Image of a certificate presented by the State of California for service in the Spanish-American War; several vignettes showing various fighting soldiers, ships, marches, and battles frame the central image of the goddess Columbia in front of a large American flag with a spear and laurel wreath in her hands next to a columned monument with certificate text; state seal of California with motto "Eureka" and goddess Minerva (Athena) and a California grizzly bear at top of monument. Date supplied by cataloger based on text of item. "Lith Britton & Rey. S.F."--text, bottom right margin. "Harry R. Hopps, Des."--text, bottom left margin. "The People of California to Emmit B. Rice, Private Troop "M" 4th U.S. Cavalry Regt. for service in the Spanish-American War 1898-1899."--text, center of image.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : uncolored ; overall 42.86 x 56.2 cm (16 7/8 x 22 1/8 in.)
Battles--Pictorial works Columbia (Symbolic character)--Pictorial works Flags--Pictorial works Minerva (Roman deity)--Pictorial works Monuments--Pictorial works Naval battles--Pictorial works Ships--Pictorial works Soldiers--Pictorial works Spanish-American War, 1898--Pictorial works Lithographs--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Certificates. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Military Large Size Other Military The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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