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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 26103309, member: 4910&quot;]<img src="https://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_medal_samuelbridge_noblehamilton_1902.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Samuel Bridge Medal awarded to Noble Hamilton in 1902</p><p>Silver, 34 mm, 20.21 gm</p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: Samuel Bridge facing left, GIFT OF SAMUEL BRIDGE MLCCCLXXVIIII (1879)</p><p>Reverse: Scroll with AWARDED TO followed by engraved &quot;Noble Hamilton&quot; and stamped &quot;1902&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>The Samuel Bridge silver medals were awarded to the top male students of the San Francisco public schools from 1879 to 1915. They were usually known as &quot;Bridge Medals.&quot; Bridge medal awardees were usually in the school ninth grade and around fourteen years old.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Denman Medal was a similar medal awarded to female students.</p><p><br /></p><p>Noble Hamilton was a resident of San Francisco. He was born in nearby Oakland on June 26, 1888, and died in San Francisco on May 9, 1941 at the age of 52.</p><p><br /></p><p>His father was Edward H. (Pop) Hamilton, a newspaperman and political reporter, and his mother was Fanny Hamilton.</p><p><br /></p><p>Noble Hamilton was a grandson of pioneer the Reverend Laurentine Hamilton for whom Mount Hamilton is named.</p><p><br /></p><p>Noble Hamilton attended San Francisco public schools and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1911 with a degree in Jurisprudence (Law).</p><p><br /></p><p>He appeared in a student play on March 31, 1911 where:</p><p>&quot;Noble Hamilton, as Bob Madden, not only won the hearts of all the women in the cast, but of those in the audience as well&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Noble Hamilton married Elizabeth Bull and had two children, a daughter Elizabeth (Betty) and a son Noble Hamilton, Jr.</p><p><br /></p><p>He worked as a Pacific Coast advertising man for Outdoor Advertising, Inc.</p><p><br /></p><p>The San Francisco society register Blue Book editions for 1918 and 1921 list Mr. and Mrs. Noble Hamilton at 2687 Union Street.</p><p><br /></p><p>Noble Hamilton&#039;s son Noble Hamilton, Jr. became a wealthy San Francisco socialite and a member of the exclusive Bohemian Club.</p><p><br /></p><p>A few other Bridge Medals:</p><p><a href="https://www.brianrxm.com/comdir/cnsmedal.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.brianrxm.com/comdir/cnsmedal.htm" rel="nofollow">https://www.brianrxm.com/comdir/cnsmedal.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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