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
Sign
Object Number:
2002.1.3704
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Paper, glass, wood, metal
Dimensions:
7 3/4 x 5 5/8 x 1/2 in.
Description:
A paper advertisment in a black frame behind glass. It shows a scene of two ladies in mid-nineteenth century dress being shown furniture and ornate picture frames by a man over the words "Geo. H. Munday/ Carver and Gilder/ Invites the attention of the public to his/ Wareroom/ No. 64 Sth. 4th. St./ 3 Doors Below Library St./ Philada."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
