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Wooden cash box reputedly recovered from the office of Bernard M. Lynch at his slave pen in St. Louis, Missouri, when it was taken over by federal authorities to be used as military prison in September 1861.

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Wooden cash box reputedly recovered from the office of Bernard M. Lynch at his slave pen in St. Louis, Missouri, when it was taken over by federal authorities to be used as military prison in September 1861.

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Broadside advertising a $200 reward for the capture of five runaway slaves in St. Louis, Missouri, which is dated October 1, 1847.

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Broadside advertising a $200 reward for the capture of five runaway slaves in St. Louis, Missouri, which is dated October 1, 1847.

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Square fabric table mat featuring a Japanese flag from the Japanese pavilion at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. Collected by Associated Press reporter George Cruser Hench.

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Square fabric table mat featuring a Japanese flag from the Japanese pavilion at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. Collected by Associated Press reporter George Cruser Hench.

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A very well preserved Paracas mantle from Peru, made of Camelid fiber. C. 200 BCE–100 CE, now housed at the Saint Louis Art Museum in Missouri

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A very well preserved Paracas mantle from Peru, made of Camelid fiber. C. 200 BCE–100 CE, now housed at the Saint Louis Art Museum in Missouri

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The coffin of Petosiris, who was High Priest of Thoth and other deities in Ashmunein. The wooden coffin, which lid is decorated with five columns of colored glass inlays, is now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. 4th century BCE

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The coffin of Petosiris, who was High Priest of Thoth and other deities in Ashmunein. The wooden coffin, which lid is decorated with five columns of colored glass inlays, is now housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. 4th century BCE

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Pocket watch belonging to Malcolm Johnson which was recovered from his body. The hands of the watch are frozen in time at 1:37 am the exact moment Johnson's body hit the water

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Pocket watch belonging to Malcolm Johnson which was recovered from his body. The hands of the watch are frozen in time at 1:37 am the exact moment Johnson's body hit the water

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A wooden female figurative spear-rest from Hawaii. Donated to the British Museum by Lords of the Admiralty in 1855 CE

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A wooden female figurative spear-rest from Hawaii. Donated to the British Museum by Lords of the Admiralty in 1855 CE

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Medical bill from Dr. Edward Gantt to "The President" for services rendered to various people in 1802. The President at the time was Thomas Jefferson. The bill lists the names of individuals who received medical care, including enslaved people and members of the household staff.

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Medical bill from Dr. Edward Gantt to "The President" for services rendered to various people in 1802. The President at the time was Thomas Jefferson. The bill lists the names of individuals who received medical care, including enslaved people and members of the household staff.

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Mask of Sargon of Akkad, third millennium B.C. digitally restored. The life-size bronce bust was found in the temple of Ishtar in Nineveh, in 1931. It had been intentionally damaged and separated from the body, which was never recovered, probably by Medes and Babylonians in 612 BC... [OC

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Mask of Sargon of Akkad, third millennium B.C. digitally restored. The life-size bronce bust was found in the temple of Ishtar in Nineveh, in 1931. It had been intentionally damaged and separated from the body, which was never recovered, probably by Medes and Babylonians in 612 BC... [OC

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Remnants of barb wire coils for the WWI trenches, Hill 62, "Sanctuary Wood", Ypres, Belgium, 1914-1918. The wooden poles have rotted. Sanctuary Wood earned its name in October 1914 when it was used during the First Battle of Ypres as a 'sanctuary' to tend to casualties and regroup...

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Remnants of barb wire coils for the WWI trenches, Hill 62, "Sanctuary Wood", Ypres, Belgium, 1914-1918. The wooden poles have rotted. Sanctuary Wood earned its name in October 1914 when it was used during the First Battle of Ypres as a 'sanctuary' to tend to casualties and regroup...

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A wooden bucket stolen in 1325 during the War of the Bucket, fought between Bologna and Modena. A common myth about the war is that it was caused by stealing a bucket from a Bolognese well. However, the bucket was taken as a trophy by the Modenese after the war

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A wooden bucket stolen in 1325 during the War of the Bucket, fought between Bologna and Modena. A common myth about the war is that it was caused by stealing a bucket from a Bolognese well. However, the bucket was taken as a trophy by the Modenese after the war

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