Badge, Membership
Object number2010.74.11
Date1929
MediumMetal, silk
Credit LineTransfer from McKeesport Heritage Center
DescriptionFiremen's Association badge. Circular gold button connected to a blue, white, and red ribbon with circular gold medal attached. Printed in black on button is organization and event information. Image on the medal depicts a left-facing fireman driving surrounded by a poker, hatchet, and ladder and a hose around the border. Text on reverse of medal.Dimensions1.375 x 3.5 in. (3.5 x 8.9 cm)InscriptionsPrinted in black on button "GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY / 50TH / FIREMEN'S / ASSOCIATION / PITTSBURGH, PA. / SEPT. 30-OCT. 1-3 / 1929".
Back of medal has text "WESTERN PENNA. / FIREMEN'S CONVENTION / VANDERGRIFT, PA / AUG. … 17, 1946 / ... / VANDERGRIFT HEIGHTS / FIRE DEPARTMENT / …"
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
Firemen's Association
Related institution
Vandergrift Heights Fire Department
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