Robert Anderson button with his tintype portrait [fastener has fallen off]

GLC05111.01.0507

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GLC#
GLC05111.01.0507-View header record
Type
Images
Date
circa 1861
Title
Robert Anderson button with his tintype portrait [fastener has fallen off]
Place Written
s.l.
Pagination
1 coin Height: 2 cm, Width: 2 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Measure is diameter of the button. A youthful portrait of Anderson. The raised inscription on the button around the image reads: "Stand by the stars and stripes."

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