Name/Title
Ribbon MedalEntry/Object ID
2024.16.35Description
Royal blue award ribbon. The small ribbon is inscribed, "B.O.C. / JUNIOR / SKI / MEISTER / 1947 / BRATTLEBORO / VERMONT" in gold with the image of a skier in the middle. There is a ring at the top for a string to fasten the ribbon to clothing. A small card affixed to the back reads, "Herbie Holbrook / NAME / 13-15 / CLASS / Cross Country / EVENT / 1st / AWARD / HODGES BADGE CO., BOSTON" printed in black with the details filled out in black script.Context
Presented to Herbert P. Holbrook for winning first place in ski jump from the Brattleboro Outing Club in 1947. Earned the year of his graduation from the Austine School for the Deaf, this is one of many awards Holbrook earned as a Class A ski jumper, Olympic cross-country skier. He was admitted to the AAAD (American Athletic Association for the Deaf) in 1964, when he also made the New York Times News twice that year. 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
TransferTextile Details
Notes
Very very small textile made of sturdy dark royal blue ribbon with a silky sheen into the weaving.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Ribbon, PrizeNomenclature Primary Object Term
PrizeNomenclature Sub-Class
Achievement SymbolsNomenclature Class
Personal SymbolsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
6-1/8 inWidth
1-1/2 inMaterials
Material
Ribbon, Metal, CardboardMaterial Notes
The ribbon refers to the largest piece of material in the whole object which is the ribbon itself. This is secured to a small cardboard card in the back using a type of snap-like metal fastening (that is too tarnished at present to identify exact material of metal). The card is made of a thin cardboard-like material in order to be written on by a type of pen or ink writing.