[Jefferson Indian Peace medal]

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GLC#
GLC01984.03
Type
Objects
Date
1801 ca.
Title
[Jefferson Indian Peace medal]
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pagination
1 medal
Primary time period
The New Nation, 1783-1815
Sub-Era
Native Americans

Based on Houdon's bust of Jefferson. Copies of this medal were given by Lewis and Clark to Indians they met on their expedition. See Alfred L. Bush, Life Portraits of Thomas Jefferson, p. 13; Noble E. Cunningham, Jr., The Image of Thomas Jefferson in the Public Eye, pp. 73-78.

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