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
Keepsake box
Object Number:
Z.1464a-e
Date:
1850-1880
Medium:
Rosewood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. ( 6.4 x 16.5 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Rectanular rosewood box with hinged lid and metal mounts on edges and in center of top (detached); small keyhole with missing escutcheon; inside box are (b) a miniature psalm book; (c) a piece of paper from Isles of Shoals, 1881, with pencilled map; (d) a small photograph of a genre scene; and (e) a miniature sweeper.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
