Badge, Membership
Object number2011.73.1
MediumSilk, metal
Credit LineGift of Bruce Williamson
DescriptionBlack silk GAR memorial badge with brass metal pin across the top and gold tassels hanging from the bottom. Silver lettering and decoration on ribbon including an image of a commemorative medal with an eagle insignia above an American flag and a Grand Army of the Republic emblem inside an inverted star hanging below.Dimensions2.5 x 7.5 in. (6.4 x 19.1 cm)InscriptionsIn silver lettering reads: "IN MEMORIAM / C.S. WHITWORTH / POST NO. 89, / APPOLO [sic], PA"
Historical Notes“In Memoriam” GAR commemorative ribbon for Appolo [sic] Post No. 89. An "In Memoriam" ribbon was often worn by GAR members at funerals or for Memorial Day programs.
Previous owner
C. Doyle Steele
(died 1999)
Related person
C. S. Whitworth
Related institution
Grand Army of the Republic
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