GOLD LIFESAVING MEDAL PRESENTED TO JOHN W. MARSHALL, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE U.S....

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GOLD LIFESAVING MEDAL PRESENTED TO JOHN W. MARSHALL, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE U.S. STEAMSHIP "SAN FRANCISCO" WRECKED IN THE GREAT ATLANTIC HURRICANE, DECEMBER 24, 1853.
One side finely chased and engraved with scene of two sailing ships, the "Three Bells" and "Antarctic" in heavy seas coming to the rescue of the...

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