Collection Highlights
We mourn our country's loss
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.55
Medium:
Paper, linen backing
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.254
Date:
ca. 1898
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
diameter: 18.7mm (3/4 in.)
Description:
Brass struck medalet with obverse showing right front-facing bust-length portrait of Dewey; legend: "HERO OF MANILA/ ADMIRAL GEO. DEWEY". Reverse shows battleship at sea; legend: "DEWEY's FLAG-SHIP"; in exerg.: "OLYMPIA".
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
