Badge, Identification
Object number2014.50.15 a,b
Manufacturer
Whitehead & Hoag Company
Date1943
OriginNewark, NJ
MediumMetal, paper, plastic
Credit LineGift of the family of Isadore "Fred" Dupin, Jack and Patty (Dupin) Dominick, Fred and Bev Dupin
DescriptionRectangular metal employee identification badge with clear plastic on the front and a pinback. Green background with company name down the sides. Photo in the center of a woman with shoulder-length dark hair. Paper card holding the badge has stamped text at the top in black.Dimensionsa) 2.5" H, 2" W, 0.50" Db) 5" L, 3" W
Inscriptions(a)
Front has "DRAVO / CORPN." down the sides.
Photo in the center of a woman holding a sign that reads: "Betty Brooks 142"; below that is "24 / HEIGHT 62 INS".
(b)
Stamped at the top in black reads: "24 / 185-16-5760 1 X / BETTY M. BROOKS / DRAVO CORPORATION / NEVILLE ISLAND (25) / PITTSBURGH, PA."
Stamped in cursive with blue ink behind where the badge is attached reads: "Carl Blocdel".
Marks(a)
Stamped on back: "WHITEHEAD-HOAG / NEWARK, N.J."
Historical NotesDonor Patty Dominick’s mother Betty Brooks worked for Dravo doing clerical work in 1943 during WWII until a little after the war.
Previous owner
Betty M. Brooks
Related institution
Dravo Corporation
Related person
Carl Blocdel
Subjects
On View
On view
Whitehead & Hoag Company
Whitehead & Hoag Company
1960-1969
c. 1960
