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″

Fig 3: Life Savings medal recipient Somers C. Godfrey with his colleagues. Photo published by “Sun by the Sea”

 

By medalnet on February 1, 2020   /   United States   /   2 Comments

2 Comments

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   Lorin

   3:14 pm on February 25, 2020

   Hello Andreas,

   Thank you for sharing this very interesting medal with us. I found an on-line article regarding the wreck of the D.H. Ingraham that has a photo of Somers Godfrey:

   http://sunbythesea.com/ww/the-wreck-of-the-d-h-ingraham/

   Best regards,

   Lorin

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   medalnet

   12:05 pm on February 26, 2020

   Very Cool. Great research!!!

   Reply

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