Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
World War II student identification tag
Object Number:
2011.12
Date:
ca. 1942
Medium:
Bakelite
Dimensions:
Diameter: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
Description:
Bakelite ID tag incised with name, birthdate, and ID number: "Marilyn Sambol / 5-27-37 / 23X1019NYC"
Gallery Label:
This identification tag was issued to Marilyn Sambol Moskowitz (b. 1937), a student at Brooklyn's P.S. 225. Such tags were issued to New York City public school students during World War II and worn in case of emergency.
Credit Line:
Gift of Marilyn Sambol Moskowitz
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
