DescriptionColor images of enameled badge worn by a sandhog working a caisson for Lincoln Tunnel, no date, circa 1934-1944. Pin back. Digital images only; courtesy of the Weehawken Historical Commission, Weehawken, N.J., which holds this copy in their collection; www.weehawkenhistory.org Weehawken Time Machine 283 Descriptive text from Weehawken Time Machine, 2011: This appears to be a badge given to Lincoln Tunnel employees who worked in compressed air situations. If they became ill, it might be the "bends" and they would need to be taken to a decompression chamber. Text on badge The Port of New York Authority Compressed Air Employee If ill rush by ambulance to hospital lock at 38th St & 11th Ave, N.Y. City or south of pier K at Hudson River, Weehawken, N.J. by authority The badge is numbered 72.