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This photograph depicts the Congressional Medal of Honor awarded to Herbert L. Foss. According to the citation, he was given the medal for the following reasons: "On board the U.S.S. Marblehead during the operation of cutting the cable leading from…

This photograph depicts four United States Navy medals that were awarded to Herbert Ll. Foss. The medals include the Admiral Sampson Navy Medal and the Good Conduct Medal, both of which were awarded in 1898. Foss was also given the Service Medal in…

This portrait photograph depicts Herbert L. Foss in his naval uniform. On his uniform multiple medals can be seen. The majority of these metals were given for his service in the Spanish-American War.

This photograph depicts Lucretia Leonard's gravestone, which is located in the Hingham Cemetery of Hingham, Massachusetts. Leonard was an African American servant who worked for the Thaxter family in the 19th century. She is buried next to the…

This item is a page taken from a pamphlet commemorating the erection of a Memorial Bell Tower in Hingham, Massachusetts for the settlers of the town in 1636. This page discusses the fact that many residents of Hingham, England left for New England…

These items are photographs of the memorial for former Massachusetts Governor John Davis Long located in the Hingham Cemetery of Hingham, Massachusetts. The stone is located in the John Davis Long family plot. The text on the memorial is as…

This postcard depicts the Whiton House tavern in 1755, which was owned by the Whiton family. The building has served as a number of different restaurants and is located in Queen Ann's Corner in Hingham, Massachusetts.

This photograph depicts Queen Ann's Corner in Hingham, Massachusetts. It was taken in the early 1930s. The image shows a four-way car intersection with street lights. On the far left there is what appears to be a store, and both sides of the…

This item is a historic map of Hingham, Mass which shows the names of streets, neighborhoods, corners, natural geographic features, and the town's boundaries. The map was published in 1935, but the era that it depicts is not stated. It appears to…

This is a portrait photograph of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt taken in 1933. Roosevelt was the wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was president of the United States between 1933 and 1945. Eleanor Roosevelt was an activist for many humanitarian…