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NYC taxicab medallion

Object | Accession Number: 1994.12.8
1994.12.8 front NYC taxicab medallion Click to enlarge
Date
undated: 
Geography
issue: New York (N.Y.)
Language
English
Classification
Identifying Artifacts
Category
Badges
Object Type
Badges (lcsh)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Inge Rothenberg

About This Object

Physical Description
New York City taxi medallion manufactured by Superior Seal and Stamp Co. with top and bottom painted red, issued to "Public Hack Driver 57389" stamped in center.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 1.810 inches (4.597 cm) | Width: 2.200 inches (5.588 cm)
Materials
overall : metal, paint
Contributor
Subject: Benno Rothenberg

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The taxi medallion was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1994 by Inge Rothenberg.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2019-12-05 20:54:28
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Also in Benno Rothenberg family collection

Benno Rothenberg family papers

Document

Contains identity certificates and other documents pertaining to the immigration of Benno Rothenberg, Ingeborg Rothenberg, and Marion Rothenberg (donor's father, donor, donor's sister), September 1938, from Munich, Germany. Includes a Polish passport issued to the family, containing various visas for Germany, Holland, France, Belgium, Switzerland, and USA; an identity certifcate containing various visas for Switzerland, Spain, USA, and France; a proof of familial status (Familienstandszeugnis) stating that Benno Rothenberg, a businessman, born 10 September 1904 in Munich, is the son of Isidor Nathan Rothenberg and Franziska neè Feniger-Lindenbaum; a document excusing the recipient from military service because of health reasons; and various other identity documents. Also includes materials related to Benno Rothenberg's work as a taxi driver in New York City after immigration.

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