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Happy #Kwanzaa to all who celebrate from the #NYTransitMuseum! #ObjectSpotlight on this @MTA BusTalk car card from the #NYTMCollection advertising the 1994 Kwanzaa Expo at the @javitscenter, which featured hundreds of Black-owned businesses, plus workshops about Kwanzaa.

#ObjectSpotlight on this 1983 transit-themed board game called Straphanger from the #NYTMCollection. Players spend a token on each turn, with the object of the game being to get from home to work and back. They also draw cards which can create obstacles that hurt their progress.

#ObjectSpotlight: This R-15 roll sign from the #NYTMCollection dates back to 1949. Manufactured by Hunter Illuminated Car Sign Company, it features destinations in white lettering on a black background, starting with 148th Street – Lenox Terminal and ending with Willets Point.

#ObjectSpotlight: This BMT roll sign from the #NYTMCollection dates back to 1949. Manufactured by Hunter Illuminated Car Sign Company, it was used on R-10 #NYCsubway cars.

#ObjectSpotlight: Featured in the #NYTMCollection, this Solari Udine flipboard from the @LIRR track entrance at #PennStation dates back to 1981. It is electronically operated and features a mechanical flip board components at the top of the board listing the train departure time.

#ObjectSpotlight on this decorative ceramic from the #NYTMCollection that appears in our new exhibit "The Subway Is..." The ceramic comes from the Chambers Street station on the BMT Jamaica Line (today's J/Z trains) station, where it was installed around 1913. Museum Curator Jodi…

#ObjectSpotlight: This 1950s sign from the #NYTMCollection was most likely posted at the 14th Street – Union Square station on the IRT line. Do you remember when #NYCubway signage looked like this?

#ObjectSpotlight on this 1871 James Slip ferry ticket from the #NYTMCollection. The ferry travelled between Hunters Point in Long Island City and James Slip in Lower Manhattan. Its run ended once the IRT's Flushing Line connected Queens with Manhattan, making the ferry obsolete.

#ObjectSpotlight on this 1936 #NYTMCollection map of Manhattan below 83rd Street, published by @waldorfNYC. It shows the subway and elevated train system on a grid map of the city, plus bridges, landmarks, and whimsical drawings of trains and cars in their underwater tunnels.

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#ObjectSpotlight on this 1965 pamphlet from the #NYTMCollection announcing the first express bus service to #StatenIsland. The R8X bus travelled between Port Richmond and Downtown Brooklyn. The “R” prefix referred to Richmond. The borough was not named Staten Island until 1975.

Today is #InternationalDayofClimate Action. #ObjectSpotlight on these 1990 #NYTMCollection car cards from an @MTA ad campaign. The ads point to the problem of pollution and congestion created by cars and tout the environmental benefits of using public transportation instead.

#ObjectSpotlight on this #NYTMCollection 1/9 train signage and map. The 9 train was introduced in 1989 to allow skip-stop service on the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Local Line during weekday daytime hours, but it was discontinued 16 years later. Did you ride the 9 train?

#ObjectSpotlight on this clip from a 1988 @MTA New York City Transit promotional video titled “Careers with a Future.” From the #NYTMCollection, the full VHS video has a run time of about 9 minutes and highlights several employees explaining why they joined New York City Transit.

#ObjectSpotlight on this delightful 1960s-era marching band uniform and bass drum from the New York City Transit Authority. It's on view in our new exhibit, "The Subway Is..." at the #NYTransitMuseum in Downtown Brooklyn. Plan your visit at nytransitmuseum.org/visit. #TheSubwayIs

Hockey season has begun! #ObjectSpotlight on these @NYRangers MetroCards from the #NYTMCollection. In honor of the team's 1994 Stanley Cup win, the @MTA issued a five-card Metrocard collector set. The #NYRangers were the first professional spots team to appear on a MetroCard.

#ObjectSpotlight: This #NYTMCollection artifact is a sample section of decorative ceiling plaster from the 59th Street – Columbus Circle station. Created by Heins & LaFarge, who commissioned the subway’s earliest ceramics and mosaic work, this artifact dates back to 1904.

#ObjectSpotlight on this 1964 advertisement from the #NYTMCollection that ran in advance of the introduction of the new fleet of R-32 subway cars into the #NYCsubway system. The ad appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Business Week, and US News & World Report.

#ObjectSpotlight on this 1980 #NYCsubway car card featuring members of the @yankees with #NYC bus operators who had won the prestigious Big Wheel award that year. The car card advertises "Mass Transit Night" at Yankee Stadium, which took place #OnThisDay 44 years ago.

The @USopen begins today! #ObjectSpotlight on this 1941 subway poster from the #NYTMCollection that advertised the tournament 83 years ago. Though known as the “U.S. National Championships” at the time, it is the same tournament played today. #Tennis fans, enjoy the matches!

#ObjectSpotlight: Manufactured by General Railway Signal Co, this model board mounted at our Court Street station’s signal tower dates back to 1936. It features signal positions from the Clinton / Washington Avenue station to Court Street station – home of the #NYTransitMuseum.

#ObjectSpotlight on this 1964 advertisement from the #NYTMCollection that ran in advance of the introduction of the new fleet of R-32 subway cars into the #NYCsubway system. The ad appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Business Week, and US News & World Report.

#ObjectSpotlight: This BMT roll sign from the #NYTMCollection dates back to 1949. Manufactured by Hunter Illuminated Car Sign Company, it was used on R-10 #NYCsubway cars.

#ObjectSpotlight on this #NYTMCollection 1/9 train signage and map. The 9 train was introduced in 1989 to allow skip-stop service on the Broadway–Seventh Avenue Local Line during weekday daytime hours, but it was discontinued 16 years later. Did you ride the 9 train?

#TokenTuesday: #ObjectSpotlight on this unusual #1970s #NYCSubway "Y" cut token from the #NYTMCollection. About 50 million "Y" cut tokens were minted. In this rare case, the token was mis-struck in the minting process, punching out the "Y" at a nearly 90-degree angle.

#ObjectSpotlight on this 1936 #NYTMCollection map of Manhattan below 83rd Street, published by @waldorfNYC. It shows the subway and elevated train system on a grid map of the city, plus bridges, landmarks, and whimsical drawings of trains and cars in their underwater tunnels.

The @USopen begins today! #ObjectSpotlight on this 1941 subway poster from the #NYTMCollection that advertised the tournament 83 years ago. Though known as the “U.S. National Championships” at the time, it is the same tournament played today. #Tennis fans, enjoy the matches!

#ObjectSpotlight on this 1871 James Slip ferry ticket from the #NYTMCollection. The ferry travelled between Hunters Point in Long Island City and James Slip in Lower Manhattan. Its run ended once the IRT's Flushing Line connected Queens with Manhattan, making the ferry obsolete.

Happy #Kwanzaa to all who celebrate from the #NYTransitMuseum! #ObjectSpotlight on this @MTA BusTalk car card from the #NYTMCollection advertising the 1994 Kwanzaa Expo at the @javitscenter, which featured hundreds of Black-owned businesses, plus workshops about Kwanzaa.

#ObjectSpotlight on this 1983 transit-themed board game called Straphanger from the #NYTMCollection. Players spend a token on each turn, with the object of the game being to get from home to work and back. They also draw cards which can create obstacles that hurt their progress.

#ObjectSpotlight on this 1980 #NYCsubway car card featuring members of the @yankees with #NYC bus operators who had won the prestigious Big Wheel award that year. The car card advertises "Mass Transit Night" at Yankee Stadium, which took place #OnThisDay 44 years ago.

Today is #InternationalDayofClimate Action. #ObjectSpotlight on these 1990 #NYTMCollection car cards from an @MTA ad campaign. The ads point to the problem of pollution and congestion created by cars and tout the environmental benefits of using public transportation instead.

#ObjectSpotlight: This #NYTMCollection artifact is a sample section of decorative ceiling plaster from the 59th Street – Columbus Circle station. Created by Heins & LaFarge, who commissioned the subway’s earliest ceramics and mosaic work, this artifact dates back to 1904.

#ObjectSpotlight: Featured in the #NYTMCollection, this Solari Udine flipboard from the @LIRR track entrance at #PennStation dates back to 1981. It is electronically operated and features a mechanical flip board components at the top of the board listing the train departure time.

#ObjectSpotlight: This 1950s sign from the #NYTMCollection was most likely posted at the 14th Street – Union Square station on the IRT line. Do you remember when #NYCubway signage looked like this?

#ObjectSpotlight on this 1965 pamphlet from the #NYTMCollection announcing the first express bus service to #StatenIsland. The R8X bus travelled between Port Richmond and Downtown Brooklyn. The “R” prefix referred to Richmond. The borough was not named Staten Island until 1975.

Hockey season has begun! #ObjectSpotlight on these @NYRangers MetroCards from the #NYTMCollection. In honor of the team's 1994 Stanley Cup win, the @MTA issued a five-card Metrocard collector set. The #NYRangers were the first professional spots team to appear on a MetroCard.

#ObjectSpotlight on this delightful 1960s-era marching band uniform and bass drum from the New York City Transit Authority. It's on view in our new exhibit, "The Subway Is..." at the #NYTransitMuseum in Downtown Brooklyn. Plan your visit at nytransitmuseum.org/visit. #TheSubwayIs