Collection Highlights
The Rail Candidate
Date:
1860
Object Number:
PR.010.1860.Rail
Medium:
Lithograph
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Luce Center
Waist belt (2)
Object Number:
1953.178ab
Date:
1870-1875
Medium:
Cotton, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 x 2 in. ( 83.8 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
stamped: plate front: "GAR/" "GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC ......VETERAN. 1861" (inscription is inside border of circle enclosing scene of man, woman, and two children thanking veteran by five-pt. star; circle enclosed by star)
Description:
Cotton and brass waist belt; white canvas with rectangular brass belt at right end that fastens to clip on left.
Credit Line:
Gift of the 7th Regiment, National Guard New York
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
