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Artifacts. Artifacts

 Record Group
Identifier: Artifacts

Found in 68 Collections and/or Records:

Mel Felton and the Southern Colonels Recordings,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2016-002
Abstract

Recordings of Mel Felton and the Southern Colonels dance orchestra, including seven original 1946 acetate recordings from the Marine Room of Isle of Palms, South Carolina, together with a 2014 compact disc containing digital conversions from the original recordings.

Dates: 1946 - 2014

F.F. Carr Medal

 Collection
Identifier: Artifact-043
Abstract

The F.F. Carr Medal collection includes a keychain, a red, white and blue ribbon attached to a safety pin, and a medal.

Dates: c.1932

Fighting Gobbler Needlepoint Canvas Patterns

 Collection
Identifier: Artifact-048
Abstract

This collection includes two needlepoint canvas's with hand drawn Gobbler bird designs in orange and maroon. On one canvas above the Gobbler it reads "VPI." Printed on the tape border it reads "E.B. Orginals." On the other canvas it reads "VA. TECH." above the bird and "The Fighting Gobbler" below the bird.

Both canvas's are templates for needlepoint, neither have been used.

Dates: n.d.

Framed V.P.I. Science Hall Plate

 Collection
Identifier: Artifact-052
Abstract

A gold square shaped frame with a light green matting. Held in the center of the frame with three clear plastic prongs is a small plate, around the size of a tea cup saucer. The plate has a light pink boarder with a repeating floral motif in gold. A light green boarder is inside of the pink boarder. The center of the plate has an image of the Science Hall with grass infront and a blue sky behind.

Dates: c.1987

Free France of World War II Flag

 Collection
Identifier: Artifact-029
Abstract

This flag is for Free France, which represented the government-in-exile of Charles de Gaulle during World War II, when France was occupied. The flag is a tricolour of vertical band of blue, white, and red with a blue two-barred cross (aka Cross of Lorraine) on the white band. The flag is on a pole with blue, white, and red fabric strips wrapped around the top over a soft ball-style finial.

Dates: ca. 1940-1944

Great Seal of the Confederate States of America

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2017-022
Abstract

Collection consists of an electrotype replica of the Great Seal of the Confederate States of America, along with a letter of authentication, dated 6 March 1874, from J.S. and A.B. Wyon of London, England, the engravers of the original Great Seal made for the Confederacy in 1864.

Dates: ca. 1872-1874

Greenbrier County 160th Anniversary Commemorative Medal

 Collection
Identifier: Artifact-026
Abstract

This bronze medal is embossed on one side with two men holding guns and standing in front of Fort Donnally and says "Greenbrier County 160th Anniversary" at the top, "Fort Donnally" in the middle, "Gen. Andrew Lewis" and "Col. John Stuart" on a ribbon at the bottom, and "1778-1938" underneeath the ribbon. The back is embossed with a building on the top, the outline of the county and "Greenbrier County" on the left on top of a plant frond, and a round building and trees on the right.

Dates: 1938

George Grigg and John Carnochan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2017-006
Abstract

This collection includes documents related to the production and dissemination of George Grigg's and John Carnochan's computer-animated film, produced while students at Virginia Tech from 1969 through 1970 using FORTRAN.

Dates: Majority of material found within circa 1960s-2015

Hardywood Fightin' Hokies Lager Bottle

 Collection
Identifier: Artifact-034
Abstract

The bottle is amber with a sticker label that wraps around majority of the bottle's body. The label has a brick pattern at the top, followed by an orange line, and below the line is all maroon. The front of the bottle says "HARDYWOOD" above a maroon gobbler that is inside a white diamond. Below the gobbler is the text "FIGHTIN' HOKIES LAGER ALCOHOL 5.0% BY VOL . 12 FL OZ." The same logo and text is repeated on the side of the bottle.

Dates: c.2021

"Hokie High Life" Beer Bottle

 Collection
Identifier: Artifact-054
Abstract

Amber colored beer bottle with "Hokie High Life" Label.

Dates: c.1999