Button, Promotional

Object number2010.105.4

Date1983-1984

Mediummetal

Credit LineGift of Mike Bilcsik

DescriptionCircular metal button. Beige background with brown printed text with message and image of blast furnace Dorothy 6. United Steel Works of America logo above print. Bottom of straight pin can be seen from front behind bottom edge.Dimensions2.25 x 2.375 in. (5.7 x 6 cm)
InscriptionsBrown print, "SAVE / DOROTHY 6".

United Steelworkers of America logo above print.
Historical NotesDonor Mike Bilcsik was the last President of United Steelworkers of America, Local 1256, before they folded during the 1980s recession. He led the campaign in 1983-1984 to save the Dorothy furnace from demolition. Dorothy Six was the largest blast furnace in the world and once the pride of the Mon Valley. Despite the grassroots “Save Dorothy” campaign, U. S. Steel demolished the furnace two years later.

Related institution United Steelworkers of America

Related institution United States Steel Corporation

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