Medal, Commemorative
Object number2003.47.42
Manufacturer
Dieges & Clust
Date1928
MediumMetal; Fabric
Credit LineGift of Cleon Wingard
DescriptionRound gold medal attached to a red, white, and blue vertical striped ribbon at the top of which is a pin for attaching to clothing. The front of the medal has a design of four swimmers in the water with an olive brach around the upper left edge. Text in center and on back.Dimensions1.25 x 2.75 in. (3.2 x 7 cm)InscriptionsIn the center "Leonora Kight"
Inscription On back: "HOMESTEAD DISTRICT / OLYMPIC CELBRATION / 1928"
At the top of the back "33A" is handwritten in pencil.
MarksOn back at bottom is a mark with "DC" in the center and DIEGES CLUST beneath.
Historical NotesHomestead District Olympic Celebration Swimming Medal. Donated by Cleon Wingard, whose mother, Lenore Kight Wingard, was an Olympic swimmer and an internationally renowned athlete in the 1930s. She participated in the 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games.
Related person
Lenore Kight Wingard
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