Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Press badge: NY Fire dept.
Object Number:
1941.34
Date:
1900-1940
Medium:
Metal, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 6.7 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Metal and enamel fire department press badge, rectangular with arched top, inscribed: "NEW YORK / FIRE DEPARTMENT / N. Y. PRESS / FIRE LINES / No 207 / NO ADMITTANCE TO BUILDINGS". Red enamel border and central square.
Credit Line:
Gift of Herbert D. Halsey
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
