Name/Title
Silver plated medal in art deco style from Leo Purcell Swimming School, 1935Entry/Object ID
1993.44.2Description
ACC. NO. 93.44.2
SUBJECT CATEGORY: BEACHES
DATE OR PERIOD: 1935
OBJECT: MEDAL
DESCRIPTION:
SILVER-PLATED MEDAL IN ART DECO STYLE, WITH RAISED FIGURE OF SWIMMER AND THE ENGRAVED YEAR, "1935." MEDAL IS IN ORIGINAL BOX (BLACK AND GOLD), WITH CAPTION ON LID, "NIDEROST AND TABER, INC., SAN FRANCISCO."
SIZE: L 2" x W 1-3/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
SWIMMING MEDAL ISSUED BY LEO PURCELL, SWIMMING SCHOOL, WEST END CENTRAL AVENUE, ALAMEDA, PRESENT SITE OF PADEN SCHOOL.
ACQUIRED FROM:
DON FEREIRA
DATE: DECEMBER 21, 1993
