New Jersey State Convention badge

New Jersey State Convention badge

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Description (Brief)
Pinback button with illustration of a woman in a swimsuit sitting on a beachfront and the Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks logo, a red star between elk antlers. Purple plastic ribbon with white print hangs from the button.
The button is a guest badge from the New Jersey State Convention of June 21-22, 1923, in Asbury Park, N.J.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
badge
maker
Whitehead & Hoag Company
place made
United States: New Jersey, Newark
referenced
United States: New Jersey, Asbury Park
Physical Description
cellulose nitrate (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 2.5 cm x 6.5 cm; in x 2 9/16 in
overall: 2 1/2 in x 1 3/8 in x 1/8 in; 6.35 cm x 3.4925 cm x.3175 cm
ID Number
2006.0098.1324
catalog number
2006.0098.1324
accession number
2006.0098
subject
Fraternal Associations
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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