Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
For Honorable Service in the Second Division Regular AEF, James G. Harboro
Object Number:
Z.3571
Dimensions:
3 x 1 1/2 inches
Description:
shield shaped medal, front white star with native man's profile portrait with headdress, circle in background with 1917, 1918, 1919 with SECOND DIVISON REGULARS surrounding, verso: center lists: TOULON-TROYON, CHATEAU-THIERRY, SOISSONS, MARBACHE, ST. MIHIEL, BLANC-MONT, MEUSE-ARGONNE, with copywrite symbol, top inscription "JAMES G. HARBORO", with outskirt text: FOR HONORABLE SERVICE INT EH SECOND DVISION REGULAR A.E.F., attached red, white, and blue ribbon with metal clasp
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
