Medal, Commemorative
Object number2010.74.7
Date1930
MediumMetal, silk
Credit LineTransfer from McKeesport Heritage Center
DescriptionFiremen's convention badge or medal. Red, white, and blue ribbon with safety pin attached to back looped through a silver octagonal medal. Text at the top of the keystone on the medal has event information. Around an image of a fire truck is organization name. Below the fire truck is an image of a building.Dimensions1.5 x 2.625 in. (3.8 x 6.7 cm)InscriptionsText at the top of the keystone on the medal reads: "38TH ANNUAL CONVENTION / GLENDALE, / PA."
Around an image of a fire truck text reads: "WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S ASSN."
Below the fire truck is an image of a building with "19" on the left side and "30" on the right side.
Historical NotesPart of a collection transferred from the McKeesport Heritage Center that documents Pittsburgh Volunteer Firefighting conventions from the 1910s through the 1950s (majority c. 1925). The first McKeesport fire department was established in the Borough of McKeesport in 1873, and was known as the Eagle Volunteer Fire Company.
Related institution
Western Pennsylvania Volunteer Firemen's Association
On View
Not on view
1976
