Name/Title
PinEntry/Object ID
2024.16.34Description
Small gold pin attaching to faded red, white, and blue ribbon with a rectangular gold medallion hanging down. The medallion features a multi-layered art-deco style border framing a relief image of a ski jumper in the center. Two gold-colored jump rings secure the medallion to the ribbon, and there is a gold safety pin backing at the top of the ribbon to secure to clothing.
Given to Herbert Holbrook Austine School alumnus class of 1947 who was a class A award winning ski jumper.Context
Presented to Herbert P. Holbrook for a competition ski jump win. Graduate of Austine School for the Deaf Class of 1947, Holbrook was a Class A ski jumper and Olympic cross-country skier. He was also admitted to the AAAD (American Athletic Association for the Deaf) in 1964, the same year where he was highlighted in the New York Times News twice. He competed in Berchtesgaden (West Germany) in the 60's and in the Meribel Olympics in France in 1979.Acquisition
Accession
2024.16Source or Donor
Austine School for the DeafAcquisition Method
TransferClothing/Dress/Costume Details
Textile Details
Material
RibbonColor
Red, White, BlueNotes
Material of item is restricted to the ribbon itself. The ornament was made of a metal and the backing is metal as well.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Pin, AwardNomenclature Primary Object Term
AwardNomenclature Sub-Class
Achievement SymbolsNomenclature Class
Personal SymbolsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
2-3/4 inWidth
1-3/8 in