Medal

Museum number:
2-34074
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020034074
Accession number:
Acc.892
Description:
“One hundred Years,”; “Safety, strength, speed”; scene of flying figure and a steam locomotive. Reverse description: “The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, 1827-1927”; a picture of Peter Cooper’s “Tom Thumb”
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library
Collection place:
New York City, New York County, New York
Verbatim coll. place:
Medallic Art Co., N.Y.
Production place:
New York City, New York County, New York
Culture or time period:
United States Historic
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Medals
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Production date:
1927
Accession date:
1946
Department:
Nonnative US and Canada (except California)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Medal, accession number 2-34074, described as “One hundred Years,”; “Safety, strength, speed”; scene of flying figure and a steam locomotive. Reverse description: “The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, 1827-1927”; a picture of Peter Cooper’s “Tom Thumb”Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Medal, accession number 2-34074, described as “One hundred Years,”; “Safety, strength, speed”; scene of flying figure and a steam locomotive. Reverse description: “The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, 1827-1927”; a picture of Peter Cooper’s “Tom Thumb”Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Medal, accession number 2-34074, described as “One hundred Years,”; “Safety, strength, speed”; scene of flying figure and a steam locomotive. Reverse description: “The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, 1827-1927”; a picture of Peter Cooper’s “Tom Thumb”

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