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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
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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
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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
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Collection
History Collection: Person
Object ID
2008.024.1
Collection
History Collection: Person
Description
Black ribbon with attached medallion for marksmanship(?). Man taking aim at unseen target. Back: "Dupont / Beginner Trophy" Awarded to John E. Schroll
Year Range From
1880
Year Range To
1959
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum West
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Material
Cloth, Satin, Metal
Object ID
2008.024.1
Accession Number
2008.024
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Collection
History Collection: Person
Object ID
2008.024.2
Date Range
1924
Collection
History Collection: Person
Description
medallion for marksmanship(?). Gold circle with two gold rifles intersecting in X behind blue and yellow target in medal's center. Reads: "Penna. State Champion / 1924 / Class B" awarded to John E. Schroll
Date Range
1924
Year Range From
1880
Year Range To
1959
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum West
Storage Wall
South Wall
Storage Cabinet
Cabinet 2
Storage Shelf
Shelf 1
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Material
Gold
Object ID
2008.024.2
Accession Number
2008.024
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Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces
Object ID
1933.020.3
Collection
History Collection: Places & Spaces
Description
Liberty Bell pendant medallion with Independence Hall on the back. Outline of bell has contoured image of Liberty Bell with inscription, crack and clapper. Inscription at top reads "OF LEV XXV&X PROCLAIM / IN PHILDA. BY ORDER OF TH--" and below this is "PASS AND STOW / PHILADA. / MDCCLIII."
Back is flat with a raised image of Independence Hall. Extended tab at top has hole with two linked wire rings for hanging.
Year Range From
1876
Year Range To
1930
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 4
Storage Cabinet
Unit 18
Storage Container
Box 1001
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Material
Brass
Height (in)
2.25
Width (in)
1.5
Condition
Good
Condition Date
2015-02-26
Condition Notes
Expected dark patina from oxidation and handling. Some wear to raised letters.
Object ID
1933.020.3
Accession Number
1933.020
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Collection
History Collection: Groups & Organizations
Object ID
2003.143
Collection
History Collection: Groups & Organizations
Description
Commemorative medal,
Face: decorated with image of red and blue, "The Penna Division L.A.W."
Reverse: maker's mark on reverse, "O'Hara Dial Co., Waltham, Mass."
Face screws into base.
League of American Wheelmen, for bicycle riders
Year Range From
1890
Year Range To
1926
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
Bronze
Depth (in)
0.125
Diameter (in)
0.625
Condition
Good
Object ID
2003.143
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Collection
History Collection
Object ID
2003.142
Date Range
1909
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Collection
History Collection
Description
Commemorative medal, in leather covered case with velvet interior
Face: image of 3 women, one holding a boat in her lap, cityscape in background, 2 columns frame a bust of Robert Fulton. "Robert Fulton 1765 - 1815" and "First use of steam in navigation on the Hudson River 1807"
Reverse: image of 7 men on board a boat "Discovery of Hudson River by Henry Hudson, A.D. MDCIX, Hudson-Fulton Celebration Comm., The American Numismatic Society"
Date Range
1909
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
North Wall
Storage Cabinet
Unit 04
Storage Drawer
Drawer 19
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Material
Silver
Depth (in)
4
Diameter (in)
0.625
Condition
Good
Object ID
2003.142
Images
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Collection
History Collection
Object ID
1998.998
Date Range
1908
Collection
History Collection
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
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
Bronze
Depth (in)
2.325
Diameter (in)
0.625
Condition
Good
Object ID
1998.998
Accession Number
1998.998
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Collection
History Collection
Object ID
2003.105
Date Range
1908
Collection
History Collection
Description
Commemorative Medal
Face: bust of J. P. McCaskey, "J.P. McCaskey, Mayor, Fifty Years a Teacher, 1908"
Reverse: image of seal of Lancaster
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
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Object Name
Medal, Commemorative
Material
Bronze
Depth (in)
1.25
Diameter (in)
0.125
Condition
Good
Object ID
2003.105
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