Name/Title
Bay District Small Bore Rifle League medal, c. 1954Entry/Object ID
2003.61.1Description
ACC. NO. 03.61.1
SUBJECT OR CATEGORY: ROTC, ALAMEDA HIGH SCHOOL
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1954
OBJECT: MEDAL
DESCRIPTION: SILVER-PLATED MEDAL, WHICH IS SUSPENDED BY A BLACK- AND ORANGE COLORED GROSGRAIN RIBBON. MEDAL HAS BARS WITH AN EMBOSSED CAPTION, "LEAGUE MATCHES, HIGH SCORE." SUSPENDING BAR BEARS AN INSCRIPTION, "BAY DISTRICT SMALL BORE RIFLE LEAGUE." MEDAL IS CONTAINED IN ITS ORIGINAL BOX WITH PLASTIC SEE-THROUGH COVER. COVER HAS A CAPTION, "VH BLACKINGTON & CO., INC., ATTLEBORO FALLS, MASS." MEDAL IS ATTACHED TO A PALE YELLOW-COLORED VELVET BACKGROUND IN ITS ORIGINAL BOX.
SIZE: BOX: L 4" X W 2-1/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: THE FOLLOWING COLLECTION OF ROTC MEDALS AWARDED AT THE ALAMEDA HIGH SCHOOL TO GRADY WHITE (BORN MARCH 27, 1930; DIED AUGUST 3, 2000). HE GRADUATED FROM ALAMEDA HIGH SCHOOL IN 1947 AND RETIRED AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE ALAMEDA NAVAL AIR STATION. THE FAMILY CAME TO ALAMEDA AROUND 1944.
DONOR: LOUISE MERRITT,
CATALOGED: JUNE 7, 2003
