Badge, Membership
Object number2010.74.10
Date1952
MediumMetal, silk
Credit LineTransfer from McKeesport Heritage Center
DescriptionMember badge. Rectangular metal pin connected to pink ribbon with keystone-shaped medal attached. Stamped across pin is wearer's information. Gold printed text on the ribbon reads has event information. Medal depicts downtown Pittsburgh and the Point and has text across the top. Medal has text on the reverse.Dimensions1.75 x 4 in. (4.4 x 10.2 cm)InscriptionsStamped across pin is: "MEMBER".
Gold printed text on the ribbon reads: "ANNUAL CONVENTION / WESTERN PENNA. / FIREMEN'S ASS'N / PITTSBURGH, PA / AUGUST 14-15-16 / 1952".
Medal reads "THE GATEWAY" across the top.
On back of medal is text "I HAVE / CONTRIBUTED TO THE / 22ND ANNUAL / WESTERN / PENNSYLVANIA / FIREMEN'S / CONVENTION FUND / SHARPSBURG, PA. / AUG. 9TH-14TH / 1915".
Historical NotesPart of a collection transferred from the McKeesport Heritage Center that documents Pittsburgh Volunteer Firefighting from the 1910s through the 1950s (majority c. 1925).
Related institution
Western Pennsylvania Firemen's Association
On View
Not on view
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