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Title |
Cow Palace Grand National Rodeo Pin |
Object Name |
Pin, Insignia |
Description |
Cow Palace Grand National Rodeo Pin. Enamel painted silver-colored metal pin in shape of the front of Cow Palace building (rectangle with domed top) with "COW PALACE" embossed in silver at top and "GNR" in white below on a blue background with a red and blue border. It has a metal butterfly clutch back and came in a 1" sq. black plastic box with clear plastic top. |
Date |
n.d. |
Creator |
Dragonaire Pins, China |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
2023.010.003 |
Dimensions |
H-0.5 W-1 D-0.375 inches |
Dimension Details |
.5 x 1 x .376 (pin with clasp) |
Collection |
3D - Personal Symbols |
Inscription Text |
"COW PALACE" (silver raised lettering at top front); "GNR" (white enamel lettering at center front); "Dragonaire Pins / 665.397.4770 / coolpins@ ... / MADE IN CHINA" (embossed cut and repeated lettering on back) |
Provenance |
Nani Patten Luebke Collection. Nani Patten was the 1973 Miss Grand National Champion. Items with accession prefix 2023.010 are from her personal collection and are related to Miss Grand National and/or Cow Palace. |
Notes |
"The Grand National Rodeo, Horse, and Stock Show is one of the largest rodeo events in the United States. Held annually in the Cow Palace in Daly City, the annual Grand National brings rodeo to an urban audience. The Grand National is also a county agricultural fair, run by the California Department of Food and Agriculture... The Cow Palace was built to host the first Grand National Rodeo, then known as three separate events: the Grand National Livestock Exposition, the Grand National Horse Show, and the Grand National Rodeo, held simultaneously from November 15–22, 1941.[2][3] Further events at the Cow Palace were interrupted temporarily by World War II,[4] and the site was used to stage troops; the ten-day rodeo and associated events returned on November 15, 1946.[5][6] The third Grand National Rodeo was held from November 1–9, 1947.[7] The rodeo went virtual in 2020." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_National_Rodeo 3/2/2023] |
Search Terms |
Cow Palace Grand National Rodeo Luebke, Nani Patten Pin Pins |
Subjects |
Horses Rodeos |
People |
Luebke, Nani Patten |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Nani Patten Luebke |