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By the 1840s, Indian peace medals had come to be known as a "presidential series" for which there was growing interest. [22] The federal mint in Philadelphia started collecting dies for the previously issued medals. This began the practice of striking bronze replicas of medals for presentation to government officials or historical societies. [22]
Letitia Tyler medal Letitia Tyler Mrs. Tyler with children on Cedar Grove Plantation Uncirculated:---- (P) 2009 Julia Tyler medal Julia Tyler Mr. and Mrs. Tyler dancing Uncirculated:---- (P) 2009 Sarah Polk medal Sarah Polk Mr. and Mrs. Polk working together at a desk in the White House Uncirculated:---- (P) 2009 Margaret Taylor medal
Young Omahaw, War Eagle, Little Missouri, and Pawnees portrays Chief War Eagle with a presidential peace medal, valued by Native Americans as a sign of status and worn on all formal occasions. King painted the chiefs with a war axe, blood-red face paint, and eagle feathers atop their heads, reinforcing the romantic image of Indians as savages.
The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 became law 100 years ago. ... hosted the event with tribal leaders and veterans from across California and the U.S. ... Bojorquez and other elders and community ...
Indian Peace Commissioners and an unidentified Indigenous woman, from left to right, Terry, Harney, Sherman, Taylor, Tappan, and Augur. The Indian Peace Commission (also the Sherman, [1]: 755 Taylor, [2]: 110 or Great Peace Commission [3]: 47 ) was a group formed by an act of Congress on July 20, 1867 "to establish peace with certain hostile Indian tribes."
John Jay Ford Jr. (March 5, 1924 – July 7, 2005) was an American numismatist from Hollywood, California, known for his extensive collection of historical currency and medals. [2] Ford largely collected American coinage, particularly U.S. colonial coins, medals, and obsolete U.S. and colonial currency. [ 3 ]
'In Rio I fought for gold ... today I call on all people - let us fight together for something that is even more valuable.'
He continued to fight, defending an exposed dying man. All four cavalry troopers and two civilian scouts in Zachariah T. Woodall's courier detail were awarded the Medal of Honor for this hours-long battle along the Washita River (some texts say Wichita River, a more southernly tributary of the same Red River of the South watershed). —