Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Badge/ medal
Object Number:
2002.1.3332
Date:
1925
Medium:
Metal, ribbon
Dimensions:
2 3/4 x 1 3/8 x 1/4 in.
Description:
A gold colored metal two-part medal. The top pin bar is embossed "Official" and has a red, white and blue silk ribbon that attaches it to the lower medallion. The lower medallion is circular with a embossed scene of children on stage encirlced by the words "Patriotic Play Week- Children's Year/ City of New York 1918". On the reverse is a oak wreath encircled by the words "Mayor's Committee of Women on National Defense".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
