[Texas Bear Round-Up '96 Pin]

Name/Title

[Texas Bear Round-Up '96 Pin]

Entry/Object ID

2024.01.06

Tags

Events

Description

A circular, black enamel pin with curved, blue lettering reading "Texas Bear Round-Up '96". The center of the pin features a red graphic of Texas with a bear silhouette inside.

Item Type

Lapel Pin

Use

Likely a souvenir for attendees of the Texas Bear Round-Up in 1996.

Context

From the Texas Bear Round-Up webpage "About Us": "Texas Bear Round-Up™ (TBRU™) is an annual Bear Event presented by the Dallas Bears. It's a weekend celebrating the bear community and those who identify themselves as bears, cubs, otters, and their admirers. We hope you join us in our host city of Dallas, TX for a weekend of entertainment, fun events, shopping, fun, and making many new friends" (Linked in this record).

Collection

Adrian J. Cardwell Collection

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Acquisition

Accession

2024.01

Made/Created

Date made

1996

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Dallas

State/Province

Texas

Location

West South Central

Region

South North America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pin, Lapel

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pin, Clothing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Clothing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

LGBTQ+, memorabilia, souvenirs, cultural events, logos, symbols

Guide Term

figure- and animal-derived motifs

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Bears (Gay culture), LGBTQ+ events

Category

Homosaurus

Colors

Color

Black, Blue, Red

Color Notes

Black background, blue lettering, red Texas graphic.

Valuations

Valuation Type

Donor Estimate

Value

$10.00

Date

Sep 21, 2026

Create Date

September 21, 2026

Update Date

October 10, 2026