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Display Status

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Object Details

Country of Origin

United States of America

Type

AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons

Physical Description

Thaddeus Lowe Commemorative Medal; Obverse: relief of a rider and horse and cabin depicted, embossed text "JEFFERSON 175TH ANNIVERSARY 1796-1971"; Reverse: relief of Thaddeus Lowe and a free gas balloon; medal mounted in a clear lucite plastic block.

Dimensions

3-D: 7 × 7 × 2.5cm (2 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 1 in.)

Materials

Copper Alloy
Plastic, Possible Lucite

Inventory Number

A19721332000

Credit Line

Donated by Mrs. Raymond Conway

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum

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