Collection Highlights
"St. Nicholas. Dec. 6th. A.D. 343"
Date:
1810
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1810.94
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Luce Center
Subway token
Object Number:
2002.1.3143
Date:
1979
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
A tiny gold colored metal token pierced with a diamond-shaped hole near the top edge. One side is patterned with off center diamond stripes with a relief of a subway platform below the words "NYC Subway/ 1904-1979/ People Moving People". On the reverse, the same pattern with a side view of subway car above the words "Diamond Jubilee/ Seventy Fifth Anniversary/ NYC Subway/ 1904-1979". This token was valid and used along with the standard token of that era.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
