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
Pin
Object Number:
2009.18.1
Date:
ca. 2000
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 1/2 in. (4.4 x 1.3 cm)
Description:
Statue of Liberty in front of a facsimile of a proposed public toilet, gold and teal, back text: "JC DECAUX/ARTHUS BERTRAND PARIS"
Gallery Label:
Pin regards the proposed public toilets for midtown. A prototype was placed at Herald Square for a period of time. (donor's description)
Credit Line:
Gift of Betty Spitz
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
