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Fraternal ribbon of white silk with embroidered red, yellow, and blue text and gold-colored fringe. The Sons of Veterans was an Allied Order of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Union soldiers' veterans organization. Ribbon was given to all attendees of the Kansas Department encampment at Pittsburg, Kansas in 1893. Front of ribbon has a light blue circular scene with large buildings along a body of water. These seemingly industrial buildings may be a tribute to Pittsburg's years as a prominent coal-mining town. The donor (Grant Harrington) was a member of the Sons of Veterans, General Crook Camp No. 169 of Hiawatha. He probably acquired this ribbon while attending the encampment for which it was issued.
Creator: Grant Woven Novelty Co., Patterson, NJ
Date: 1893
Item Number: 220675
Call Number: 1897.8.3
KSHS Identifier: 1897.8.3
Collections - Museum
Community Life - Clubs and organizations - Social and Civic - Grand Army of the Republic
Date - 1890s - 1893
Military - Veterans - Organizations - Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)
Military - Wars - Civil War
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Personal Symbol - Ribbon - Fraternal
Places - Cities and towns - Hiawatha
Places - Cities and towns - Pittsburg
Places - Counties - Brown
Places - Counties - Crawford
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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