Box 187

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O: Bust of Lafayette in redingote, with the legend: General Lafayette around the edge. R: Bust of Washington. Variation in the same series, issued by the New York Medal Club.White

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O: Bust of Lafayette in redingote, facing right, with the legend: General Lafayette around the edge. R: the American seal (a bald eagle with its wings outstretched [or "displayed," in heraldic terms], holding a bundle of 13 arrows in its left talon referring to the 13 original states, and an olive branch, in its right talon, together symbolizing that the United States of America has "a strong desire for peace, but will always be ready for war.") Not listed by Olivier, date unknown. White

Scope and Contents O: Busts of Lafayette and Washington. R: Equestrian statue of Lafayette, with the following legend: "Erected by the Youth of the United States in Honor of General Lafayette. Paris 1900". This refers to the history of the statue: funds were raised by the school children of America until $50,000 was accumulated--enough to create it and offer it to the Government of France for the 1900 "Exposition Universelle". Initialy installed on Place du Carrousel, adjacent to the Louvre, the monument was...

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O: Busts of Lafayette and Washington + mention of Gaston Lavrillier, Paris Art R: 4 Juillet 1776 / 14 Juillet 1789. Journée de Paris 1917.

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O: Lafayette and Washington standing and shaking hands in front of American and French flags. Not listed by Olivier. Provenance unknown.

Scope and Contents O: Portrait of young Lafayette in uniform, facing left, signature :"Delannoy". R: a liner, with the legend "Compagnie Générale Transatlantique" above, and below: "M.S. Lafayette le plus Grand Paquebot Français à Moteur." The "Lafayette" was actually the largest ocean liner in the French Line. When it arrived in New York for the first time in May 1930, six hundred New York City school children gathered to greet it, and a "Revolutionary" masquerade party was organized on board with Marquis...

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O: Superimposed busts of Lafayette and Washington, with their names and the signature "Delannoy". R: the recreation of Mont Vernon for the 1931 Exposition Coloniale Internationale in Paris. The United States was the only non-European country exhibiting as a colonial power in 1931. The American building at the exposition was a close replica of George Washington's house at Mount Vernon, complete with "the bedroom set aside for Lafayette." Blancheteau.

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O: Lafayette and Washington shaking hands, with the legend around the edge: "To the Glory of American Liberty."Not listed in Olivier. date unknown. Blancheteau.

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O: Bust of Lafayette, with his dates and the signature "Gatteaux". R: "America et Gallia Memores MCMXXXIV." This medal was struck in limited number for the centennial of Lafayette's death. This exemplar was apparently given by the French Government to Cornell's president. Other peer institutions (such as U. Penn and Stanford) have the same medal coming from the President's Office. Blancheteau.

Scope and Contents O: Bust of Lafayette facing right, in a tie-whig, uniform, with his name spelled the French way [La Fayette.] R: the seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia showing Virtue, sword and spear in hands, with her foot on the prostrate form of Tyranny, whose crown lies nearby, with the state motto: "Sic semper tyrannis." Recommended by George Mason to the Virginia Convention in 1776, the phrase is attributed to Brutus at the assassination of Julius Caesar. The seal was designed by George Wythe, who...