Collection Highlights
The Dead at Gettysburg
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.164.4.38.GettysburgDead
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Medal
Object Number:
INV.4116
Date:
ca. 1902
Medium:
metal, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 2 in. (10.2 x 5.1 cm)
Description:
Brass-colored metal pin-back bar with image of an eagle, cannons, American flag and military badge between two images of the Washington monument and a statue of a man. Attached to a strip of yellow ribbon embroidered with an American flag and a medallion with an image of the Capital building and "36TH/NATIONAL/ENCAMPMENT/WASHINGTON/1902" on a blue scroll below.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
