Collection Highlights
Mayor George B. McClellan at the controls of the first subway train, October 27, 1904
Date:
1904
Object Number:
PR.020.90.1
Medium:
Silver gelatin print
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button/ clothing
Object Number:
2002.1.3367
Date:
1910-1920
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
3/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
Seven gold colored metal military clothes buttons, the tops embossed with three oak leaves and acorns. The reverse is engraved "Wien/ H. U. W'it." with two tiny symbols, a German eagle and a shield marked "22". Probably Austrian from World War I.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
