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- Bicorne from the Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts , 1872-1874 -
- 1872-1874
- Collections - Artifact
Bicorne from the Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts , 1872-1874
- Medal of Honor Legion, Second Class, Awarded to Captain Milton Russell's Daughter, Sella R. Cole -
- circa 1897
- Collections - Artifact
Medal of Honor Legion, Second Class, Awarded to Captain Milton Russell's Daughter, Sella R. Cole
- Ribbon Badge for Members of the Abraham Lincoln Guard of Honor, 1880 - The Lincoln Guard of Honor was formed in 1880. The organization's stated purposes were to raise funds to purchase and repair Abraham Lincoln's Springfield, Illinois home, collect relics and hold memorial services for the slain president. Privately, the group protected the whereabouts of the body of the president following the failed attempt by grave robbers to steal the corpse in 1876.
- 1880
- Collections - Artifact
Ribbon Badge for Members of the Abraham Lincoln Guard of Honor, 1880
The Lincoln Guard of Honor was formed in 1880. The organization's stated purposes were to raise funds to purchase and repair Abraham Lincoln's Springfield, Illinois home, collect relics and hold memorial services for the slain president. Privately, the group protected the whereabouts of the body of the president following the failed attempt by grave robbers to steal the corpse in 1876.
- Brooch Commemorating "The Montana Nail," World's Columbian Exposition, 1893 - The Woman's Building at Chicago's 1893 World's Columbian Exposition recognized the contributions of women to society. The women's delegation from Montana offered a ceremonial gold nail to signify the building's completion. Jewelers fashioned a brooch with the nail and presented it to Bertha Palmer, President of the Exposition's Women's Department.
- 1893
- Collections - Artifact
Brooch Commemorating "The Montana Nail," World's Columbian Exposition, 1893
The Woman's Building at Chicago's 1893 World's Columbian Exposition recognized the contributions of women to society. The women's delegation from Montana offered a ceremonial gold nail to signify the building's completion. Jewelers fashioned a brooch with the nail and presented it to Bertha Palmer, President of the Exposition's Women's Department.