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:
2008.42.233
Date:
ca. 1898
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
height and width: 50.6 x 36mm (2 x 1 7/16 in.)
Description:
Brass molded badge suspended from bar with pin back; bar inscription: "WELCOME"; circular medal with laurel wreath border topped with eagle and colored crossed flags: center shows right-facing bust-length portrait of Dewey inside legend: "THE NATION'S HERO/ ADMIRAL GEO. DEWEY". Reverse shows battleship at sea; legend: "OLYMPIA".
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
