Commemorative Pin

Name/Title

Commemorative Pin

Entry/Object ID

1960.81.2b

Description

Commemorative pin consisting of a bow shaped pin bar and a round medallion. The bow has a sticker on the front that is printed to look like the United States flag. The front of the medallion shows an image of three bayoneted guns leaning against each other with a case and a canteen hanging from them and the inscription, "CAMP THOMAS 1898". The back of the medallion shows a soldier standing near two pup tents and the inscription, "CHICKAMAUGA PARK 1898".

Context

Worn by Edward Prouty to commemorate his time training at Camp George H. Thomas in Chicamauga, Georgia.

Acquisition

Accession

1960.81

Source or Donor

Prouty, Edward H. (1871-1966)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pin, Political

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Political

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Belief Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Vermont National Guard

Person or Organization

United Spanish War Veterans

Related Places

Place

City

Camp Chickamauga

State/Province

Georgia

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America