Name/Title
Commuter's Crying Towel, framed, 1939Entry/Object ID
1993.19.2Description
Acc. No. 93.19.2
Subject Category: Transportation Ferry 1939
Date or Period.
Object: Towel (framed)
Description:
Framed paper towel with bold printed caption "Commuter's Crying Towel." Ornate gesso frame (Victorian period) with gilt finish.
Size: L-15½ x W-12½ inches.
History of Object: Information from donor: "Commuter's Crying Towel."
Framed program from the last Southern Pacific ferry run of 7:30 a.m., 1/13/39-from which museum's ferryboat model was thrown into S.F. Bay to sink, but was recovered by Coast Guard.
Acquired from:
Frank Rapp
Date: 10-23-1993