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Title |
Intermediate Swim Button, c. 1955-1965 |
Object Name |
Button, Insignia |
Description |
Intermediate Swim Button, c. 1955-1965. Circular metal button with an off-white background and red border. In dark blue text around the circle is printed "INTERMEDIATE SWIMMER", with red dots separating the words. In the center, separated from the text by a dark blue line, is a red cross. In the back is a repeating pattern of brand logos and a simple metal pin closure. |
Date |
c. 1955-1965 |
Creator |
Amalgamated Lithographers of America, Chicago, IL |
Role |
Lithographer |
Catalog Number |
2017.008.165.8 |
Dimensions |
H-0.875 W-0.875 D-0.25 inches |
Collection |
3D - Personal Symbols |
Inscription Text |
"INTERMEDIATE / SWIMMER" (dark blue text, printed around circle); "UNION / LABEL" and "LOCAL 115 / SHOP 5" (on back, one of the repeating logos; shaped like a band-aid with tools in the center); "UNION / LABEL", "AMALGAMATED / LITHOGRAPHERS / OF AMERICA", "LOCAL NO. 4 / CHICAGO", and "REGISTERED NO 135" (on back, other repeating logo; in the shape of an elongated life preserver ring) |
Provenance |
JoAnn Semones Red Cross items. |
Search Terms |
Button Red Cross Semones, JoAnn Swimming |
Subjects |
Buttons (Information artifacts) Swimmers Swimming |
People |
Semones, JoAnn |
Credit line |
JoAnn Semones - Julia Barrow Collection |