Collection Highlights
Atom Bomb Hits New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, cover
Date:
1950
Object Number:
1956.7
Medium:
Oil on paper laid on board
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.341
Date:
1902
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 70.3mm (2 3/4 in.)
Marks:
Obverse to right of bust: "V.D. BRENNER".
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing right front-facing bust-length portrait; legend: "THE CHARLES P. DALY MEDAL/ FOR GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH". Reverse shows hand holding torch at left, branches bordering at right; legend: "THE AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK/ AWARDED TO/ ROBERT.E.PEARY/.U.S.N./.DECEMBER.XI./MCMII".
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
