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
Luce Center
Caramba!
Object Number:
2007.6.233
Date:
ca. 1980-1987
Medium:
Cardboard, ink, and striker
Dimensions:
outer box: 1/2 x 2 1/8 x 1 7/8 in (0.7 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm)
Description:
White cardboard matchbox with inner box and striker; "CA/RAM/BA!" and "Mexican/Food/at its/Finest!" in brown and orange on top and overlapping to non-striker side; "ADMATCH CORP/NEW YORK" at one end and "PRODUCT OF JAPAN" at the other, all in orange, on one side; "CA/RAM/BA!" and "918 8th Ave./245-7910/Broadway & 3rd/420-9817" in brown and orange on bottom, overlapping onto non-striker side.
Credit Line:
Gift of Joshua Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
