Collection Highlights
Camp scene from photograph
Date:
ca. 1861-1865
Object Number:
PR.022.4
Medium:
Wood engraving
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Pin badge with card
Object Number:
INV.2168
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Metal, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 1 x 3/8 in. ( 2.5 x 2.5 x 1 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: paper card, in graphite: "Token of/Spanish-American War/'To hell with/Spain - /Remember the Maine'/(See under flag, inside)"
Description:
Gilt metal enamelled American flag pin-back badge in red, white, and blue; applied inside is yellow paper insert with insciption printed in black: "TO HELL/WITH SPAIN!/REMEMBER THE/MAINE". Badge attached to cream heavy paper card with inscriptions in graphite.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
