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William T. Fauntroy's Metro hard hat.
Object Details
- Caption
- William T. Fauntroy Jr. was the first African American civil engineer hired by the National Capital Transportation Authority (NCTA). As Chairman of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) committee responsible for planning the Washington, D.C. Metro system, Fauntroy wore this hard hat at several groundbreaking ceremonies. Fauntroy’s work brought a new voice into the world of urban planning and has had a lasting impact on the way we move through the District, both over and underground.
- Cite As
- Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
- Data Source
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Accession Number
- 2017.5.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- hard hat
- Medium
- plastic, elastic textile, paper
- Dimensions
- 7 × 8 × 10 in. (17.8 × 20.3 × 25.4 cm)
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- Record ID
- acm_2017.5.2
- Usage
- Not determined
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