Badge

Object Name:

Badge

Object ID:

2002.001.01

Creator:

Bastian Bros. Co.Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Rochester, NY

Date:

1951

Description:

Badge, labor convention. Green silk with faded gold lettering: "50TH ANNUAL / CONVENTION / N.H. STATE / FEDERATION OF LABOR / SEPTEMBER 1 & 2, 1951 / BERLIN, N.H." Gold-colored rectangular metal pin at top with cast lettering, "GUEST". Reverse of pin has maker's mark, "BASTIAN BROS. CO. / ROCHESTER, N.Y.", and union marks. Circular gold-colored medallion, 1.5" diam., suspended from ribbon, with cast lettering, "AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR / Org'd Nov. 15, 1881 / LABOR / OMNIA / VINCIT", globe, and clasped hands. Reverse of medallion marked "BASTIAN BROS. CO. ROCH. N.Y." AND "M.P.B. / P.I.U.".

Material:

Metal
Textile

Dimensions:

H-3.8 W-1.75 inches

Provenance:

Worn by George Adrien Desmarais (1902-1970) of Concord and Bow, NH. He was a trolley operator on the Manchester Street Railway (Concord to Manchester), a bus driver for Boston & Maine Railroad, and owner/manager of Concord Transit Co. (a bus company). He served as a transportation union official.

Credit Line:

Gift of the Family of George Adrien Desmarais

People:

Desmarais, George A. (1902-1970)

Subjects:

Badges, Conventions, Globes, Hands, Labor organizations, Medallions, Ribbon badges, Ribbons