Sean Dunham wrote:
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> I have recently heard about a "U.S. Indian Service" button recovered from a
> 19th century Indian School site in Michigan.
>
> Does anybody have any citations or other information about such buttons.
Sean,
Check the book "Record of American Uniform and Historical Buttons" by
Alphaeus H. Albert. Two "US Indian Service" Buttons are illustrated on
page 281. It falls under the US Department of the Interior. No dates are
given, though the two manufacturers shown are mid-19th century.
--
Steve Boxley, Ja.T., M.N.
The Virginia Foundation for Archaeological Research, Inc.
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