Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Historical Artifacts
Badge: member, Hudson, NY August 1923
Object Number:
INV.10503
Date:
ca. 1923
Medium:
metal, enamel, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 2 x 4 in. ( 2.5 x 5.1 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
pin: "HUDSON NEW YORK/MEMBER/AUGUST 21-22 1923"
badge: "FIFTY-FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION"
Description:
Metal pin with badge suspended from a ribbon. Pin consists of a half circle containing a seal with firefighting equipment at text, "HUDSON NEW YORK", over a rectangular bar with red enamel text, "MEMBER", over a dated ribbon design, "AUGUST 21-22 1923". The red, white, and blue vertically stripped ribbon is attached to the back of the pin. The metal badge is suspended from the ribbon, oval design depicts a view of a firehouse in a small town with text over, "FIFTY-FIRST ANNUAL CONVENTION".
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
