Department of Interior's Commendable Service medal

Photograph

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Boulder City/Hoover Dam Museum

0018:0053: Photo caption: "Kenneth Fredericksen, 15, pins the Department of Interior's Commendable Service medal, awarded posthumously to his father Elmer Fredericksen, on the. lapel of his mother Nelle Fredericksen. Mrs. Fredericksen, who lives at 721 Arizona Street, Boulder rCity, received the high award for her late husband from Wade H. Taylor, Director of the Bureau of Reclamation's Region 3, at left. The award ceremony was witnessed by some 100 Reclamation employees and other friends of the Fredericksens. The award was given in recognition of Mr. Fredericksen's 18 years of Government service with the Bureau of Reclamation as one of its noteworthy engineers. [Bureau of Reclamation photo P45-300-3496-B; R.C. Middleton, photographer]
0018:0053

Photo caption: "Kenneth Fredericksen, 15, pins the Department of Interior's Commendable Service medal, awarded posthumously to his father Elmer Fredericksen, on the. lapel of his mother Nelle Fredericksen. Mrs. Fredericksen, who lives at 721 Arizona Street, Boulder rCity, received the high award for her late husband from Wade H. Taylor, Director of the Bureau of Reclamation's Region 3, at left. The award ceremony was witnessed by some 100 Reclamation employees and other friends of the Fredericksens. The award was given in recognition of Mr. Fredericksen's 18 years of Government service with the Bureau of Reclamation as one of its noteworthy engineers. [Bureau of Reclamation photo P45-300-3496-B; R.C. Middleton, photographer]

Name/Title

Department of Interior's Commendable Service medal

Entry/Object ID

0018:0053

Description

Photo caption: "Kenneth Fredericksen, 15, pins the Department of Interior's Commendable Service medal, awarded posthumously to his father Elmer Fredericksen, on the. lapel of his mother Nelle Fredericksen. Mrs. Fredericksen, who lives at 721 Arizona Street, Boulder rCity, received the high award for her late husband from Wade H. Taylor, Director of the Bureau of Reclamation's Region 3, at left. The award ceremony was witnessed by some 100 Reclamation employees and other friends of the Fredericksens. The award was given in recognition of Mr. Fredericksen's 18 years of Government service with the Bureau of Reclamation as one of its noteworthy engineers."; November 19, 1956; Bureau of Reclamation photo P45-300-3496-B; R.C. Middleton, photographer

Collection

Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City Businesses

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Middleton, R. C.

Role

Photographer

Date made

Nov 19, 1956 - Nov 19, 1956

Notes

Original or Negative: Original [Bureau of Reclamation photo P45-300-3496-B; R.C. Middleton, photographer]

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Research room

Date

June 10, 2026

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

November 15, 2023

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

June 16, 2026