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
Fire helmet frontpiece: Jackson 4
Object Number:
INV.8906
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 5 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 20.3 x 14.3 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
painted: reverse: "2334"
Description:
Black painted leather frontpiece from a fire helmet; "4" with star above cut out at center and backed with gold painted leather; "JACKSON" in applied, gold painted leather lettering at top.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Exempt Firemen's Benevolent Fund Association of the 23rd & 24th Wards, 1933
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
