Lancaster Medal
notes: label: Description
content: The American Association of Orthoptic Technicians (AAOT) established an award in honor of Walter Brackett Lancaster (1863-1951), a leading U.S. ophthalmologist and a strong supporter of orthoptics. The first Lancaster Award was given in 1953 to his daughter, Julia Lancaster (1896-1971), a pioneer of Orthoptics who served as president of the American Association of Orthoptic Technicians (AAOT) from 1940-1941 and again in 1951. This is that medal.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: associated subject
content: Orthoptics
label: associated subject
content: Ophthalmology
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Health & Medicine
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: ZZ.RSN83545U35
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal, Orthoptic
label: Object Name
content: medal
label: Other Terms
content: Medal, Orthoptic; Diagnostic Medicine
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: case: 1 1/4 in x 3 in x 3 7/8 in; 3.175 cm x 7.62 cm x 9.8425 cm