Its Memory Alone Remains Medal, detail
File Name |
shades_mcm_0005b.jpg |
Title |
Its Memory Alone Remains Medal, detail |
Alternate Title |
Fort Sanders, reunion medal |
Date |
ca. 1895 |
Genre |
Artifacts |
Material/Technique |
metal, cast and stamped; woven silk |
Description |
Cast and stamped round metal disk with the words "Fort Sanders. Its Memory Alone Remains" around the edge and the image of a large hill with United States flag in the center. The disk is attached to a red, white, and blue silk ribbon hanging from a stamped metal bar pin. |
Historical note |
Cast and stamped round metal disk with the words "Fort Sanders. Its Memory Alone Remains" around the edge and the image of a large hill with United States flag in the center. The disk is attached to a red, white, and blue silk ribbon hanging from a stamped metal bar pin. |
Subject |
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Reunions; Fort Sanders (Knoxville, Tenn.) |
Theme |
The Persistence of Memory |
Story |
Reunions and Tourism |
Geographic Location |
United States--Tennessee--Knoxville |
Time period |
1890-1899 |
Language |
eng |
Rights |
Images reproduced on this website are intended for individual, educational use only. For research inquiries about specific objects or requests for high resolution images , contact the Frank H. McClung Museum. |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Joan Markel, Frank H. McClung Museum University of Tennessee |
Type |
Still image |
Format |
image/jp2 |
Contributing Institution |
Frank H. McClung Museum, University of Tennessee |
Digital Publisher |
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University |
Reference URL |
http://content.mtsu.edu/u?/shades,189 |
Archival file |
shades11/shades_mcm_0005b.jpg |
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