Button, Promotional
Object number2014.55.13
Date1936
MediumPaper/Plastic/Metal
Credit LineGift of William H. Rough
DescriptionCircular plastic and paper aviation event button.Dimensions0.438 x 2.25 in. (1.1 x 5.7 cm)InscriptionsWhite, black, and blue printed text on front "ALL AMERICAN AIR MANEUVERS / DEC. 10-12, / 1936 / SOUTH FIELD / 850 / MIAMA, FLORIDA".
Historical NotesThis button belonged to Helen MacCloskey Rough. Manus MacCloskey immigrated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from Dungiven, Ireland, sometime in the 1840s. He worked on the river as a riverboat man, delivering coal from Pittsburgh to New Orleans prior to the Civil War. His grandson, James Edward MacCloskey, Jr., married Helen Irwin and they had two daughters. One of their daughters, Helen MacCloskey Rough, was an aviatrix.
Previous owner
Helen MacCloskey Rough
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1925
1996
American Eagle Outfitters
2017
