Railroad Cap Badge, Motorman, New York Elevated Railway
notes: label: Description
content: This badge was affixed to the uniform cap of a motorman who operated trolley cars on the of the Third Avenue System. The Third Avenue Railway System operated a number of surface railways in Manhattan, the Bronx and in Yonkers and New Rochelle, New York. The badge is die stamped in the shape of an eight wheel trolley. The badge bears the the wearer's crew position and identification number. It was worn approximately between 1910 to 1920.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Railroads
label: Subject
content: Urbanization
label: Subject
content: Commuting
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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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Douglas Wornom
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TR.335573
label: catalog number
content: 335573
label: accession number
content: 1979.0398
objectType: label: Object Name
content: railroad cap badge
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 in x 3 5/8 in; 5.08 cm x 9.2075 cm