Collection Highlights
Atom Bomb Hits New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, cover
1950
1956.7
Oil on paper laid on board
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Badges
Object name
Badges
Date
1941-1945
Medium
Metal
Dimensions
largest: 2 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 1/4 in. ( 5.7 x 2.9 x 0.6 cm )
Description
White metal badges; each with two rectangular bars stamped with lettering; bars are chain-linked to bottom of a cross; one cross flanked by wreath.
Credit Line
Gift of Frank L. Jackson
Object Number
INV.7435hi
Marks
stamped: h: "RIFLE" ; "PISTOL"
stamped: i: "MACHINE GUN" ; "CARBINE"
Gallery Label
These badges were awarded for excellence in marksmanship.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
