Museum object · Awards, Medals, and Insignia
Badge for a Massachusetts representative to the Ohio Centennial Celebration
1888
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A badge for a Massachusetts representative to the Ohio Centennial Celebration in Columbus, Ohio in 1888. The badge has two bars on top that read, "MASSACHUSETTS" and "REPRESENTATIVE" attached to the medal by chains. The round medal depicts the seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with the words "OHIO CENTENNIAL COLUMBUS 1888" inscribed around the outside of the circle.
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Catalog reference: 2011.57.20.10