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New Mexico State Firemens's Association Badge
Image Not Available for New Mexico State Firemens's Association Badge

New Mexico State Firemens's Association Badge

Manufacturer / Maker
Association (Las Vegas, New Mexico, founded 1923)
Date1940
Mediummetal, ribbon
Dimensions5 × 2 1/8 × 1/4 in. (12.7 × 5.4 × 0.6 cm)
ClassificationsClothing, Costume, & Accessories
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Albuquerque Fire Department
Object numberPC1975.23.36
DescriptionThis ribbon badge is made of white fabric and gold metal. There is a rectangular peice of gold metal on the top of the pin and connects to the ribbon. The ribbon is made of white fabric and red lettering, it is shaped like a verticle rectangle. The text on the ribbon gives information about the "18TH ANNUAL / CONVENTION" and "11TH FIRE COLLEGE" given by the "NEW MEXICO / STATE FIREMEN'S / ASSOCIATION" in "HOBBS / MAY 13-15 / 1940." The text is formated verticaly so that each section is on top of the other. The ribbon narrows down to a point wich connects to a gold colored circle through a hoop. On the circle an image of a fireman's hat in front of a ladder, axe, and hook crossed at the middle is engraved.
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Terms
    Crocheted Bonnet
    Domenico Barbieri Family
    ca. 1910