Floresville High School and TAMU Pin

Jewelry

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L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness

Up close image of L.T.'s class pins from Texas A&M University and Floresville High School in a marble-colored cardboard box. The Texas A&M pin a gold oval with an eagle and shield in the center. The number "29" is under the shield, denoting L.T.'s class year. The words "A&M COLLEGE OF TEXAS 1876" is surrounding the outside of the oval. There is a gold chain that attaches to the "29" on a separate pin. The Floresville High School pin is in a similar fashion but it is a rectangle. It is bronze with a large "F" in the center. There is a gold chain that attaches to the "23" on a separate pin.

Up close image of L.T.'s class pins from Texas A&M University and Floresville High School in a marble-colored cardboard box. The Texas A&M pin a gold oval with an eagle and shield in the center. The number "29" is under the shield, denoting L.T.'s class year. The words "A&M COLLEGE OF TEXAS 1876" is surrounding the outside of the oval. There is a gold chain that attaches to the "29" on a separate pin. The Floresville High School pin is in a similar fashion but it is a rectangle. It is bronze with a large "F" in the center. There is a gold chain that attaches to the "23" on a separate pin.

Name/Title

Floresville High School and TAMU Pin

Entry/Object ID

JI2025000015

Description

1 Texas A&M Class of 29 Pin; 1 Floresville High School Class of 23 Pin. The Texas A&M class year pins were presented to cadets in the Corps before graduation to honor their achievements at the university.

Context

After his retirement in 1962, the Jordans returned to Texas and L.T. became actively involved in the Association of Former Students associated Century Club. Mr. Jordan graduated from Texas A&M in 1929 with a degree in mechanical engineering. A similar pin was presented to Mr. Jordan after his high school graduation from Floresville High School in Floresville, Texas, in 1923.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

United States

Continent

North America

Parts

Count

2

Parts

2 pins