Name/Title
Buttons from Southern Pacific Red Trains Uniform, before 1920Entry/Object ID
1984.32.4Description
Acc. No. 84.32.4 a & b
Subject Category: Transportation, Electric
Date or period: Before 1920
Object: Button (2)
Description: Nickel plated button (2) with raised letters "S.P.".
On the reverse side impressed in brass is the manufacturer’s name "B. Pasquale Co., S. Fran., Cal", and a protruding brass shank.
Size: 1 inch diameter.
History of Object: Buttons from the uniform of Harry Hall, gateman, Southern Pacific Red Trains, Alameda, Ca. He was employed some 15 years by the company, until his death. The son of Edward S. & Bertha Hall, old time residents of the East End, and brother of the late Grace Hall Smith.
Acquired from: Albert Smith
Date: 9-21-84
