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Achievement Certificate

Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

dated 9/10/1919

GUSN

GUSN-12647

Description

Black painted wood frame with a rounded edge. Under glass. Document from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts appointed Ralph May a "Sergeant in the First Motor Corps of the State Guard".

Details

Descriptive Terms

certificates
glass (material)
paper (fiber product)
wood (plant material)
armed forces
Unidentified Paper
Glass
Military
CERTIFICATE, ACHIEVEMENT

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Massachusetts State Guard (Maker)

Location of Origin

MA, USA

Dimensions

9.875 x 14.625 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1758

Places

Massachusetts (United States)

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