^{RARE POSTCARD IN VERY FINE CONDITION, FRANKLIN INSTITUTE, PROGRAMME OF PRESENTATION OF THE FRANKLIN MEDAL TO THOMAS ALVA EDISON, ALSO VAN RAPPARD, HEIKE KAMERLINGH ONNES & SAMUEL INSULL, YOU WILL NOT FIND ANOTHER OF THESE, THIS} 

^{WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF THE FRANKLIN MEDAL,} The Franklin Medal was a science award presented from 1915 until 1997 by the Franklin Institute located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. It was founded in 1914 by Samuel Insull.

The Franklin Medal was the most prestigious of the various awards presented by the Franklin Institute. Together with other historical awards, it was merged into the Benjamin Franklin Medal, initiated in 1998. ------------ 

^{3RD PHOTO IS FOR REFERENCE ONLY & SHOWS "}Presentation of the first Franklin Medal in Philadelphia on May 19, 1915. Front row: Samuel Insull, Walton Clark, recipient Thomas Edison and his wife Mina Miller, Chevalier Van Rappard, accepting the award for Heike Kamerlingh Onnes. Back row: Robert Bowie Owens, John J. Carty, Frank J. Sprague, William Stanley, R. Tait McKenzie." ---- 

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