Plastic Red Cross Badge of Dorothy Dyer, 1948

Name/Title

Plastic Red Cross Badge of Dorothy Dyer, 1948

Entry/Object ID

2004.56.11

Description

ACC. NO. 04.56.11 SUBJECT OR CATEGORY: AMERICAN RED CROSS DATE OR PERIOD: 1948 OBJECT: BADGE DESCRIPTION: PLASTIC BADGE, WITH BLUE- AND RED-COLORED PRINTING ON ITS SURFACE. THE BADGE HAS AN INSERTION FOR A TYPEWRITTEN IDENTIFICATION (ID). SIZE: L 2" X W 3" HISTORY OF OBJECT: BADGE WORN BY MRS JOHN T DYER (DOROTHY), REPRESENTING THE ALAMEDA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AT A CONVENTION HELD IN SAN FRANCISCO FROM JUNE 21 THRU JUNE 24, 1948. DONOR: ESTATE OF DOROTHY DYER CATALOGED: JUNE 5, 2004