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Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.055.3.105
Medium:
Paper
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Badge: Guest Engine Co. 1 Mt. Vernon June 1911
Object Number:
INV.10587
Date:
1911
Medium:
Silk, brass, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 2 x 1/4 in. ( 14 x 5.1 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
pin: printed: "GUEST"
ribbon printed in gold ink with : "ENGINE/CO. 1/HUDSON VALLEY/FIREMEN'S/CONVENTION/PARADE/MT. VERNON NY/June 22, 1911".
Description:
White silk ribbon suspended from pin; pin has "GUEST" printed onto paper inside ornate brass frame; ribbon printed in gold ink with : "ENGINE/CO. 1/HUDSON VALLEY/FIREMEN'S/CONVENTION/PARADE/MT. VERNON NY/June 22, 1911".
Credit Line:
Gift of William M. Wallace, 1934
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
