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
Commemorative cane
Object Number:
2010.24.71
Date:
ca. 1876
Medium:
Wood, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (91.4 x 1.9 x 4.4 cm)
Description:
Cannon with stanhope (optical device) of Independence Hall, Liberty bell.
Gallery Label:
The 1876 Centennial celebration spawned a number of commemorative canes. The brass handle of the cane depicts the Liberty Bell surmounted by a cannon. Cannon canes were quite popular following the Civil War.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lou and Barbara Grumet
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
