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Washington Temperance Benevolent Society medal (reverse)
Title
Washington
Temperance
Benevolent
Society
medal
(reverse)
Publication Date
n.d.
Notes
The
reverse
of the
medal
is
stamped
with an
image
of a
fountain.
This
is
a
familiar
image
on
such
medals
and
typically
symbolizes
temperance
as a
fountain
of
health.
The
Washington
Temperance
Benevolent
Society
struck
three
different
medals
during
the
1840's.
All
had an
image
of
Washington
stamped
on the
front
but
each
had a
different
image
or
motto
stamped
on the
back
(Source:
Coin
and
Currency
Collections
in the
Department
of
Special
Collections
University
of
Notre
Dame
Libraries
website).
Subjects (LCTGM)
Medals
Subjects (LCSH)
Washington
Temperance
Benevolent
Society;
Temperance--Washington
(State)--Societies
,
etc.
Geographic Coverage
United States--Washington (State)
Digital Collection
Pamphlet and Textual Documents Collection
Digital ID Number
PAM0295
Ordering Information
To order a reproduction or inquire about permissions contact: photos@u.washington.edu. Please cite the Order Number.
Repository
University
of
Washington
Libraries.
Special
Collections
Division
Repository Collection
Uncataloged
Object Type
Medal
Physical Description
21 mm. diam.
Digital Reproduction Information
Scanned from original item at 800 dpi saved in TIFF format, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2009
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