Skip header and navigation

Revise Search

10 records – page 1 of 1.

Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
J.P. McCaskey Medal
Object ID
G.03.30.1
  1 image  
Collection
Heritage Center Collection
Title
J.P. McCaskey Medal
Description
Commemorative medal, in leather covered case with velvet interior
Commemorative Medal
Face: bust of J. P. McCaskey, "J.P. McCaskey, Mayor, Fifty Years a Teacher, 1908"
Reverse: image of seal of Lancaster
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 20
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Circumference (in)
1.625
Object ID
G.03.30.1
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
G.03.30
Images
Less detail
Collection
History Collection: Person, Thaddeus Stevens
Title
Thaddeus Stevens Medal
Object ID
2002.079.1
Date Range
1992
Collection
History Collection: Person, Thaddeus Stevens
Title
Thaddeus Stevens Medal
Description
Commemorative Medal for Thaddeus Stevens.
A. Copper-colored medal with relief image of Thaddeus Stevens 1792-1868 on one side and "Champion of Free Schools Friend of the Poor and Down-Trodden" on the other.
B. Enclosed in a green velvet box with an American eagle in gold set into lower right hand corner.
C. Cardboard sleeve with gold ink circle on top stamped: "Treasury/ United States Mint."
Date Range
1992
Year Range From
1992
Year Range To
1992
Made By
U.S. Mint
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 19
People
Stevens, Thaddeus
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Medals
Stevens and Smith Center
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Material
Brass
Height (in)
0.125
Diameter (in)
1.25
Dimension Details
Box: 2.625 inches square.
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2024-01-11
Condition Notes
Mint condition. Coin in unopened plastic.
Object ID
2002.079.1
Accession Number
2002.079
Less detail
Collection
History Collection
Object ID
2002.196
Date Range
1908
Collection
History Collection
Description
Commemorative Medal. Seal of Lancaster City on one side; "J. P. McCaskey - Mayor - Fifty Years a Teacher - 1908" on reverse.
Date Range
1908
Year Range From
1908
Year Range To
1908
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 20
People
McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Material
Metal
Diameter (in)
1
Object ID
2002.196
Accession Number
2002.196
Less detail
Collection
History Collection
Object ID
1975.014.1
Date Range
1908
Collection
History Collection
Description
Commemorative Medal. Seal of Lancaster City on one side; "J. P. McCaskey - Mayor - Fifty Years a Teacher - 1908" on reverse.
McCaskey quit teaching boys in Lancaster City when Lancastrians elected him mayor in 1906.
When he ran for re-election in 1908, McCaskey paid the Philadelphia Mint to make 6,000 campaign medals in bronze. He handed them out around town.
Date Range
1908
Year Range From
1908
Year Range To
1908
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 20
People
McCaskey, John Piersol "Jack"
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Mayors
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Material
Metal
Diameter (in)
1
Condition
Good
Object ID
1975.014.1
Accession Number
1975.014
Less detail
Collection
History Collection
Object ID
1975.014.7
Date Range
1909
Collection
History Collection
Description
Fulton National Bank ; Robert Fulton, 1809-1909, Claremont on reverse.
Date Range
1909
Year Range From
1909
Year Range To
1909
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 20
People
Fulton, Robert
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
banks
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Material
Metal
Diameter (in)
1
Condition
Good
Object ID
1975.014.7
Accession Number
1975.014
Less detail
Collection
History Collection
Object ID
1975.014.8
Date Range
1929
Collection
History Collection
Description
Lancaster Farmers Trust; City Seal on Reverse
Date Range
1929
Year Range From
1929
Year Range To
1929
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 20
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Material
Metal
Diameter (in)
1
Condition
Good
Object ID
1975.014.8
Accession Number
1975.014
Less detail
Collection
Wheatland
Title
Buchanan Dedication to Duty Medal
Object ID
W.1989.068.001a-b
Date Range
1857-1861
  1 image  
Collection
Wheatland
Title
Buchanan Dedication to Duty Medal
Description
Commemorative medal (a.) and storage case (b.)
a. (medal): Circular bronzed copper commemorative medal. On Front: Raised profile of James Buchanan in center. Around edge: "James Buchanan, President of the United States" "Paquet F." under profile. On reverse: Standing toga-clad man with snake around his right wrist. To left is seated female; young man on knees with arm around standing man/physician; bearded man with scythe behind and to right. "To Dr. Frederick Rose, Assistant Surgeon, Royal Navy, G.B." At base: "For kindness and humanity/ to officers and crew/ of the U.S. Steamer/ Susquehanna."
b.(case): Book-like red leather case. On both outside covers, an eagle within a circle surrounded by 13 stars. A square floral border with spray of flowers in each corner is inside an outer border of 3 solid lines. All impressions in gold. A brass clasp in center on front and back covers. Circular opening/holder for medallion is surround by a metallic thread cord. Dark blue velvet with impressed floral sprays in each corner cover the front and back. Metallic cord around outer edges. Narrow red leather edges are stamped with a gold chain pattern.
Date Range
1857-1861
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 3
Storage Cabinet
Unit 17
Storage Shelf
Shelf 4
Storage Container
Box W011
People
Paquet, Anthony C.
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
James Buchanan Presidential Library
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Material
Bronze
Length (cm)
20.32
Length (ft)
0.6666666667
Length (in)
8
Width (cm)
20.32
Width (ft)
0.6666666667
Width (in)
8
Depth (cm)
3.175
Depth (ft)
0.1041666667
Depth (in)
1.25
Dimension Details
a. (medal): Diameter is 3 inches; height is .375 Inch.
b. (case): 8 inches long x 8 inches wide x 1.25 inches high
Condition
Fair
Condition Date
2018-05-21
Condition Notes
a. (medal): good
b. (case): Some metallic cording is loose or unattached; front cover separated from binding.
Object ID
W.1989.068.001a-b
Credit
Mr. J.W. Frey
Accession Number
W.1989.068
Images
Less detail
Collection
History Collection: Events
Object ID
2006.010
Date Range
1976
Collection
History Collection: Events
Description
Five commerative medals from 1976 bicentenial - 200th anniversary of meeting of continental congress in Lancaster, George Ross ( 1730-1779), Adam Hubley, Edward Hand, David Ramsay, William Henry - medals with board for display
Date Range
1976
Year Range From
1976
Year Range To
1976
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Guild Vault
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 01
Storage Drawer
Drawer 18
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Diameter (in)
1.5
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2006-02-21
Object ID
2006.010
Less detail
Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Object ID
2006.003
Date Range
1961
Collection
History Collection: Business & Industry
Description
Medal with image of William F. Brossman on one side and telephones, trucks and northern Lancaster Co. on back - medal is light bronze in color. "Denver and Ephrata Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1867-1944", "fifty Years of Progress"
Date Range
1961
Year Range From
1961
Year Range To
1961
Made By
Medallic Art Company
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 20
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Diameter (in)
2.75
Condition
Excellent
Condition Date
2006-02-21
Object ID
2006.003
Place of Origin
New York, New York
Less detail
Collection
History Collection: Person, Thaddeus Stevens
Title
Thaddeus Stevens Medal
Object ID
1979.006.1
Date Range
1868
Collection
History Collection: Person, Thaddeus Stevens
Title
Thaddeus Stevens Medal
Description
Commemorative medal for Thaddeus Stevens.
Bronze-colored metal coin. Face: Head of Thaddeus Stevens with his name and years "1792" and "1868." Interior border of tiny dentals around circumference of coin on both sides.
Reverse: Torch, top center; beribboned curved bough with leaves and berries on lower left. "1792 to 1868 / Champion of the Free Schools, Friend of the Poor and Downtrodden"
Date Range
1868
Year Range From
1868
Year Range To
1868
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 19
People
Stevens, Thaddeus
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Medals
Stevens and Smith Center
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Material
Metal, Bronze
Diameter (in)
1.375
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2004-01-11
Condition Notes
Remains of a cleaning agent/polishing cream ? on both sides
Object ID
1979.006.1
Accession Number
1979.006
Less detail

10 records – page 1 of 1.