Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1905-10-04
Mr. MiIey Awarded Gold Media
for Color Photography


for Color Photography
Messrs. M. MiIey d Sen, photo
graphelF, have been notified Of
the award by the Louisiana Pur
chase Exposition, held at st.
Louis last year, of gold medal ant
diploma on their color photo
grsphy The photographs exhibited
were Peale's Washington, Colone
Daniel Parke and a fruit picture.
The diploma is I8 x IS inches IL
size. 1t was designed by Will H
Low and reproduced by Gilbo &
Company in sepia tint upon I'm
perial japanese paper 81 K "a
inches in size.
The central figure of the COM
position, a robust, clear eyed
maiden in her first, youth, Column
hia, looks forward with unclouded
brow intent upon u future beyond
the act which she represents, plac-
ing one hand in sign of possession
upon the globe, typifying the
territorial acquisition, which is
jfered by her sister France seated
at her right. simultaneously
from her other hand che passes on
the torch of progress to her mes
senger, the youth of her country
who, with winged feet, stands ready
to depart on his mission of civil
lization towards the Western sun
which irradiates the sky. Colum-
bia is draped with the flag, chosen
as the symbol above all others,
which is recognized to the farthest
limits of the world and denotes
the country where was the Ex-
position that issued the diploma.
France, wearing the costume of
the period of the cession of the
Louisiana Territory,is by a volun-
tary anachronism depicted with
the Imperial crown, for W lille the
act of cession was accomplish cd in
the interim of the Consula te it
was step in the progress of Ma
poleon, ard Imperial France remains
in our memories today as relin-1
quishingithe territory which our
younger nation has so notab bly, de-
veloped. The border of Classic
Empire design encloses the names
of the States of the Union, promi-
hence being given to those conf
prising the territorial acquisition,
while the fourteen stars in the
tablet below still further en-
phasize their Importance.
In the composition of the OBJ
verse of the medal are shown two
figures one of which, Columbia,
tall and stately, lie about to en-
velop the youthful maiden By her
side, IMPLYING the Louisiana Teri
tory, in the flag OF the stars and
stripes, thus receiving her into the
of States. The other
figure is depicted in the act of
divesting herself of the cloak of
France, symbolized in the emblem
Of Napoleon, the busy bee, en-
Droidered thereon. In the back |
ground is shown the rising sun,
the dawn of a Lew era of progress |
10 the nation.
The reverse of the medal shows
IN. architectural tablet bearing an
inscription giving the grade of
the medal. Below the tablet are
two dOlphins symbolizing our
eastern and western boundaries,
5he whole surmounted by an
American eagle, spreading his
wings from ocean to ocean.
On the gold medal there are
,hree distinct corners, each con-
a wreath encircling
monogram or emblem, and each of
,hese wreaths is surrounded by
fourteen stars, representing the
Louisiana Purchase States and
Territories.
The dies were engraved and
lie medals struck by the United
states Government Mint at Phila-
lelphia. The weight of the medal
8 about three and one-hGlf ounces.