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
Pen
Object Number:
1970.53
Date:
ca. 1896
Medium:
Wood, metal, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 3/8 in. ( 12.7 x 1 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on scrap of paper found with object: "Susan B. Anthony / pen. Presented to E. / L. Watson at her / home in Rochester / N. Y. in 1896"
stamped: on nib: "048 / R. ESTERBROOK & CO. / FALCON PEN"
stamped: on nib holder: "AMERICAN / PENC
Description:
Pen with removable steel nib, black enameled metal nib holder, and wooden handle with chewed end.
Gallery Label:
A note received with this pen indicates that it was presented by Susan B. Anthony to E. L. Watson in 1896, at Anthony's home in Rochester, New York.
Credit Line:
Gift of the California Historical Society
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
