Name/Title
Olive Dillon Crawford's 1903 Debating pinEntry/Object ID
2025.72.2Description
Acc. No. 25.72.2
Subject Category: Schools, Alameda
Date or Period: 1903
Object: pin
Description: a metal pin, in the shape of a shield attached with two small 3-link chains to a banner, with scrolls on either side under the chains. On the shield is applied '03', in white enamel, and the letters 'AHS', with the A and S in white, and the H in red enamel. On the back of the shield is engraved in cursive: 'Won in Debating Contest'. On the banner above is engraved on the front in cursive: 'Olive Dillon', and stamped on the back: 'GEO. R. MOSS'.
Size: L 1 1/2 inch
History of Object: Alameda High School debating pin awarded to Olive Dillon Crawford, member of a longtime Alameda family.
Acquired from: German Robles
Donation Date: 5/3/2025
Catalog Date: 5/16/2025
