24a. Wooden medallion (2 3/8'' diam) commemorating the National Peace Jubilee, Boston 1869. Front, bust of Gilmore, "Projector of National Peace Jubilee;" back, "National Peace Jubilee Association, Boston, June 1869."
Patrick Gilmore's five-day National Peace Jubilee opened on June 15, 1869, to celebrate the peace following the Civil War. Gilmore organized a combined band and orchestra of some 1000 instrumentalists and 10,000 vocalists. The concertmaster for the event was the great violinist Ole Bull. Here we find one of the medallions presented to Gilmore.
