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Title: Blaine and Logan Ribbon, 1884
Description: Republican party campaign ribbon for the 1884 United States presidential election from the Coal and Iron Trade Association. James G. Blaine of Maine won the Republican party nomination and chose John A. Logan of Illinois as his vice-presidential nomination. Blaine was defeated in the general election by the Democratic nominee, Grover Cleveland. It was the first election of a Democat as President since 1856.
Type: three dimensional object
Genre: ribbon (material)
Local Identifier: gsmt_icc_262

Title: Coal Sound Money Club Ribbon, 1900
Description: Commemorative ribbon for the Sound Money Club dated 1900. Sound money was defined as a stable money not liable to sudden appreciation or depreciation in value.
Type: three dimensional object
Genre: ribbon (material)
Local Identifier: gsmt_icc_257

Title: Coal Trade Sound Money Ribbon, 1896
Description: Commemorative ribbon for the Sound Money Club of New York dated 1896. Lawyers and real estate clubs paraded through New York City in 1896 prior to the first election of President William McKinley. McKinley was an advocate of sound money - stable money not liable to sudden appreciation or depreciation in value.
Type: three dimensional object
Genre: ribbon (material)
Local Identifier: gsmt_icc_260

Title: Evacuation Day Ribbon, 1883
Description: Centennial celebration ribbon for Evacuation Day, celebrated in the City of New York on November 26, 1883.
Type: three dimensional object
Genre: ribbon (material)
Local Identifier: gsmt_icc_251

Title: GSMT 165th Anniversary Commemorative Flag
Description: 165th anniversary flag for the General Society for Mechanics and Tradesmen commemorative celebrations.
Type: three dimensional object
Genre: flags
Local Identifier: gsmt_icc_169

Title: GSMT Committee Members Ribbon, 1900
Description: A commemorative medal for GSMT committee members with the organizational logo and motto "By Hammer and Hand All Arts Do Stand".
Type: three dimensional object
Genre: ribbon (material)
Local Identifier: gsmt_icc_259

Title: Harrison and Morton Medal, 1889
Description: Benjamin Harrison commemorative inaugral medal dated 1889. Harrison was elected as the 23rd President of the United States and served until 1893; Levi Parsons Morton was his Vice President. The medal has George Washington on the reverse with the date 1789, the year he was elected as the first President of the United States.
Type: three dimensional object
Genre: commemorative medals
Local Identifier: gsmt_icc_264

Title: Harrison and Morton Ribbon, 1888
Description: A campaign ribbon for the 1888 presidential campaign. This ribbon is for Benjamin Harrison and Levi P. Morton. Harrison went on to win the election becoming the 23rd President of the United States.
Type: three dimensional object
Genre: ribbon (material)
Local Identifier: gsmt_icc_258

Title: Library Award Ribbon
Description: Official ribbon from the World's Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893 awarded to the Library of the General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen in the category of Library Charging System.
Type: three dimensional object
Genre: ribbon (material)
Local Identifier: gsmt_icc_295

Title: Original Piece of Atlantic Cable
Description: A piece of the original Atlantic cable mounted on wood and donated to GSMT by Henry W Merrill.
Type: three dimensional object
Genre: cable (material)
Local Identifier: gsmt_icc_292

Title: Roosevelt and Fairbanks Ribbon, 1905
Description: Commemorative inauguration medal from the Republican Club of the City of New York for Theodore Roosevelt's election to a second term in office as 26th President of the United States. Charles Fairbanks served as Vice President during this term from 1905-1909. Rooselvelt was first elected in 1901.
Type: three dimensional object
Genre: ribbon (material)
Local Identifier: gsmt_icc_261

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