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
Isaac Pitman Commemorative Medal
Object Number:
INV.3318
Date:
1887
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 15/16 in. ( 5 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, below bust truncation, at center: "TIFFANY & CO."
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing clothed bust of Isaac Pitman facing left, surrounded by legend within line border: "ISAAC PITMAN INVENTOR OF PHONOGRAPHY/1837-1887." Reverse contains inscription at center enclosed by laurel wreath: "FROM/THE AMERICAN FRIENDS/OF/ISAAC PITMAN/TO COMMEMORATE HIS/FIFTY YEARS OF WORK/TO IMPROVE THE/STENOGRAPHIC ART."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
