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
Umbrella: brown w/cord & ribbon
Object Number:
INV.8419
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Silk, wood, metal, ribbon, cord
Dimensions:
closed: 35 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 89.5 x 4.4 cm )
Marks:
printed: on scrap of paper found with object: "TELEPHONE 6873 MORNINGSIDE / I. SCHILLER / STATIONER AND ENGRAVER / 2957 BROADWAY. / NEAR 116TH STREET NEW YORK"
handwritten: on scrap of paper: "Miss Cox / 33-600 W[or N]115"
Description:
Umbrella with brass ferrule, black silk shade, and wooden shaft with knotty wood handle; loop of heavy black cord and black ribbon attached to handle.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
