Patch
- Object Name:
- Patch
- Object ID:
- 1994.059.52
- Date:
- 1930-1940
- Description:
- Junior Forest Ranger patch. Owned by Bernard L. Boutin (1923-2011) of Laconia, NH. Cream-colored felt on woven fabric. Horizontal rectangle with truncated corners. Silkscreened green text: "NEW HAMPSHIRE / 4H / JUNIOR / FOREST RANGER"; pine tree between 4 and H. Piece of fabric sewn to bottom edge, embroidered in green, "RANGER PATROL LEADER", with green border.
- Material:
- Textile
- Dimensions:
- H-4.7 W-6.9 inches
- Provenance:
- From the Bernard L. Boutin Collection of political and personal ephemera. Bernard L. Boutin (1923-2011) managed John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign in New Hampshire. Kennedy appointed him as Administrator of the General Services Administration, 1961-64. He was a campaign coordinator for Lyndon Johnson in 1964. He also served as Mayor of Laconia, 1955-59, and was the Democratic nominee for Governor in 1958 and 1960.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Bernard L. Boutin
- People:
- Boutin, Bernard L. (1923-2011)
- Subjects:
- 4-H clubs, Pine trees, Rangers
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