Chief Westerfeld's New Mexico Firemen's Assocation Badge
Manufacturer / Maker
Midwest Badge & Novelty Co.
(Minneapolis, Minnesota, founded 1931)
Date1950
Mediummetal, paper, ribbon
Dimensions5 × 2 1/4 × 1/4 in. (12.7 × 5.7 × 0.6 cm)
ClassificationsClothing, Costume, & Accessories
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the Albuquerque Fire Department
Object numberPC1975.23.59
DescriptionThis badge is made of gold and red metal and red fabric. At the top of the badge is a rectangular piece of metal with a gold border and red inlay. The metal creates a border around a faded white piece of paper with black text. The text contains the name "W. A. WESTERFIELD / CHIEF / ALBUQUERQUE." Attached to this is a red ribbon in the shape of a verticle rectangle with gold lettering. The ribbon has been cut at two angles at the bottom edge. The text gives information about the "26TH ANNUAL / CONVENTION" and the "19TH FIRE COLLEGE / OF THE / NEW MEXICO STATE / FIREMEN'S / ASSOCIATION." The location was in "TUCUMCARI / NEW MEXICO" on "JUNE 19-20-21 / 1950."On View
Not on viewTerms
New Mexico State Firemen's Association
1958
