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Button, Promotional

Object number2012.75.44

Manufacturer Garland Advertising

OriginBrooklyn, NY

Mediummetal; plastic; ink

Credit LineGift of Bernard A. Burns

DescriptionCircular yellow pinback button with a green fish in the middle. Printed in green around the fish is safety message. Printed in green along the top edge of the pin is organizational name. Back is tarnished silver metal and has pin fastener.Dimensions0.0984 x 0.689 in. (0.3 x 1.8 cm)
InscriptionsPrinted in green around the fish is "DON'T DROWN / IT WILL SPOIL YOUR DAY".

Printed in green along the top edge of the pin is "U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS PITTSBURGH DISTRICT".
MarksOn the bottom back edge of the pin is printed in green "Garland Advertising Brooklyn, N.Y. 11204"
Historical NotesPart of a collection belonging to Bernie Burns. The collection documents Firefighters Local No. 1, the firefighting union of which Bernie Burns was the president; his life as a firefighter; and additional items that document growing up in Lawrenceville in the 1960s and 1970s.

Related institution United States Army

Related institution United States Army Corps of Engineers

Previous owner Bernard A. Burns

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