Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Button, Promotional |
Catalog Number |
2015.00.517 |
Date |
1965 |
Material(s) |
Plastic/Paper/Tinplate |
Description |
This is a souvenir badge from Gettysburg, PA from the centennial of the ending of the Civil War. The circular celluloid type button features a Union army battle scene; the Union flag, a cannon firing and soldiers charging into battle. On the reverse is a straight pressure pin and a tinplate backing. A blue ribbon hangs from the button and in gold lettering says, "SOUVENIR / BADGE / OF / GETTYSBURG, / PENNA. / 1965". |
Collection |
KHS Museum Collection |
Event |
American Civil War |
Subjects |
Souvenirs Badges Button badges Ribbon badges Insignia |
Search Terms |
Gettysburg (Pa.) Souvenir Souvenirs Ribbon Badges Insignia Centennial Civil War American Civil War |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |