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
Tobacco/ cigar ribbon
Object Number:
2002.1.2891
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Cloth
Dimensions:
10 x 7/8 in.
Description:
A bright orange woven silk ribbon used as an ornamental strap for holding cigars in a cigar box printed in black with the words "Northern Light", flanked by crests consisting of crowned lions on either side of a crowned shield.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
