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[Diploma Awarded By The American Institute to J. & R. Lamb For the Best Church Furniture. Having Received a Silver Medal in 1875. This Diploma of Continued Excellence is Awarded to them at the Exhibition of 1876. [signed] New York Nov. 1876]

[Diploma Awarded By The American Institute to J. & R. Lamb For the Bes...

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A hint for the horticultural society. Great show of "chignons." Medal awarded to the finest grown specimen

A hint for the horticultural society. Great show of "chignons." Medal ...

Cartoon showing a group of gentlemen, examining the hairstyles of participants in a chignon competition. Inscribed above image: Chignon unnaturelle pastrubfranes, chignon vulgaris, chignon dressairia, chignon c... More

Sgt. Morris Fisher--wearing medals

Sgt. Morris Fisher--wearing medals

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[Isfandiyr, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm(Khiva), three-quarter length portrait, in official robes, seated on chair, outdoors]

[Isfandiyr, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm(Khiva), three-...

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GAUGOT, JULIEN. CAPT., U.S.A., RECEIVING MEDAL OF HONOR FROM PRESIDENT TAFT. MEDALS, ETC.

GAUGOT, JULIEN. CAPT., U.S.A., RECEIVING MEDAL OF HONOR FROM PRESIDENT...

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NOBEL PEACE PRIZE. THE MEDAL - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE. THE MEDAL - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domai...

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MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC. ARMY MEDALS

MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC. ARMY MEDALS

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MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC. AMBASSADOR MACCHI DI CELLERE OF ITALY DECORATING U.S. ARMY OFFICERS; GEN. MARCH AND SEC. BAKER, LEFT CENTER

MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC. AMBASSADOR MACCHI DI CELLERE OF ITALY DECORA...

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[President Coolidge] decorating Henry Breault of the submarine 0-5 with Congressional Medal of Honor

[President Coolidge] decorating Henry Breault of the submarine 0-5 wit...

President Calvin Coolidge places the Congressional Medal of Honor around Henry Breault's neck, as military officers look on, with the White House in the background. In album: Calvin Coolidge, First Administrati... More

Augustus Butler Rowland, Aviation Chief Machinists Mate, decorated for heroism by Pres. Coolidge

Augustus Butler Rowland, Aviation Chief Machinists Mate, decorated for...

President Calvin Coolidge afixing a medal on Augustus Butler Rowland, who holds the hand of a small boy. In album: Calvin Coolidge, Second Administration, v. 3, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company, p. 4, ... More

Decorated for gallantry in action. Private Bukaro Frafra, Gold Coast Regiment, Royal West African Frontier Force, who has been awarded the Imperial Distinguished Conduct Medal for gallantry in the East African campaign. In April, 1941, as a member of a patrol sent out to find its way over a ravine and across a tank trap, he work his Bren gun forward to within fifty yards of the tank trap, inflicting seven casualties on an enemy party working beyond it. On April 1941, under very heavy fire, he was wounded but refused to give in. He stuck to his gun until it was knocked out of action and he was wounded a second time. He is one of the first three African soldiers to receive the Imperial Distinguished Conduct Medal

Decorated for gallantry in action. Private Bukaro Frafra, Gold Coast R...

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Roeber and Crane Bros Vaudeville-Athletic Co.

Roeber and Crane Bros Vaudeville-Athletic Co.

"Russell-Morgan Print." Caption: Ernst Roeber, champion of the world, winner of over 200 victories over the wrestlers of Germany, Poland, Russia, Austria, Italy, and Great Britain. Color version of poster: POS ... More

[ UNICEF Medal] - Public domain photogrpaph

[ UNICEF Medal] - Public domain photogrpaph

The Library of Congress provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes and makes no warranty with regard to their use for other purposes. The written permission of the copyright owners... More

[Buckskin Charlie, Ute, half-length portrait, facing front, with medal around neck]

[Buckskin Charlie, Ute, half-length portrait, facing front, with medal...

64923 U.S. Copyright Office. Photograph by Rose and Hopkins, Denver, Colorado.

Edward S. Curtis - Jicarilla girl in feast dress

Edward S. Curtis - Jicarilla girl in feast dress

Jicarilla Apache girl, half-length portrait, wearing dress with buckskin cape, several necklaces, medallions; her hair is tied on each side of her head with large knot of yarn. H55649 U.S. Copyright Office. Cu... More

General O.O. Howard. Bust, 1 - Public domain portrait print

General O.O. Howard. Bust, 1 - Public domain portrait print

Half-length portrait, facing right, with several medals on uniform coat. H105911 U.S. Copyright Office.

[MEDAL OF HONOR OFFICERS] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

[MEDAL OF HONOR OFFICERS] - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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NOBEL PEACE PRIZE. THE MEDAL - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE. THE MEDAL - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domai...

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MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC. MEDAL OF HONOR, NAVY

MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC. MEDAL OF HONOR, NAVY

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MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC., FRENCH MEDALS

MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC., FRENCH MEDALS

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MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC. FOREIGN OFFICERS DECORATED BY SEC. BAKER

MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC. FOREIGN OFFICERS DECORATED BY SEC. BAKER

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New York City - Medal of the School Nature League

New York City - Medal of the School Nature League

Photo shows front and back of medal, with cherubs gardening and name Alphée DuBois on one side and the initials S.N.L. on the other. On slide (handwritten): "New York City-Medal of the School Nature League" and... More

Endowed medal bestowed by Geophysical Union for distinguished work. Washington, D.C., April 28. The Bowie Medal, endowed by friends and coworkers of Dr. William Bowie, twice former President of the Union and retired Chief of the Division of Geodesy, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, was today voted by the Executive Committee of the American Geophysical Union to be given to Dr. Bowie. In accordance with the deed of the gift, the medal is awarded for distinguished and outstanding contribution to the advancement of cooperative research in fundamental geophysics. Left to right: Dr. Richard M. Field, President of the Union and Dr. Bowie

Endowed medal bestowed by Geophysical Union for distinguished work. Wa...

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Heroes of Nicaraguan service receive decorations from Secretary of Navy. Seven officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps were presented with decorations for distinguished service in Nicaragua by Secretary of the Navy Charles Francis Adams today at the Navy Department. In this picture Secretary Adams is pinning the Distinguished Medal on Rear Admiral David Sellers, Judge Advocate General of the Navy, who was commander of the Special Service in Nicaragua from July 1927 to May 1929. Others in the picture are Lieut. Col. C.R. Wallace, U.S.M.C., who also received Distinguished Service Federal Lieut. Col. C. R. Sanderson; 2nd Lieut. E. H. Saltzman; 2nd Lieut. Earl S. Piper; 2nd Lieut. John S. Letcher, all of whom received the Navy Cross. Lieut. John B. O'Neill, U.S. Navy received a star in lieu of Navy Cross as was previously awarded the Cross

Heroes of Nicaraguan service receive decorations from Secretary of Nav...

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PAN AMERICA SOCIETY HEAD GIVES MEDAL TO ROOSEVELT. JOHN L. MERRILL, PRESIDENT OF THE PAN AMERICAN SOCIETY, PLACES THE SOCIETY'S AWARD ABOUT THE NECK OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. SPRUILLE BRANDEN, MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY'S COUNCIL, IS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE PRESIDENT. THE AWARD WAS FOR ROOSEVELT'S POLICY PROMOTING FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE NATIONS OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE

PAN AMERICA SOCIETY HEAD GIVES MEDAL TO ROOSEVELT. JOHN L. MERRILL, PR...

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Navy secretary presents medal to Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd. Washington, D.C., Oct. 15. Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, U.S.N. Retired, and members of his second Antarctic Expedition were presented with silver medals today by Secretary of the Navy Claude A. Swanson. Congress authorized the award of the medals on June 2, 1936. In the photograph, left to right: Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Rear Admiral William H. Leahy, Chief of Naval Operations, Secretary Swanson, and William C. Haines, U.S. Weather Bureau Meteorologist and a member of the expedition. 10/15/37

Navy secretary presents medal to Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd. Washing...

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Secretary of Agriculture presents Meyer medal to veteran government plant explorer. Washington, D.C., July 24. Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, right, presenting the Meyer Medal for distinguished services in plant introduction to David Fairchild, Veteran Plant Explorer of the United States Department of Agriculture. The Secretary made the award on behalf of the American Genetic Association, the Trustees of the Medal. Following the presentation, Secretary Wallace out-lined the distinguished services of Dr. Fairchild during his 50 year's association with the department of Agriculture. Dr. Fairchild has introduced many hundreds of new plants into America. Others in the picture are Mrs. Fairchild and P.H. Dorsett, retired plant explorer, 7/24-39

Secretary of Agriculture presents Meyer medal to veteran government pl...

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[Ehrich Weiss, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing track team medals, in New York]

[Ehrich Weiss, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing t...

Not yet Houdini, Ehrich Weiss is shown exhibiting his competitive spirit and wearing medals he won as a member of the Pastime Athletic Club track team in New York. Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magici... More

Woodrow Wilson's Nobel Peace Prize Medal

Woodrow Wilson's Nobel Peace Prize Medal

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[Unidentified African American soldier, 9th cavalry, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, wearing uniform with marksman badge and sharpshooters medal, and kepi with crossed sabers]

[Unidentified African American soldier, 9th cavalry, full-length portr...

Title devised by Library staff based on caption from Gladstone collection checklist. Date from checklist. Gladstone's inventory code and notes: M103. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.305).... More

Georgievskie kavalery i nagrazhdennye zolotym oruzhiem. Za vziatie g: Tashkenda. 18-go Iiunia, 1865 g. Podp. Artillery. N. A. Ivanov

Georgievskie kavalery i nagrazhdennye zolotym oruzhiem. Za vziatie g: ...

Photograph is misidentified. Due to the medals and uniform, the man depicted is probably an officer. Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' istoricheskaia, 1871-1872, part 4, pl. 23.

Father Knickerbocker shows his appreciation of his best all-around citizen / Keppler.

Father Knickerbocker shows his appreciation of his best all-around cit...

Illustration shows Father Knickerbocker, a symbolic figure for New York City, placing a medal on Abram S. Hewitt in honor of his "Good Citizenship." Illus. in: Puck, v. 50, no. 1286 (1901 October 23), cover. C... More

[Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm(Khiva), full-length portrait, in uniform, seated on chair, outdoors]

[Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm(Khiva), full-...

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[Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm(Khiva), in uniform, seated on chair, outdoors]

[Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm(Khiva), in un...

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Navy medals - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Navy medals - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

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ROSTRON, ARTHUR H., CAPT. OF CUNARD LINER, 'CARPATHIA;' BRYCE, JAMES, AMBASSADOR FROM GREAT BRITAIN. TITANIC MEDAL TO ROSTRON

ROSTRON, ARTHUR H., CAPT. OF CUNARD LINER, 'CARPATHIA;' BRYCE, JAMES, ...

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General F.W.R. [i.e., B.] Landon - Public domain portrait photograph

General F.W.R. [i.e., B.] Landon - Public domain portrait photograph

Photograph shows Major-General Frederick William Bainbridge Landon (b. 1869) who served in the British Army during the Benin Expedition 1897 (medal second from left) and in the South African War 1899-1902 (meda... More

MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC. NAVY MEDAL OF HONOR

MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC. NAVY MEDAL OF HONOR

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MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC. SEC. BAKER DECORATING DR. SHAW AND SOLDIERS

MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC. SEC. BAKER DECORATING DR. SHAW AND SOLDIERS

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T.R. Shipp, Atwater Kent Medal - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

T.R. Shipp, Atwater Kent Medal - Glass negative photogrpah. Public dom...

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Folger Library copy work. Medal presented to David Garrick in 1777, text side

Folger Library copy work. Medal presented to David Garrick in 1777, te...

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[Casablanca conference at Casablanca, Morocco, President Roosevelt with Major General George S. Patton, Jr., affixing the Congressional Medal of Honor upon Brig. General William H. Wilbur in the presence of General George C. Marshall]

[Casablanca conference at Casablanca, Morocco, President Roosevelt wit...

Photoprint from U.S. Army Signal Corps. No. 152323. Public domain photograph related to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Three young women posing in swimsuits and wearing their swimming competition medals]

[Three young women posing in swimsuits and wearing their swimming comp...

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Idi Amin - Engraving, Public domain image

Idi Amin - Engraving, Public domain image

Caricature shows Idi Amin, President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979 as a bloated, powerful figure in military dress covered with medals and insignia, holding a sceptor, and crowned by a small head with heavy featu... More

Roeber and Crane Bros Vaudeville-Athletic Co.

Roeber and Crane Bros Vaudeville-Athletic Co.

"Russell-Morgan Print." Caption: Ernst Roeber, champion of the world, winner of over 200 victories over the wrestlers of Germany, Poland, Russia, Austria, Italy, and Great Britain. Color version of poster: POS ... More

MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC. NAVY HONORABLE DISCHARGE BUTTON

MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC. NAVY HONORABLE DISCHARGE BUTTON

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Oscar Mathisen with medals - Public domain portrait photograph

Oscar Mathisen with medals - Public domain portrait photograph

A man wearing a vest with medals on it. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC. MEDAL SUBMITTED BY BAIRD-NORTH CO.

MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC. MEDAL SUBMITTED BY BAIRD-NORTH CO.

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MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC. DR. MOTT; SEC. BAKER; FATHER JOHN BURKE; UNIDENTIFIED. OTHER ROWS ARE ARMY CHAPLAINS DECORATED

MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC. DR. MOTT; SEC. BAKER; FATHER JOHN BURKE; UNI...

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President Coolidge presents Congressional Medal of Honor to sailor Hero. William Russel Huber, Machinist Mate, First Class, United States Navy, receiving from President Coolidge today the Congressional Medal of Honor awarded to him for an act of outstanding heroism. After a boiler explosion on the U.S.S. Bruce last June 11, Huber rescued shipmates and then succeed in closing off the steampipes at the risk of his own life. In the picture at extreme left is Admiral Charles F. Hughes, Chief of Naval Operations, while on the right is Secretary of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur

President Coolidge presents Congressional Medal of Honor to sailor Her...

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President Coolidge congratulates sailor after presenting him with Congressional Medal of Honor. President Coolidge congratulating William R. Huber, Machinist Mate, First Class, United States Navy, after presenting the sailor with the Congressional Medal of Honor at the White House today Huber was awarded the medal for heroism he displayed aboard the U.S.S. Bruce when an explosion occurred . He rescued shipmates and then at the risk of his life closed off the steampipes

President Coolidge congratulates sailor after presenting him with Cong...

A black and white photo of men in uniform shaking hands. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Medal of Honor] - Public domain photogrpaph

[Medal of Honor] - Public domain photogrpaph

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Return to sender - Public domain photogrpaph

Return to sender - Public domain photogrpaph

Public domain photograph of Vietnam War, the 1960s, 1970s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chief Wolf Robe - Public domain portrait drawing

Chief Wolf Robe - Public domain portrait drawing

Photo shows Wolf Robe (1838-1841 to 1910), the Southern Cheyenne chief sometimes believed to be the man whose profile was used on the Indian-head nickel. Here he is wearing a round silver Benjamin Harrison peac... More

[Three young women posing in swimsuits and wearing their swimming competition medals]

[Three young women posing in swimsuits and wearing their swimming comp...

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Woodrow Wilson's Nobel Peace Prize Medal

Woodrow Wilson's Nobel Peace Prize Medal

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[Theodore Roosevelt walking in top hat, tails, and medal; with men, carriage, and horses in background]

[Theodore Roosevelt walking in top hat, tails, and medal; with men, ca...

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[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with musket, bayonet in scabbard, revolver, and cap box in front of painted backdrop showing military camp scene]

[Unidentified soldier in Union uniform with musket, bayonet in scabbar...

Photograph case has a campaign button with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln dated 1860 attached to interior. Case: Berg, no. 3-156. Digital photo with mat removed by Mike O'Donnell. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (... More

Prince Regent of Japan - Medal - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Prince Regent of Japan - Medal - Glass negative photogrpah. Public dom...

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Chief Red Shirt - Public domain portrait print

Chief Red Shirt - Public domain portrait print

Ogilasa, also known as Red Shirt (Lakota), half-length portrait, facing right, wearing native dress, a President Grant peace medal, and holding tomahawk. (Source: Wild west shows and the images of American Indi... More

Reminiscences - Public domain photogrpaph

Reminiscences - Public domain photogrpaph

Photograph shows an old Grand Army of Republic veteran sitting outside wearing his uniform with medals and holding a gun; sword and cap by his side. Copyright 1913 by Clarence A. Purchase, Jamaica, N. Y. No. 1390.

[ROSTRON, ARTHUR H., CAPT. OF CUNARD LINER, 'CARPATHIA;' BRYCE, JAMES, AMBASSADOR FROM GREAT BRITAIN. TITANIC MEDAL TO ROSTRON]

[ROSTRON, ARTHUR H., CAPT. OF CUNARD LINER, 'CARPATHIA;' BRYCE, JAMES,...

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General J.J. Pershing - Public domain photograph, glass negative

General J.J. Pershing - Public domain photograph, glass negative

Photograph shows General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing (1860-1948), who served as head of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I. He wears medals from the Indian Campaign, the Spanish Campaign and the... More

COMBS, ADMIRAL. U.S.N. SECRETARY GLASS PINNING MEDAL ON ADMIRAL COMBS

COMBS, ADMIRAL. U.S.N. SECRETARY GLASS PINNING MEDAL ON ADMIRAL COMBS

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YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. DR. JOHN R. MOTT, GEN. SEC. OF WAR WORK, DECORATED. MEDALS, ETC.

YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. DR. JOHN R. MOTT, GEN. SEC. OF WAR ...

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Marshal [Ferdinand] Foch medal - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Marshal [Ferdinand] Foch medal - Glass negative photogrpah. Public dom...

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[President Coolidge] decorating Henry Breault of the submarine 0-5 with the Congressional Medal of Honor

[President Coolidge] decorating Henry Breault of the submarine 0-5 wit...

President Calvin Coolidge holds the Congressional Medal of Honor which has been placed around Henry Breault's neck. In album: Calvin Coolidge, First Administration, v. 1, Herbert E. French, National Photo Compa... More

Presidential Medal of Hoover placed on sale. Following the custom of other administrations a President Hoover medal has just been struck off by a Philadelphia Mint and is shortly to on sale to the public

Presidential Medal of Hoover placed on sale. Following the custom of o...

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Receives Pershing medal. Washington, D.C., Feb. 16. Outstanding trainees of the Citizens' Military training camps of 1938 arrived in Washington today to receive the General John J. Pershing Medal for distinguished attainment in Military Education. Chief of Staff Malin Craig is pictured pinning one of the medals on Harry R. Gillett of St. Joseph, Mo., General Craig's home town, 2-16-39

Receives Pershing medal. Washington, D.C., Feb. 16. Outstanding traine...

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Member of the Order of the British Empire. Decorated for continuous gallantry and devotion to duty while under fire in the East African campaign, Regimental Sergeant Major LIanyier Dagarti of the Gold Coast Regiment, Royal West African Frontier Force, was the first Gold Coast soldier to receive the M.B.E (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in this war. His magnificent example of coolness and courage inspired in his batallion into action at Bulo Erillo and Uodors. Nineteen years in the service he holds Good Conduct and Long Service medals

Member of the Order of the British Empire. Decorated for continuous ga...

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Dr. Martin Luther King showing his medallion received from Mayor Wagner / World Telegram & Sun photo by Phil Stanziola.

Dr. Martin Luther King showing his medallion received from Mayor Wagne...

NYWT&S staff photograph. Forms part of: New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).

[Insignia for various orders of the Austrian Empire, including medals and badges] / G. Heck, dirt. ; Winkles et Lehmann, sculpt.

[Insignia for various orders of the Austrian Empire, including medals ...

Illus. in: Iconographic encyclopaedia of science, literature, and art / by J.G. Heck. New York : Published by Rudolph Garrigue, 1851, plates, vol. II, division V, plate 30. Detailed explanation of figures is in... More

Naiche--Hereditary chief--Chiricahua Apaches, portrait of american indian man

Naiche--Hereditary chief--Chiricahua Apaches, portrait of american ind...

Naiche, Chiricahua Apache chief, half-length portrait, facing left, dressed in a military uniform decorated with medals. 59173 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by F.A. Rinehart. No. 886.

General H.C. Merriam, American Civil War Glass Negative.

General H.C. Merriam, American Civil War Glass Negative.

Photograph shows United States Army general Henry Clay Merriam (1837 -1912) who received the Medal of Honor, for his service as a Union officer in command of African American troops during the American Civil Wa... More

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE. THE MEDAL - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.
COMBS, ADMIRAL. U.S.N. SECRETARY GLASS PINNING MEDAL ON ADMIRAL COMBS

COMBS, ADMIRAL. U.S.N. SECRETARY GLASS PINNING MEDAL ON ADMIRAL COMBS

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COWLES, WILLIAM SHEFFIELD. REAR ADMIRAL. CARTER GLASS PRESENTING MEDAL

COWLES, WILLIAM SHEFFIELD. REAR ADMIRAL. CARTER GLASS PRESENTING MEDAL

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U.S. Senator honored for war service. Secretary of War Weeks pinning the Distinguished Service Medal on Senator Rice W. Means, of Colorado, for gallantry in action in the Spanish-American war. Senator Means earned the decoration in 1898, when a Second Lieutenant of the 1st Colorado Volunteer Infantry. In the group, (left to right) Maj. General John L. HInes, Ch.. of Staff, Secretary Weeks, Senator Means and Mrs. Means

U.S. Senator honored for war service. Secretary of War Weeks pinning t...

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12 year old girl wins Medal of Honor, Washington, D.C., Sept. 12. Photo shows Miss Kathryn Van Horn of White City, Ohio, leaving the White House just after President Roosevelt had presented her with the medal and the certificate for her brave act of saving two boys. Photo shows Miss Van Horn building the certificate and the Medal is pinned on her dress

12 year old girl wins Medal of Honor, Washington, D.C., Sept. 12. Phot...

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Pershing presents medals to outstanding CMTC trainees. Washington, D.C., Dec. 9. The John J. Pershing Medal for distinguished attainment in military education was presented to the outstanding trainees of the Citizens' Military Training Camps of 1937 by General Pershing today at the War Department. Left to right: General Pershing; Mark S. Curtis, Mare Island, California; and U.S. Chief of Staff, Malin Craig, 12/9/37

Pershing presents medals to outstanding CMTC trainees. Washington, D.C...

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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PRESENTS MEDAL TO EXPLORER LINCOLN ELLSWORTH. WASHINGTON, D.C. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PRESENTING TO LINCOLN ELLSWORTH, AMERICAN EXPLORER, A GOLD CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL AWARDED IN RECOGNITION OF HIS ANTARCTIC FLIGHT OF 1935 DURING WHICH HE CLAIMED 350,000 SQUARE MILES IN ANTARCTICA FOR THE UNITED STATES. MRS. ELLSWORTH IS ALSO SHOWN IN THE PICTURE

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PRESENTS MEDAL TO EXPLORER LINCOLN ELLSWORTH. WASH...

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PRESIDENT PRESENTS MEDAL TO COHAN FOR 'OVER THERE' WAR SONG. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TODAY PRESENTED A GOLD MEDAL TO GEORGE M. COHAN IN BELATED RECOGNITION OF COHAN'S SERVICES AS COMPOSER OF TWO PATRIOTIC SONGS DURING THE WORLD WAR, 'OVER THERE' AND 'THE GRAND OLD FLAG.' COHAN WROTE THE SONG, AND MONEY FROM SALES WERE GIVEN TO CHARITY. THE MEDAL WAS AUTHORIZED BY CONGRESS IN 1936. IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS SOME RESEMBLANCE IN COHAN TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WHOM HE CHARACTERIZED IN A RECENT PLAY

PRESIDENT PRESENTS MEDAL TO COHAN FOR 'OVER THERE' WAR SONG. PRESIDENT...

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[ Medal from the Canadian National Exposition, August 20 - September 8, 1958]

[ Medal from the Canadian National Exposition, August 20 - September 8...

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Japanese-American volunteers. First AJA [Americans of Japanese ancestry] volunteer to put on the uniform of the U.S. Army, Mitsuru Doi, eighteen, of Lihue, Kauai, is shown how to buckle on his ammunition belt. Doing the showing is Sergeant John H. Chynoweth, acting first sergeant of the provisional company of Kauai inductees, and nephew of the Brigadier General Chynoweth who was recently awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his activities in the Philippines even after occupation of the islands by the Japanese

Japanese-American volunteers. First AJA [Americans of Japanese ancestr...

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Georgievskie kavalery imieiushchie znaki otlichiia voennago ordena. Za dielo pod Ikanom 5-7-go Dekabria 1864 g. Kirgiz Dzhar Mogomed [sic]

Georgievskie kavalery imieiushchie znaki otlichiia voennago ordena. Za...

Photograph shows a Kirgiz man, half-length portrait, wearing the Cross of St. George and another Russian military medal. Illus. in: Turkestanskīi al'bom, chast' istoricheskaia, 1871-1872, part 4, pl. 25.

Medal Police, N.Y.C. - Color separation negative, public domain

Medal Police, N.Y.C. - Color separation negative, public domain

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Adelaide Lambert in swim suit with medals

Adelaide Lambert in swim suit with medals

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MEDAL OF HONOR OFFICERS. GEN. CHARLES F. HUMPHREY; GEN. JOHN M. WILSON; COL. CHARLES H. HEYL; GEN. THEODORE SCHWAN; COL. FREDERICK FUGER; GEN. W.H. CARTER; GEN. A.L. MILLS; LT. GORDON JOHNSTON. PICTURE TAKEN IN EAST ROOM OF WHITE HOUSE, PROBABLY ON NOVEMBER 7, 1910 WHEN MEDAL PRESENTED TO LT. JOHNSTON FOR ACT OF VALOR IN 1906

MEDAL OF HONOR OFFICERS. GEN. CHARLES F. HUMPHREY; GEN. JOHN M. WILSON...

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NOBEL PEACE PRIZE. THE MEDAL - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE. THE MEDAL - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domai...

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MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC. ARMY MEDALS

MEDALS, DECORATIONS, ETC. ARMY MEDALS

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[William A. Fairburn, President of the Diamond Match Co., and winner of the Dr. Louis Livingston Seaman Medal, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right]

[William A. Fairburn, President of the Diamond Match Co., and winner o...

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[Frank Edgar Scobey, Director of the US Mint, holding the Mint's Warren G. Harding Presidential Medal]

[Frank Edgar Scobey, Director of the US Mint, holding the Mint's Warre...

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Commander Richard E. Byrd, the first man to reach the North Pole by airplane, repeating his experiences on the flight before President and Mrs. Coolidge and an audience of 6,000, including cabinet officers, members of the diplomatic corps. and representatives of National Geographic Society from whom he ? the Hubbard Gold Medal in Washington, June 23rd. The President presented Byrd and his pilot Floyd Bennett with medals. Gift from National Geographic Society

Commander Richard E. Byrd, the first man to reach the North Pole by ai...

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Scientists for Uncle Sam awarded Magellan Gold Medal. Dr. L.J. Briggs, left, Assistant Director and Dr. Paul R. [Heyl?], Chief of the Sound Section of the United States Bureau of Standards, with the first successful experimental model of the earth inductor compass, which they developed for the Army Air Corps and for which they were awarded the Magellan Gold Medal by the American Philosophical Society. It was a model of this same compass that Capt. Charles Lindbergh used on his epochal flight from New York to Paris

Scientists for Uncle Sam awarded Magellan Gold Medal. Dr. L.J. Briggs,...

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ER [i.e., Eleanor Roosevelt] chatting with man with medal around neck

ER [i.e., Eleanor Roosevelt] chatting with man with medal around neck

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PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PRESENTS CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR TO ATLANTAN. WASHINGTON, D.C. MAY 7. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TODAY PRESENTED THE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR TO CAPT. SAMUEL I. PARKER, OF THE INFANTRY RESERVE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. THE MEDAL WAS PRESENTED FOR 'EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM IN ACTION' DURING THE WORLD WAR. MEMBERS OF CAPT. PARKER'S FAMILY AND MAJ. GEN. MALIN H.CRAIG, U.S. CHIEF OF STAFF, WITNESSED THE PRESENTATION. IN THE PHOTO L TO R: MRS. SAMUEL I. PARKER, MISS PARKER, DAUGHTER; CAPT.SAMUEL I. PARKER; SAM PARKER, JR.; PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT; JUDGE PARKER, A BROTHER; REP. MALCOM TARVER OF GEORGIA; AND MAJ. GEN. MALIN H. CRAIG

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT PRESENTS CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR TO ATLANTAN....

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[U.S. Army Medal of Honor with neck band]

[U.S. Army Medal of Honor with neck band]

Photo shows the U.S. Army Medal of Honor, also called the Congressional Medal of Honor. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009)

Medal of honor men Have received medals of honor in United States Army and Navy.

Medal of honor men Have received medals of honor in United States Army...

Portraits of 15 African American soldiers and sailors who received Medals of Honor for service in the American Civil War, American Indian Wars, and Spanish American War: Sergeant John Denny, Co. B, 9th U.S. Cav... More

[Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm(Khiva), in uniform, seated on chair, outdoors]

[Isfandiyar, Khan of the Russian protectorate of Khorezm(Khiva), in un...

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[ UNICEF Medal] - coin, public domain photograph

[ UNICEF Medal] - coin, public domain photograph

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