Collection Highlights
Edwin Booth as Hamlet
Date:
1870-1879
Object Number:
PR.104.3
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pin with ribbon and medallion
Object Number:
1940.897
Date:
ca. 1893
Medium:
Silk, paper, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 8.3 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
Inscribed on metal: At back of celluloid badge; "THE/ WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO./ NEWARK, N.J.".
Description:
Souvenir badge of red silk ribbon printed in silver ink: "SOUVENIR/ N.Y.S.H.A./ CONEY ISLAND/ AUGUST 93"; circular button-front celluloid pin at bottom with image of fireman; printed with "PAT. W&H CO. NEWARK, NJ." Metal pin in shape of eagle at top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Harold Riker Applegate
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
