Medal, Commemorative

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Medal, Commemorative

Entry/Object ID

468 a

Description

Material: metal. Size: 1 3/4" W. x 2 7/8" L. x 1/4" deep. Description: silver bar pin - engraved: "North Star State Fair" with a star shape - medallion hangs from bar with two short links - etched on medallion: laurel wreath and imprinted: "96 4" and "Dairy" and "1895" - reverse: "Presented By M.S.D.Assoc. to Samuel Hawkes" - condition - tarnished medallion case: #468b,c

Context

Waseca County Creameries. Dairy. Buttermaking. Dairy medal won by Samuel Hawks (Hawkes) at the North Star State Fair, 1895. Presented by the Minnesota State Dairy Association. Donor was Carolyn Hawkes, grandaughter of Charles Hawkes. Samuel & Charles were brothers.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Medal, Commemorative

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Commemorative

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Memorabilia

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Create Date

February 26, 1999

Update Date

November 21, 2024