wabnoles Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Hey everyone... found this fully encased bronze medal awarded to a Dr. J. Elmer Porter in recognition of the 75th anniversary of his graduation from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Upon further research, this medal was award likely in 1961 or 1962. I found it for 50 cents at the thirft store. What was even more intriguing was finding out more about Dr. Porter. He was a small town country doctor who served the Pottsville, PA community for over 60 years. More info here: http://www.pottsmerc.com/article/MP/20100404/LIFE01/304049971 He had a daughter who died in FL, which would probably explain how it is it found its way down here. Attached are some photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabnoles Posted September 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Why am I not allowed to post photos? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabnoles Posted September 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 http://omnicoin.com/viewcoin/1022212 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Not sure why you cannot post, at least the pictures are here. Nice find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabnoles Posted September 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 thanks for the assist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted September 21, 2013 Report Share Posted September 21, 2013 Great find. It's lots of fun to find something like this and do the research into the person. Good detective work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabnoles Posted September 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Do you have any idea how it was that I could not attach any photos? It said I was not allowed to attach anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art1.2 Posted September 22, 2013 Report Share Posted September 22, 2013 Do you have any idea how it was that I could not attach any photos? It said I was not allowed to attach anything. I don't know. Perhaps you've reached some limit on the number of attachments/bytes allowed for such things. Can you try one again and capture the message/screens that you get so we can see them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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