Badge

Object/Artifact

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The Salvation Army Central Territory Museum

Name/Title

Badge

Entry/Object ID

2016.11.40

Description

Commemorative badge made for the 17th annual City Marshals and Police Chiefs Union of Texas Convention, which was held in Fort Worth on May 17-19, 1911. Gold colored badge. Rectangular, but bottom edge comes to a point. Partially concave. Sides and bottom have decorative leaf motif reliefs. towards the top is a star releif with wings coming out either side of the star. Text reads: "MEMBER/ FORT WORTH/ 1911/ CONVENTION/ CITY MARSHALS/ AND/ CHIEFS OF POLICE/ OF/ TEXAS. The badge was used to identify convention participants, provide them with free transportation and also admit the wearer into free amusements.

Acquisition

Accession

2016.11

Source or Donor

Feack, Pamela

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Pamela Feack in memory of Floyd O. "Pa" and Samantha Minerva "Minnie, Ma" Saunders Burdick, Cecil May Burdick Goodwin, Grace Belle Burdick Yates, and Fern Ann Goodwin Feack

Made/Created

Date made

1911

Place

City

Fort Worth

County

Tarrant County

State/Province

Texas

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Badge, Law Enforcement

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Badge, Insignia

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Insignia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

2-13/16 in

Width

1-13/16 in

Depth

1/4 in

Material

Metal

Relationships

Related Events

Event

17th Annual City Marshals and Police Chiefs Union of Texas Convention

Provenance

Notes

Given to the museum from descendents of the Burdick family