Punch marks of the railroad conductors of the world

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Object Details

associated person

Lockwood, Homer N.

Description

These four stock cards bearing railroad conductors’ punch marks were collected by Homer N. Lockwood. The inscription on one card explains: “These four cards, punched, I carried with me throughout the United States, thence to Mexico afterwards around the world, and thus preserved punch marks of the Railroad Conductors of the Globe.” One card is autographed by President Benjamin Harrison, its reverse by President Porfirio Diaz of Mexico. Another carries the autograph of Sanford B. Dole, a Hawaiian Islands lawyer and jurist.

Bequest of Homer N. Lockwood, 1913

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Homer N. Lockwood

ID Number

PL.014507

catalog number

14507

accession number

56368

Object Name

punch card, railroad

Physical Description

black (overall color)

paper (overall material)

white (overall color)

Measurements

overall: 5 in x 2 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 6.35 cm

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Political History: Political History, General History Collection

Government, Politics, and Reform

Souvenir Nation

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-4234-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_523985