Americana are artifacts, or a collection of artifacts, related to the history, geography, folklore and cultural heritage of the United States.
Many kinds of material fall within the definition of Americana: paintings, prints and drawings; license plates or entire vehicles, household objects, tools and weapons; flags, plaques and statues, and so on.
Today's Artifact:
Carl Russell waves to his co-workers on the structural work of the 88th floor of the new Empire State Building, 1930.
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