Museum Collections
Luce Center
Theodore Roosevelt Badge
Object Number:
INV.2790.1
Date:
ca. 1897
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 5/8 x 1 15/16 in. ( 21.9 x 4.9 cm )
Description:
Woven polychrome silk ribbon depicting bust of Uncle Sam with eagle holding shield with United States of America colors and crossed cannons with cannon balls beneath; inscription above: 'UNITED WE STAND"; below image: "THREE CHEERS FOR/OUR NEXT/GOVERNOR/YOUNG TEDDY/A CHIP/OF THE OLD BLOCK."
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