Fitter Family Medal
notes: label: Description
content: The American Eugenics Society was formed in 1926. The first Fitter Family Contest was held at the Kansas State Free Fair in 1920. Inscriptions on this bronze medal read “YEA, I HAVE A GOODLY HERITAGE” and “PRESENTED / BY / AMERICAN / EUGENICS / SOCIETY / FITTER FAMILIES CONTEST.”
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Disabilities
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content: Medicine and Science: Biological Sciences
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content: Health & Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Prof. Jonathan Marks
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1997.0357.01
label: accession number
content: 1997.0357
label: catalog number
content: 1997.0357.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Medal
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: .3 cm x 3.8 cm; 1/8 in x 1 1/2 in