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
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.47
Date:
1893
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
diameter: 68.8mm (2 11/16 in.)
Marks:
At right bottom of bust: "LEMAIRE"
Description:
Silver struck medal with obverse showing eagle atop shield with stars and stripes bearing scroll inscribed "E PLURIBUS UNUM"; legend: WORLD'S HYGIENIC EXPOSITION CHICAGO 1893 "; reverse shows left-facing bust-length portrait of Columbus waring a hat; legend: CRISTOFORO COLOMBO."
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
