Collection Highlights
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Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
2008.42.235
Date:
ca. 1898
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 30.6mm (1 3/16 in.)
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing right-facing bust-length portrait of Dewey; reverse shows map of Cuban waters with ships. Hole punched at top.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Naval History Society, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
