Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Badge |
Catalog Number |
1935.068.00017 |
Date |
1930 |
Description |
A commemorative badge. The top bar-pin is a state map with scroll and flower. It is made of bronze and has the color of antique bronze. It has the name of three counties "HANCOCK, HARRISON, and JACKSON." in Mississippi. The the scroll states: "MISSISSIPPI THE MAGNOLIA STATE." There is a clasp pin on the back of the bar that has a red and white striped satin ribbon attached to it with the word: "DELEGATE" printed in gold across the middle. It is attached to a round "antique" bronze medal. It depicts a ship on water with: "40th ANNUAL CONFEDERATE REUNION BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI" and it has "S.C.V." and "JUNE 3, 4, 5, 6" at the bottom. The manufacturer's name is on the back of the medal. |
Owned |
Walter L. Hopkins |
Made |
Green Duck Company, Chicago, Illinois |
Provenance |
A commemorative pin commemorating the 40th annual Sons of Confederate Veterans in Biloxi, Mississippi on June 3-6, 1930.[Delegate Badge] |
People |
Hopkins, Walter L. |
Search Terms |
Sons of Confederate Veterans SCV S.C.V. |
Subjects |
reunions veterans |