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
Jumping jack
Object Number:
INV.8060
Date:
1800-1820
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 5/8 x 2 in. ( 17.1 x 1.6 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Jointed wooden monkey with carved limbs and body, with upper limbs attached to top of stick and lower limbs attached to sliding mechanism that makes monkey flip forward and back; with red and blue paint on body and black paint on head.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
