World War I medal consists a cast bronze pentagonal medallion suspended from a silk ribbon of green and white, pinned to an oblong buff colored card printed with "WELCOME HOME / BOYS!" at the top and "LANCASTER, PA. / MADE BY J.F.A.Co." at the bottom.
Medallion hangs from ribbon via two brass rings. Raised detail on face is "WELCOME HOME" written in a banner at top. At center is the Lancaster seal flanked by the date "1919". Banner at bottom reads "LANCASTER PA." Ribbon has a safety pin stitched to upper back side, and is mounted by pin onto printed card.
Inscribed in ink on card to right of medallion is "$6.50". Struck on reverse of medallion is "JFACo."
Bronze is very dark with tarnish and soil. Ribbon is in poor condition with losses of green threads at left and broken and separating threads at right side. Card is worn and darkened with bottom right corner missing.
Pageant of Liberty - held July 5, 6, and 7, 1926 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Lancaster in the Revolutionary War. Women in costume - dresses with stars on them - the Constellation of Stars.
Pageant of Liberty - held July 5, 6, and 7, 1926 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Lancaster in the Revolutionary War. Men in costume on horseback.
Pageant of Liberty - held July 5, 6, and 7, 1926 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Lancaster in the Revolutionary War. Men and women in costume, men have muskets, perhaps acting out episode three from the fist movement - Formation of the Companies.
Red Cross tent at Lancaster General Hospital during World War I.
Provenance
Collection of glass-plate negatives found in LCHS vault. Boxes were labeled "Lancaster Camera Club" but negatives are attributed to David Bachman Landis.
