Badge, Membership
Object number77.78.13
Date1945
OriginUSA
MediumFabric; Metal
Credit LineGift of James G. Fulton
Dimensions6 x 1.5 in. (15.2 x 3.8 cm)Inscriptions"Sons of Columbus / of America / 8th National / Convention / and / Columbus Day / Celebration / Oct.12-13-14, 1945 / Pittsburgh, PA"
Label TextAdopting Columbus as their namesake, three independent Italian immigrant organizations in Pittsburgh consolidated their charters into one corporation to form the Sons of Columbus of America on April 9, 1925. Columbus, the Genoa-born navigator, appealed to all Italians regardless of geographic origin.
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