Objects

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1. 2025.024.052 - Hatbox

   This is a large, black, circular hatbox. The box contains a repeating illustration outlined in yellow of a man in a suit and a top hat piloting a horse-drawn carriage with several hatboxes. The side door on the carriage reads: "Dobbs Fifth Avenue." The lid contains yellow text that reads "Dobbs Fifth Avenue, New York" on the front and back. The top of the lid contains the brand's name again, along with writing in pencil in the golden portion of t...

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2. 2025.025.001 - Banjolin

   This banjolin was owned by Edward Elmer Tursam (1889 - 1962), a farmer and butcher. A banjolin is a combination of a banjo and a mandolin. Invented between the late 19th and 20th centuries, the banjolin was designed to combine the bright, staccato articulation of the mandolin with the resonant, rhythmic qualities of the banjo. Popularized during the 1900s in vaudeville, ragtime, and early jazz ensembles, the banjolin's loud, crisp tone made it...

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3. 2025.026.001 - Ornament, Christmas Tree

   This is a limited-edition, hand-painted holiday ornament that highlights Roy S. Nicks Hall at ETSU. The ornament is in a standard, spherical shape and is a translucent, neutral color. The painting features Nicks Hall with snow in the foreground and wreaths decorating the building windows and nearby streetlights. There are two trees, one to the left and one to the right, covered in snow near the entrance to the building. "ROY S. NICKS HALL" is pai...

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4. FIC.2010.016 - Print, Photographic

   This piece is from William McGlothlin Brooks of Johnson City, Tennessee, USA and given to Rocky Mountain Museum and eventually the Reece Museum. It has two photographs of Brooks, one from 1962 on the left, and one from 1943 on the right. The center has biographical information about Brooks.

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5. FIC.2010.066 - Doll

   This is a masculine fabric doll wearing a charro outfit. The doll is also wearing black mariachi-style pants, a light orange collared shirt, green necktie, and red felt sombrero. The doll holds a serape in the left hand and over the shoulder. The face is blushed vibrantly red. This doll is likely from Mexico or inspired by Mexican culture.

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6. FIC.2011.013 - Cabinet

   This dark wooden cabinet has two large glass doors and two small drawers at the top. The inside contains two suspended shelves and a bottom shelf.

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7. FIC.2011.036 - Cart, Tea

   This is a black tea cart. There are side tables on both sides of the push handle that can be set up or folded down. These side tables, or wings, feature a floral design. There are two large wheels on the front side of the cart that look like wagon wheels. There are two smaller wheels on the back side, making four wheels in total. The tea cart features a primary table and a base/bottom shelf. The push handle is designed so that it can either be in...

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8. FIC.2011.040 - Purse, Change

   This black suede change purse has a "kiss clasp" or "kissing lock" closure and silk lining inside. The edge of the opening is silvery metal with scalloped edges.

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9. FIC.2011.074 - Pamphlet

   This pamphlet or book is an American Red Cross First- Aid text book (revised). It has a small pink paper describing the application of traction splints folded inside the book.

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10. FIC.2011.160 - Wheel, Spinning

    This is a wooden wheel for a walking wheel style spinning wheel. Twelve wooden spokes radiate from a hub to the rim. The wheel is missing two spokes. The outside ends of the spoke are shaped like the shade for a hurricane lantern. Around the center of the rim is a groove. The groove in the middle of the rim's outside ends is also shaped like a hurricane lantern. Spinning wheels date back to the sixteenth century, and were particularly useful b...

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11. FIC.2011.185 - Certificate, Achievement

    This is a certificate from the Reserve Officers' Training Corps of East Tennessee State University in "recognition of exceptional and outstanding support of the Reserve Officer's Training Crops Program" given to the Johnson City Press-Chronicle. It is signed by Cadet Colonel Steven P. Curry, Brigade Commander, and Colonel Ray T. Crane, Professor of Military Science. Reserve Officer's Training Corps ETSU Certificate

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12. FIC.2011.336 - Flag

    This is a World War II (WWI) Japanese flag attached to telescopic bamboo pole with a rope, which hangs down below the flag. There is a sickle-like engraving on the base of the pole. This is a rescue or survival flag used by Japanese pilots and seamen. The flag would be kept in a uniform pocket and deployed if the wearer fell into the water. There are materials sewn into the seams of the flag to increase floating time along with the bouyant bam...

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13. FIC.2011.348 - Basket

    This is a coil tobacco basket with no opening and a braided handle. It is primarily orange in color but has some dark brown/black spots as well. In several places, the coils are tacked on with finishing nails.

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14. FIC.2011.380 - Print, Photographic

    This black and white photograph depicts an older masculine figure clasping the end of a shovel or pole and looking toward something out of frame. He wears a collared and striped short sleeve shirt, jeans, and a watch. The background appears to be outdoors in a treed area. Another person stands to the left, barely in view.

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15. FIC.2012.039 - Painting

    This painting depicts a standing monk-like figure with its hands on its hips. The figure is standing on a red blanket or amalgamation of fabric. A white bird is positioned where the figure's head would be, in addition to several birds in flight and floating feathers around the figure. The bottom is painted blue and there are exposed human arms and legs in the bottom right corner. In Christian iconography, red robes often symbolize a connection...

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16. FIC.2021.001 - Banjo

    This five-string, fretless, wooden banjo was built by Frank Noah Proffitt in March 1963.

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17. FIC.2025.001 - Banner

    This square banner is designed so that its text can be seen when displayed as a diamond. The banner is primarily dark blue, with felt strip tassels dangling from all four sides of the square/diamond. Holes were symmetrically cut along the interior border of the banner so that gold felt strips could be woven through, creating a braid-like border within the tasseled area. "E.T.N.C." is portrayed in the center of the banner using matching gold felt....

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18. FIC.2025.002 - Banner

    This is a navy blue banner with a gold border. The former ETSU logo, which reads "ETSU / PRIDE," is the central design of the banner in gold. "East Tennessee State University" is printed in a cursive font below the logo along the bottom border of the banner in matching gold. This ETSU logo seems to have been used as early as the 1990s, and was later reworked as a prominent brand during the university's 100-year anniversary in 2011.

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