Medal, Commemorative

Object/Artifact

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Medal, Commemorative

Entry/Object ID

467 a

Description

Material: metal. Size: 1 3/8" W. x 1 5/8" L. x 1/8" D. Description: gold colored metal - circular disk - star imprint at top - shield imprint at bottom - laurel leaf border - front engraving: "Columbian Exposition Dairy Exhibit Minnesota 1893" - reverse side engraving: "Samuel Hawkes" - case for this medal: #467b.

Context

Waseca County Creameries. Dairy. Buttermaking. Dairy exhibit medal won by Samuel Hawks (Hawkes) at the World's Columbian Exposition, 1892-1893. 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

Good

Create Date

February 26, 1999

Update Date

November 21, 2024