Lapel tab
Classification:
Date:
1941-1945
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 3/4 in. (3.8 x 1.9 cm)
Description:
White lapel clip with red cross and blue text: I GAVE
Credit Line:
Gift of Ivan C. and Marilynn Gelfman Karp
Object Number:
2010.16.7
Date Begin:
1941
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
66047
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pendant
Classification:
Date:
1945
Medium:
Plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 9/16 x 1/2 x 1/4 in. (1.4 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm)
Description:
Gold "V" for victory pendant
Credit Line:
Gift of Ivan C. and Marilynn Gelfman Karp
Object Number:
2010.16.6
Date Begin:
1945
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
66046
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
THE MAN OF THE HOUR / EISENHOWER
Classification:
Date:
1942-1945
Medium:
Metal and plastic
Dimensions:
Diameter: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Description:
Round; red, white, and blue button with image of Eisenhower and text: THE MAN OF THE HOUR / EISENHOWER
Credit Line:
Gift of Ivan C. and Marilynn Gelfman Karp
Object Number:
2010.16.5
Gallery Label:
For his steely determination during World War II, General Eisenhower was praised as as "the man of the hour." A popular song of 1942-43 was titled, "The Man of the Hour, General Eisenhower."
Date Begin:
1942
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
66045
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lapel pin
Classification:
Date:
1941-1945
Medium:
Metal and plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 1 x 1/4 in. (2.5 x 2.5 x 0.6 cm)
Description:
Silver "NAVY" lapel pin with pendant UNITED STATES NAVY emblem in the shape of a ship's wheel with centered image of a boat at sea.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ivan C. and Marilynn Gelfman Karp
Object Number:
2010.16.4
Date Begin:
1941
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
66044
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
U.S.S. Juneau brooch
Classification:
Date:
1942
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 2 x 1/4 in. (5.1 x 5.1 x 0.6 cm)
Description:
Pewter U.S.S. Juneau brooch honoring the five Sullivan brothers, with "491" inscribed on front.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ivan C. and Marilynn Gelfman Karp
Object Number:
2010.16.3
Gallery Label:
This brooch commemorates the patriotism of the five Sullivan brothers, who each enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve on January 3, 1942. All five brothers were deployed on the ship U.S.S. Juneau, bound for the Pacific. The ship was torpedoed off Guadalcanal on November 13, 1942, and the "Fighting Sullivan Brothers" died together. Thereafter, no relatives were permitted to serve together on the same naval vessel.
Date Begin:
1942
Date End:
1942
eMuseum Object ID:
66043
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Lapel pin
Classification:
Date:
1945
Medium:
Metal, pigment, and plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 1 3/4 x 1/4 in. (5.1 x 4.4 x 0.6 cm)
Description:
"V" lapel pin with white jewels, red and blue painted stripes, symbolizing WWII victory souvenir.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ivan C. and Marilynn Gelfman Karp
Object Number:
2010.16.2
Date Begin:
1945
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
66042
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Brooch
Classification:
Date:
1941-1945
Medium:
Metal, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 1/8 in. (5.7 x 7 x 0.3 cm)
Description:
American flag rhinestone lapel pin with red, white, and blue jewels.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ivan C. and Marilynn Gelfman Karp
Object Number:
2010.16.1
Date Begin:
1941
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
66041
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Barack Obama for President
Classification:
Date:
2007
Medium:
Metal and plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Description:
Round black and white button of Lincoln wearing an Obama '08 T-shirt, text: "Barack Obama for President / Announcement Feb. 10, 2007"
Credit Line:
Gift of Richard Rabinowitz and Lynda B. Kaplan
Object Number:
2010.15.2
Date Begin:
2007
Date End:
2007
eMuseum Object ID:
66031
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
"A NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM"
Classification:
Date:
2008
Medium:
Metal and plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Description:
Round black, white, and tan pin-back button with image of Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama with text: "A NEW BIRTH OF/ FREEDOM"/ 56th INAUGURAL/ JANUARY 20, 2009
Credit Line:
Gift of Richard Rabinowitz and Lynda B. Kaplan
Object Number:
2010.15.1
Date Begin:
2008
Date End:
2008
eMuseum Object ID:
66030
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Badge of the Veterans, Seventh Regiment New York National Guard
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1899
Medium:
Gold, enamel, textile, diamonds
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 1 1/2 in. (5.1 x 3.8 cm)
Description:
Circular badge with cipher "NG" and blue enamel "V" with gold "7" above, encircled with a garter of blue enamel bearing the regiment motto, "Patria Et Gloria"; half rosettes ornament medallion at sides and bottom; cipher pierced revealing cherry red ribbon; letter "F" studded with eight cut diamonds suspended from badge.
Credit Line:
Gregg W. Dawson, Dawson's Fine Jewelry, LTD.
Object Number:
2010.5
Inscriptions:
Engraved on reverse: "Henry Block, Treasurer Co. F / 7th Regiment N.Y.N.G. Nov 15th 1899"
Date Begin:
1899
Date End:
1899
eMuseum Object ID:
65828
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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