Compressed Air Employee Badge - Lincoln Tunnel

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Title

Compressed Air Employee Badge - Lincoln Tunnel

Subject

WHC283

Description

Colored enamel badge which reads: The Port of New York Authority Compressed Air Employee If ill rush by ambulance to hospital lock at 38th St & 11th Ave, N.Y. City or south of pier K at Hudson River, Weehawken, N.J. by authority The badge is numbered 72. This appears to be a badge given to Lincoln Tunnel employees who worked in compressed air situations. If they became ill, it might be the "bends" and they would need to be taken to a decompression chamber.

Type

OT

Identifier

WHC283

Coverage

Lincoln Tunnel,Weehawken, NJ [40.7652034,-74.01610219999999]
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Citation

“Compressed Air Employee Badge - Lincoln Tunnel,” The Weehawken Time Machine, accessed May 8, 2024, https://weehawkentimemachine.omeka.net/items/show/2675.