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Title: Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana
Year: 1876 (1870s)
Authors: Historical Society of Montana
Subjects: Montana -- History Periodicals
Publisher: Helena, Mont. : Rocky Mountain Publishing Co.
Contributing Library: Montana State Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Montana State Library

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ited by a great many. Thegallery in the Oriental Building was set aside for Educa-tional purposes, and in order to reach it you had to climbtwo short flights of stairs, but this booth was the most at-tractive in the building. The facade was the same that wasused in St. Louis with some additions, and it was here that Iset aside a space known as Headquarters and which, inthe absence of a State Building, afforded our people a placeof rest and comfort which though limited, seemed to answerthe purpose. The Educational exhibit received 15 medals divided as follows: Gold, 3; Silver, 5; Bronze, 5; HonorableMention, 3. SUMMARY. The total of awards received in all departments is as fol-lows : Gold, 78; Silver, 33; Bronze, 23; Honorable Mention,28. Total 162. You will find attached a complete list of awards in all de-partments. This is a splendid showing considering oursmall appropriation. The total number of awards granted by the Expositionwas 9,422 exclusive of the Horticulture and Live Stock.
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2; 00 M0 « il h?H 0 !5 0 0 H « a Q2;■<« H MONTANA AT THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPOSITION. 91 These medals are now in the hands of the manufacturer,and will be delivered in the near future to each and everyexhibitor named. The medals awarded at the St. LouisFair have not yet been delivered. Owing to the conflicfbetween the National Commission and the Exposition Com-pany, the order for the manufacturer was held in abeyanceuntil recently, but they will of course be delivered as soonas completed and are I understand now being made. Imight add for general information that at both Expositionsthe medals will be made Bronze. The distinctive degree ofmerit is embodied in the Diploma which accompanies each medal such as; Mr. has been awarded a Gold, Silver or Bronze medal for, etc., as the case may be, butall medals are made of Bronze. I will say, however, that while in St. Louis and Portland,I heard some of the Executive Commissioners of the statesay that it was their intention to have thei

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