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.
Subject
WHC283
Type
OT
Identifier
WHC283
Coverage
Lincoln Tunnel,Weehawken, NJ [40.7652034,-74.01610219999999]
Tag
Lincoln Tunnel
Rights
This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial and other uses of the item are prohibited without prior written permission from the Weehawken Historical Commission.
