Railroad Cap Badge, Conductor, Michigan Central Railroad
notes: label: Description
content: This silver metal cap badge bears the engraving “M.C.R.R./CONDUCTOR” filled with black paint. This badge would have been worn by a conductor for the Michigan Central Railroad, which began operating between Detroit and Chicago in 1846. The MCR was consolidated into the New York Central system during the 1930s. The conductor was—and is today—the sole on-board supervisor of the whole crew, responsible for the movement of the train, the safety of passengers, and the security and accounting of cargo on board.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Railroads
label: Subject
content: Travel
label: Subject
content: Adornment
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content: Work and Industry: Transportation, Railroad
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content: Clothing & Accessories
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content: Work
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content: Transportation
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TR.334932
label: catalog number
content: 334932
label: accession number
content: 315321
objectType: label: Object Name
content: railroad cap badge
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 in x 3 3/8 in; 2.54 cm x 8.5725 cm