Button, Event
Button, Event
Button, Event

Button, Event

Object number2021.84.2
Manufacturer
Date2007
OriginGreenville, OH
MediumMetal; Paper; Plastic; Ink; Adhesive
Credit LineGift of Theresa Chalich
DescriptionCircular metal pinback event button. The front has a black a white bust of Philip Murray in the proper right center. The front has a white background with block navy lettering outlined in gold. In the bottom center of the front is an image of a yellow bridge. Below the bridge is a black United Steelworkers of America symbol. Front has clear plastic cover over the paper design. The back is metal with a pinback at the top center. Below the pinback is a yellow circular maker's sticker with black lettering and numbers.DimensionsDiameter x Depth: 3 x 0.125 in. (7.6 x 0.3 cm)
InscriptionsThe front has a white background with block navy lettering outlined in gold, "Labor Day 2007 / Pittsburgh / Philip Murray Bridge / [cursive] Dedication".

Below the bridge on the front is a black United Steelworkers of America symbol with white lettering, "UNION / USWA / LABEL / LOCAL 3210".

In the proper left center of the front of the button is a maker's mark with navy and gold lettering, "UNITED STEELWORKERS / USW / UNITY AND STRENGTH FOR WORKERS".
MarksBelow the pinback is a yellow circular maker's sticker with black lettering and numbers "UNION MADE / PROMOTIONAL / ITEM / TIGEREYE / DESIGN / 800-844-3739 / USW 3210 / www.tigerseyedesign.com".

Maker's mark on the back of the pinback button along bottom outer edge in black lettering, "18238 / 2007 Tigereye Design / Greenville / Oh / 800-844-3739 / UNION / USWA / LABEL".
Historical NotesThis button commemorates Labor Day in 2007 when the South Tenth Street Bridge was renamed the Philip Murray Bridge. Philip Murray was the first president of the United Steelworkers of America. The button is part of a larger collection donated to the Heinz History Center.
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