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
Button
Object Number:
INV.12691.42
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Agate
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 7/8 in. ( 0.6 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Agate button; hole bored into center back, missing shank.
Gallery Label:
This button was found in a jewelry box which belonged to Adelaide L. Livingston (1852-1909).
Credit Line:
Gift of Goodhue Livingston, 1951
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
