Name/Title
Identification tagEntry/Object ID
2016.11.43Description
Pa's (Floyd Burdick) ID Tag, circa 1916. Metal (aluminum), oval with attached loop along leftand side. Text: "AMERICA FIRST/ F.O. BURDICK/ SALVATION ARMY/ HOUSTON/ TEX".
Private-purchase ID tags, like Pa's,were used by both military personnel and civilians to mark their luggage during the mid-1800s through the early 1900s. "America First," which is stamped at the top of this ID tag, most likely refers to President Woodrow Wilson's 1916 presidential campaign. Wilson used this slogan as an appeal to voters who did not want to get involved in the wars then occurring in Mexico and Europe.Acquisition
Accession
2016.11Source or Donor
Feack, PamelaAcquisition Method
GiftCredit 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 FeackMade/Created
Date made
1916 - 1916Notes
Date: circa 1916Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Tag, IdentificationNomenclature Primary Object Term
Label, IdentificationNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
13/16 inWidth
1-5/8 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Burdick, Floyd O. "Pa"Provenance
Notes
Last Owner: Burdick, Floyd O.
Given to the museum from descendents of the Burdick family
