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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view all| Title | Date | Object Number | |
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| Bowl | 1810-1850 | 1942.502 | |
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"Skyscraper" hand mirror | ca. 1928 | 2006.10 |
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Whale oil lamp | 1800-1850 | 1896.6 |
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Tablespoon | 1805-1807 | INV.14304 |
| Bottle: Pig Shape | 1875-1925 | 1937.1652 | |
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Card receiver: Open Hand motif | 1880-1920 | 1953.797 |
| Quilt pieces (281) | 1820-1870 | INV.11555a-h | |
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Teapot | 1825-1837 | 1922.66 |
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Papboat | 1753-1754 | 1947.476 |
| Two matchbox or toothpick holders on base | 1880-1910 | 1953.697 |
