Collection Highlights
The Rail Candidate
Date:
1860
Object Number:
PR.010.1860.Rail
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Historical Artifacts
Badge: delegate Hampstead NY, June 1915
Object Number:
INV.10523
Date:
1915
Medium:
Silk, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 5/8 x 2 x 1/4 in. ( 14.3 x 5.1 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
badge: "DELEGATE/1915"
badge: suspended: " "SEAL OF HEMPSTEAD 1645" in seal border; "20TH ANNUAL CONVENTION" in banner at bottom
Description:
Navy silk ribbon and brass badge suspended from brass pin; badge has seal inside circle, with eagle perched on trumpets atop it; "SEAL OF HEMPSTEAD 1645" in seal border; "20TH ANNUAL CONVENTION" in banner at bottom; "DELEGATE/1915" on pin, which has fire engine in center.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
