Badge, Identification
Object number2016.76.39
Date1930-1940
MediumMetal; Enamel
Credit LineGift of Palace Entertainment
DescriptionSilver metal pinback employee badge. Shield-shaped with black enamel border and text. Inset shield-shape at center also has black enamel border that frames the employee number at center. Vertical pinback welded to reverse at center.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 1.688 × 1.563 × 0.438 in. (4.3 × 4 × 1.1 cm)InscriptionsFront has black enamel text "KENNYWOOD / 310 / EMPLOYEE".
Historical NotesKennywood Park employee badge. Part of a collection covering the history of Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, that was transferred to the Heinz History Center. The collection documents both the general history of the park and the experiences of the people who worked there, documenting Kennywood’s long role as a source of summer employment for generations of high school and college students in the Pittsburgh region.
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c. 1944
1960-1992
The C.H. Hanson Company
1930-1939