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Hudson & Manhattan Railroad destination roll sign. No date, circa 1940-1970. Hudson & Manhattan Railroad destination roll sign. N.d., ca. 1940-1970.
Object/Artifact
Hudson & Manhattan Railroad destination roll sign. No date, circa 1940-1970.
Opaque black cloth, five sections sewn together, 20-5/8" wide x 127" long (10' - 7"); white silkscreened block lettering in varying sizes. Metal roller tube at top end, 1" diameter x 20-3/4" wide, with cloth inserted in channel.
33rd ST
HOBOKEN
HUDSON TERM
JOURNAL SQ
33rd ST
JOURNAL SQ
LOCAL
33rd ST
EXPRESS
GROVE ST
LOCAL
GROVE ST.
ERIE - HOBOKEN
AND 33rd ST.
HOBOKEN
ERIE - GROVE ST.
AND JOURNAL SQ.
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Used on passenger cars (model not indicated or determined at this time.) If used after 1962, it was on PATH (Port Authority Trans-Hudson) system, successor to the Hudson & Manhattan Railroad. NEWARK does not appear on this sign.
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Top section (unprinted) from metal tube to first seam: 30" high
Section from first sewn seam to second: 28-1/2"
Section from second seam to third: 28-1/2"
Section from third seam to fourth: 28-1/2"
Section (unprinted) from fourth seam to bottom edge: 11-1/2"
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H&M / The Tubes / rollsign /
2015.012.1001
2015.012
Purchase
Purchase
Museum Collections
1940 - 1970
Date: 1940-1970
Status By: dw Status Date: 2015-05-15