Collection Highlights
Important meeting of the African Civilization Society, at the Cooper Institute, Wednesday evening, March 7th, 1860, at eight o'clock
Date:
1860
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1860.48
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Representative Lewis Stephen Pilcher Commemorative Medal
Object Number:
1922.152
Date:
1922
Medium:
metal and fabric
Dimensions:
4 1/2 x 2 inches
Description:
round medal with profile portrait of LEWIS STEPHEN PILCHER, verso: laurel wreath, text: COMMANDER IN CHEIF GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, 1922, attached yellow ribbon iwth decorative metal clasp stating REPRESENTATIVE with hanging medal of an eagle and crest with text: 56TH NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT DES MOINES, IOWA, 1922, G.A.R.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
