Anti-Chinese Cap Pistol, 1876
date: label: date made
content: c1876
notes: label: Description
content: In the 19th century, agitation against Asian Americans spread across the country and led to some of the nation’s most restrictive immigration laws.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Anti-Immigration
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content: Political History: Political History, General History Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.227739.1876.X01
label: accession number
content: 227739
label: catalog number
content: 227739.1876.X01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Toy, Pistol
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: iron (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in x 1 in; 13.97 cm x 13.97 cm x 2.54 cm