By Margaret Foote
Collection Overview
Title: Badges, Buttons, Ribbons (Memorabilia)
Predominant Dates:1893
Extent: 1.0 Folders
Arrangement: Both ribbons are encased in a single sleeve.
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
An artificial collection of badges, buttons, ribbons, and other memorabilia. The collection contains two items to date, both ribbons. One ribbon, made of silk and in color, is a souvenir of the World's Columbian Exposition (Chicago), celebrating the 400th anniversary of the first voyage of Columbus. The second ribbon honors the monument over the grave of Henry Clay, located in Lexington, Ky. The date for this ribbon has not been determined.
Box and Folder Listing
- Folder 1
- Barcode: 31234013927460
- Item 1: Souvenir of Discovery of America and World's Columbian Exposition, 1892
- Item 2: Clay Monument, n.d.
- Commemorative for Henry Clay.