Collection Highlights
A Song for the times, or John Brown
Date:
1860-1870
Object Number:
LIB.SY.B1860.104
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.139b
Date:
1893
Medium:
White metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 37.8mm (1 1/2 in.)
Description:
White metal struck medal with obverse showing right facing hatted bust-length portrait of Columbus; legend: "CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS 1492." Reverse shows "SOUVENIR" in script at center; legend: "NEBRASKA STATE FAIR LINCOLN 1893"
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
