Museum object · Books and Published Materials
The Transit
1922
Troy, Rensselaer County, New York, United States, North and Central America
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A brown, hardcover yearbook from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from 1922 owned by James A. Parsons, Jr. Embossed in gold on the front cover is: [The / Transit] at the top left, the seal of RPI in the middle, and [MCMXXII] at the bottom right. Parsons is featured in the yearbook with a portrait and short biography, which notes he is an electrical engineering student and a member of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, who went by the nicknames "Jim," and "Jaxx."
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Catalog reference: 2015.246.6
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