Name/Title
PinEntry/Object ID
2024.16.39Description
Medium circular silver medallion. The pin has a central design of a stylized black enamel outlined triangle with slightly hooked points to look like skis. There is a small red enamel heart in the center of the triangle, and below the image are the words, "MERIBEL / 21-27 JANV. 1979" (January 1979).
The back of the pin has gold edging and a silver circular inscription that reads, "IXE JEUX MONDIAUX D"HIVER DES SOURDS" [9th Global Winter Games of the Deaf] around the edge. The center features a green enameled circle with a silver globe at the middle that has silver rays emanating from it. Over the globe are the letters, "C.I.S.S." in silver.Context
Given to Herbert P. Holbrook who was a class A ski jumper and olympic cross-country skier. He was an alumnus of the Austine School for the Deaf, and 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 (where he won this particular pin)Acquisition
Accession
2024.16Source or Donor
Austine School for the DeafAcquisition Method
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Nomenclature 4.0
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Austine School for the Deaf