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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire helmet frontpiece: 77,1002 | 1850-1900 | INV.8926 | |
| Fire helmet frontpiece: Americus | 1850-1900 | INV.8940 | |
| Fire helmet frontpiece: Hopkin's hose | 1868-1900 | INV.9203 | |
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Fire helmet frontpiece: assistant engineer | 1868-1900 | INV.8947 |
| Wood fragment from the steamship "Columbia" | ca. 1881 | 1941.853 | |
| Snuffbox | 1800-1850 | INV.7595 | |
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Fragment | 1775-1825 | INV.822 |
| Lobster float | 1880-1920 | 1941.765 | |
| Lobster float | 1880-1890 | 1941.763 | |
| Belaying pin | 1800-1875 | 1941.762a |
