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
Match or toothpick holder
Object Number:
1953.668
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 5 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 7.6 x 13 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Blue pressed glass match holder in the form of a cylindrical basket with a pair of roosters face-to-face in front of it; on oval base with band of vertical ribbing surrounding edge.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
