Artifact and Story – The Silver Treasury Live Savings Medal

Sometimes the story was around for ages: “Shipwreck of the Schooner, D. H. Ingraham”

Sometimes an artifact linked to the story comes around:

Fig 1: Treasury Life Saving Silver avers

Fig 2: Treasury Life Saving Silver revers

The reverse reads: ” To Somers C. Godfrey for gallantry aiding to save five men from the burning schooner D.H. INGRAM – December 4th, 1886″