Collection Highlights
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman
Date:
ca. 1869
Object Number:
LIB.CT.T8855.B7
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Badge: Delegate, 39th Annual Conv., Aug.15-18, 1911., N.Y...
Object Number:
INV.10742
Medium:
metal, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 2 x 5 in. ( 2.5 x 5.1 x 12.7 cm )
Marks:
pin: "NEW YORK STATE FIREMEN'S ASSOCATION/39TH ANNUAL CONVENTION AUG. 15-18, 1911"
pin: panel: "DELEGATE"
badge: "GENESEE FALLS ROCHESTER, N.Y."
Description:
Metal pin with suspended ribbon and badge. Pin features a central panel with a firefighter holding a raised axe. Text in banners reads, "NEW YORK STATE FIREMEN'S ASSOCATION/39TH ANNUAL CONVENTION AUG. 15-18, 1911". Panel suspended by chain links from pin reads, "DELEGATE". Oval badge suspended from red ribbon depicts a waterfall scene and the seal of the city of Rochester, surrounding text reads, "GENESEE FALLS ROCHESTER, N.Y.".
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
