Name/Title
Gold plated medal awarded by Leo Purcell Swimming School, 1934Entry/Object ID
1993.44.1Description
ACC. NO. 93.44.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: BEACHES
OBJECT: MEDAL
DATE OR PERIOD: 1934
DESCRIPTION:
GOLD-PLATED MEDAL, WITH CENTER MOTIF OF DIVING FIGURE AND INCISED NUMBER "34." MEDAL IS MOUNTED TO WHITE PAPER BACKING IN ORIGINAL GOLD- AND BLACK-COLORED CARDBOARD BOX. BOX COVER IS INSCRIBED, "NIDEROST AND TABER, POST STREET, SAN FRANCISCO."
SIZE: L 2" X W 1-3/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
AWARD ISSUED BY LEO PURCELL, SWIMMING SCHOOL, WEST END AND CENTRAL AVENUE, ALAMEDA --- PRESENT SITE OF PADEN SCHOOL.
ACQUIRED FROM:
DON FEREIRA
DATE: DECEMBER 21, 1993
