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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
Biography
Benno Rothenberg was born on September 10, 1904 in Munich, Germany to Isidor Nathan Rothenberg and Franziska Rothenberg (née Feniger-Lindenbaum, b. January 2, 1867). He married Ingeborg Rothenberg. They had two daughters Marion Rothenberg and Inge 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 Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2020-06-30 09:20:04
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Benno Rothenberg family papers

Document

The Benno Rothenberg family papers consists of passports, identification documents, exemption of military service, and a certificate of citizenship relating to the immigration of Benno Rothenberg, Ingeborg Rothenberg, and Marion Rothenberg from Munich, Germany in September 1938.

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