Collection Highlights
Atom Bomb Hits New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, cover
Date:
1950
Object Number:
1956.7
Medium:
Oil on paper laid on board
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Major General Alexander Macomb Military Medal
Object Number:
1929.138
Date:
1824-1885
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 9/16 in. ( 6.5 cm )
Marks:
inscription: obverse, below bust truncation: "FURST F."
inscription: reverse, below exergual line, at center: "FURST. F."
Description:
Bronze struck medal, with obverse showing uniformed bust of Alexander Macomb facing right with legend: "MAJOR GENERAL ALEXANDER MACOMB." Reverse shows a battle scene with legend: "RESOLUTION OF CONGRESS NOVEMBER 3. 1814."; inscription below exergual line: "BATTLE OF PLATTSBURGH/SEPT.11.1814."
Credit Line:
Gift of John V. Irwin
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
