Young Men's Association for Mutual Improvement ribbon

Collection — Box: BW-5

Identifier: MS-0758

Staff Only

Content Description

Rewritten from dealer description:

Silk silver ribbon printed in all black. 7 3/4 x 3 inches. Illustrated with an engraved vignette of a Lady Columbia-like figure holding a staff and surrounded by flags, a shield, navigational instruments, and a globe. Above her head in a ribbon are the words, "Intelligence the Life of Liberty." A rare commemorative ribbon celebrating the fourth of July in Albany, New York. The item was printed in 1838.

Dates

Creation: 1838

Creator

Young Men's Association (Albany, N.Y.) (Organization)

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Collection is open for use.

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