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Box 187

 Container

Contains 102 Results:

Lafayette and Washington (Circular, very thin, goldened bronze [?], 76 mm), [1934 ?]

 Item — Box: 187
Identifier: Item 100
Scope and Contents

O: Lafayette and Washington shaking hands, with the legend around the edge: "To the Glory of American Liberty."Not listed in Olivier. date unknown. Blancheteau.

Dates: [1934 ?]

Lafayette, Washington, and the Mt. Vernon Replica in Paris, 1934

 Item — Box: 187
Identifier: Item 101
Scope and Contents

O: Bust of Lafayette, with his dates and the signature "Gatteaux". R: "America et Gallia Memores MCMXXXIV." This medal was struck in limited number for the centennial of Lafayette's death. This exemplar was apparently given by the French Government to Cornell's president. Other peer institutions (such as U. Penn and Stanford) have the same medal coming from the President's Office. Blancheteau.

Dates: 1934