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
PRR
Object Number:
2008.9.10
Date:
ca. 1980
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall (pin): 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Description:
"PRR." Yellow letters intertwined within a red keystone shape, on white background.
Gallery Label:
This button bears the corporate symbol of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
