First Presentation of the American Welding Society's Lincoln Gold Medal

Summary

Colonel Glen F. Jenks (b. 1880) (left, in front), chairman of Award Committee of the American Welding Society, presented the Lincoln Gold Medal to Thomas M. Jackson (1883-1967) (right). In the back row were: E. R. Fish (left), American Welding Society senior vice president; Alfred E. Gibson (middle), executive vice-president of Wellman Engineering Company and American Welding Society president; and Miss M. M. Kelly (right), American Welding Society secretary. Jackson, chief electrical and welding engineer at Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Chester, Pennsylvania, received the medal for his paper "Welding in Tanker Construction."

Subject

• Jenks, Glen F. 1880-
• Jackson, Thomas M. 1883-1967
• Fish, E. R
• Gibson, Alfred E
• Kelly, M. M
• American Welding Society
• Wellman Engineering Company
• Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-4388

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

• 1937
• October 18, 1937

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• Copyright Not Evaluated

Topic

Welding

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-4388]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints

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