Union Infantry buttons
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- Title:
- Union Infantry buttons
- Date:
- 1860
- Description:
- Copper alloy Union infantry buttons, most likely pre-Civil War Federal infantry, with raised Federal eagle clasping three arrows and olive branch and shield containing a capital "I" in the center. Images show forward face of buttons in varying conditions following removal from the submarine interior sediment and initial cleaning, and close-up of three of the buttons following mechanical cleaning, with reverse side of one button showing inscription on back and broken eyelet.
- Collection Title:
- Hunley Artifact Collection – Personal Artifacts
- Contributing Institution:
- Friends of the Hunley
- Media Type:
- Objects
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- H.L. Hunley (Submarine)
- Topical Subject:
- Buttons (Fasteners)--1860-1870 and Metal buttons
- S.C. County:
- Charleston County (S.C.)
- Shelving Locator:
- HL-1484,HL-1485,HL-1486,HL-1495,HL-2389
- Date Digital:
- 2004-03-11
- Digitization Specifications:
- 300 dpi, 24-bit depth, Nikon E990 and E4500
- Internet Media Type:
- image/jpeg
- Copyright Status Statement:
- Digital image copyright 2013, Friends of the Hunley. All rights reserved. For more information, contact Friends of the Hunley at 843.743.4865.
- Admin ID:
- 30769
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