Button, Military
- Object Name:
- Button, Military
- Object ID:
- 1977.021.142.07
- Date:
- 1890-1925
- Description:
- 16 military uniform buttons, brass, worn by Otis G. Hammond (1869-1944) of Concord, NH.
1. "NEW HAMPSHIRE VOL. MILITIA", with State Seal
2. "NEW HAMPSHIRE", with State Seal, large (5)
3. "NEW HAMPSHIRE", with State Seal, small (6)
4. Eagle with shield, small (2)
5. "SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS" (2) - Material:
- Metal
Brass - Provenance:
- Acquired with household goods, photographs, and other memorabilia of the Hammond / Kimball families of Concord, NH. Priscilla Hammond (1900-1977) was the daughter of Otis G. Hammond (1869-1944), former Director of NHHS.
Otis Hammond served in the N.H. National Guard, 1891-99 and 1910-15. He served on the staff of Gov. Rolland H. Spaulding, 1915-17. He was a Major in the First Infantry, N.H. State Guard, 1917-23. - Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Hammond, Otis G. (1869-1944)
- Subjects:
- State seal (NH), Buttons (Fasteners)
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