16 mission, April 1972. Charles Duke collecting lunar samples on the surface of the Moon, with the Lunar Roving Vehicle



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