Collection Highlights
Illustrations of cholera asphyxia in its different stages. Selected from cases treated at the Cholera Hospital, Rivington Street
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.Y1832.Bart.Cholera
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Token
Object Number:
Z.1723
Date:
1934
Medium:
White metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Description:
Token; white metal; depiction of train engine on obverse and the ALCOA seal on reverse; obverse "UNION / 1934 / LUCKY PIECE / PACIFIC" reverse "A SAMPLE / OF THE ALUMINUM / IN THE NEW / UNION PACIFIC TRAIN / BUILT BY / PULLMAN CAR & MFG. CORP / ALUMINUM CO. / OF AMERICA / FREEBUCK CMI."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
