Object Details
maker
H. K. Mulford Company
Description
Replica of the gold medal awarded to the 18 dog team drivers who carried diphtheria antitoxin from Nenana to Nome, Alaska, January 27 - February 2, 1925, for use in the epidemic. The obverse has image of sled dogs and “SERVICE - VALOR - NENANA – NOME.” The reverse has “MULFORD LABORATORIES / FOR THE CONSERVATION OF LIFE” AND “AWARDED TO / [...] / FOR HEROIC SERVICE / H. K. MULFORD CO. / PHILADELPHIA / FEBRUARY 1925.” The medal is attached to blue and yellow grosgrain ribbon.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of H. K. Mulford Company
date made
1925
ID Number
MG.M-02103
accession number
88822
catalog number
M-02103
Object Name
antitoxin, diphtheria
commemorative medal, replica
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
fabric (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 3/8 in x 2 1/8 in x 3 1/4 in; .9525 cm x 5.3975 cm x 8.255 cm
medal: 1/8 in x 1 1/2 in; x .3175 cm x 3.81 cm
place made
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
See more items in
Medicine and Science: Medicine
The Antibody Initiative
Health & Medicine
Antibody Initiative: Diphtheria
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1445140