Collection Highlights
Freedom to the Slaves
Date:
ca. 1865
Object Number:
PR.052.58
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Coast Survey (Bache) Life Saving Medal
Object Number:
1214
Date:
After 1861
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 5/16 in. ( 3.4 cm )
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse bearing inscription within laurel wreath: "FOR/GALLANTRY/ AND HUMANITY/DEC. 1846." Reverse with inscription in a plain field: "THE/TREASURY DEPARTMENT/OF THE UNITED STATES/COAST SURVEY/TO"; space for engraving below.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
