Collection Highlights
Camp scene from photograph
Date:
ca. 1861-1865
Object Number:
PR.022.4
Medium:
Wood engraving
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Historical Artifacts
New York World's Fair Medal
Object Number:
INV.4901
Date:
1939
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: reverse, at lower right of field: "KILENYI"
Inscription: lower center: "BRONZE/ROBBINS CO./ATTLEBORO"
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing Trylon and Perisphere with figure of George Washington among clouds at right; inscription in exergue: "NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR/1939." Reverse depicts images of New York City labelled, from bottom to top: "YESTERDAY/TO DAY/THE WORLD OF TOMORROW."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
