Collection Highlights
Declaration of sentiments of the American Anti-Slavery Society : adopted at the formation of said society, in Philadelphia, on the 4th day of December, 1833
Date:
Publication: 1848-1855
Object Number:
LIB.E449.A53.1848
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Luce Center
Straphanger: A game of the New York City Subway System
Object Number:
2002.39
Date:
1983
Medium:
Paper, cardboard, plastic
Dimensions:
Box: 9 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (24.1 x 47 x 3.8 cm)
Description:
Straphanger board game consisting of bi-fold game board, 10-minute hourglass timer, 100 blue tokens, 6 player pieces in the form of printed cardboard subway riders, playing cards (MTA Roulette cards, Wild Cards, Expressly Yours Cards, Timer Cards), a die, and a Money Board notepad; game board depicts the five boroughs of New York City with subway lines criss-crossing Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx.
Gallery Label:
"Straphanger" was created as a humorous and realistic trip on the New York subway system of the early 1980s. Each player picks a marker that looks like an actual subway character, spends a token on each turn, and attempts to get from home to work and back to collect a daily salary. The trip is complicated by many hazards along the way.
Credit Line:
Gift of Kathleen Hulser
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
