Ribbon, Commemorative
Object number2014.55.12
Manufacturer
Whitehead & Hoag Company
Date1935
OriginNeward, NJ
MediumMetal/Plastic/Paper/Fabric
Credit LineGift of William H. Rough
DescriptionCommemorative ribbon with pin attached to top.Dimensions6 x 1.625 x 0.25 in. (15.2 x 4.1 x 0.6 cm)InscriptionsPin has color image of Tampa, Florida with red text at top "WELCOME / TO / TAMPA" and bottom "FLORIDA'S GREATEST CITY".
Yellow ribbon has black printed text "AIR TOUR / TAMPA / JANUARY 1935 / [line] / SPORTSMEN / PILOTS"; "PILOTS" text is vertical.
MarksThe back of the pin has black printed text "THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. / BUTTONS, / BADGES, / NOVELTIES / AND SIGNS / NEWARK, N.J."; above "NEWARK, N.J." is additional text "ALLIED PRINTING / TRADES COUNCIL / UNION LABEL / NEWARK, NJ".
Historical NotesThis item 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
Related institution
Allied Printing
On View
Not on view
1939-1945
