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Grand Army of the Republic badge
- Creator:
- The Whitehead & Hoag Co.
- Location:
- New Jersey, Essex County, Newark
- Origin Date:
- 1912
- Materials:
- cloth, metal
- Measurements:
- overall: 6 in x 3 1/4 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0650
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Three-dimensional Objects
Description
Round button features a photograph of President Abraham Lincoln surrounded by printed American flag bunting. Two red, white, and blue silk ribbons stream from the button; "31st Annual Encampment, G.A.R., Department of Oregon" and "Salem, Oregon, June 19-21, 1912" are stamped on them. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum