Badges, Buttons, Ribbons (Memorabilia) | Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: Badges, Buttons, Ribbons (Memorabilia)

Predominant Dates:1893

Extent: 1.0 Folders

Arrangement: Both ribbons are encased in a single sleeve.

Subjects: World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

Languages: English

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.

Subject/Index Terms

World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.)

Box and Folder Listing

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[Folder 1],
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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.