Button, Event
Object number2010.74.2
Date1921
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumMetal, paper
Credit LineTransfer from McKeesport Heritage Center
DescriptionCircular metal event button. On front is an image of a man facing proper left, wearing a red and black fireman's helmet and a blue jacket. Red lettering around the edge has name of organization and event information. Maker's mark on reverse is partially obscured by corrosion.Dimensions1.25 in. (3.2 cm)InscriptionsClockwise red lettering around the edge reads: "ALLY. COUNTY VOL. FIREMAN'S ASSN. / JUNE 25 ETNA 1921".
Historical NotesIn 1895, the Etna Volunteer Fire Company, which later was renamed the Etna Volunteer Fire Company Number 1, became a Charter Member of The Allegheny County Fireman's Association. Part of a collection transferred from the McKeesport Heritage Center that documents Pittsburgh Volunteer Firefighting from the 1910s through the 1950s (majority c. 1925).
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Allegheny County Volunteer Fireman's Association
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