Button, Promotional

Object number2012.75.48

OriginChicago, IL

Mediummetal; ink

Credit LineGift of Bernard A. Burns

DescriptionLarge circular white button. Upper left corner has a firefighter image printed in black. Message on front in red, white, and black.Dimensions0.172 x 1.5992 in. (0.4 x 4.1 cm)
InscriptionsUpper right corner has "FIRE / FIGHTERS / FIGHT" printed in red.

Across the middle is a red stripe with "MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY" printed in white.
Printed in black beneath the stripe is "ON OUR OWN TIME" printed in black.

Printed in red and underlined at the bottom of the pin is "Please Help!"
MarksPrinted on the bottom back edge in red is "GREEN DUCK CO. CHICAGO"
Historical NotesPart of a collection belonging to Bernie Burns. The collection documents Firefighters Local No. 1, the firefighting union of which Bernie Burns was the president; his life as a firefighter; and additional items that document growing up in Lawrenceville in the 1960s and 1970s.

Related institution Pittsburgh Fire Fighters Local No. 1 (founded 1903)

Previous owner Bernard A. Burns

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