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Harriet Pierson scrapbook, vol. 2
Harriet Pierson, the war widow of Major Ward Wright Pierson, maintained a scrapbook collection of newspaper clippings, letters, photographs, maps, condolences, and memorabilia relating to her late husband’s military career and death. Materials contained in the scrapbook span 1917-1928.
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| Collection: | Pierson family papers (#3040) |
| Date: | 1917-01-01/1928-12-31 |
| Volume Number: | Volume 2 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org) |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/11766 |
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Harriet Pierson, the war widow of Major Ward Wright Pierson, maintained a scrapbook collection of newspaper clippings, letters, photographs, maps, condolences, and memorabilia relating to her late husband’s military career and death. Materials contained in the scrapbook span 1917-1928. Image 001 is a receipt for Pierson’s posthumous awarding of the Distinguished Service Cross. The emblem was awarded to individuals for acts of heroism deemed “more than usually life-threatening.”; Image 002 is receipt for Pierson’s posthumous awarding of the Croix de Guerre, a distinction awarded within the French army roughly corresponding to a Distinguished Service Cross; Images 003-005 feature the program of the first reunion of the Army Company Pierson served in, Company L of the 315th regiment. Pierson’s portrait is located at the program’s centerfold. |
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