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
Sculpture
Whigs and Conservatives Memorial Stone
Object Number:
INV.15053
Date:
1838
Medium:
Stone in pine frame
Dimensions:
Overall: 35 x 33 x 3 3/4 in. ( 88.9 x 83.8 x 9.5 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: "Erected/by the/Whigs & Conservatives/ to commemorate/their glorious triumph/In 1838/Wm H. SEWARD GOVNr ELECT/ 10421 MAJORITY/NEW YORK Decr 20, 1838".
Description:
Memorial stone
Credit Line:
Gift from an unidentified source
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
