Occupational Button

Name/Title

Occupational Button

Entry/Object ID

2002.13

Description

Pin "CHAUFFEURS, TEAMSTERS & HELPERS OF BARRE, VT. / 1968/ 597/ AUG" Olive green outside perimeter with red and cream inside portions. Maker on edge: "BASTIAN BROS. CO. ROCHESTER, N.Y." On back: "B B CO / ROCH NY" Metal back has some rust. Some discoloration of red on front.

Context

Teamsters Local 597 was chartered in 1939 as "Chauffeurs, Teamsters, Warehouseman and Helpers Union No.597" by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Local 597 is also affiliated with Teamsters Joint Council 10 which includes all 24 Local Unions in New England, Vermont State Labor Council AFL-CIO, as well as the Vermont Building Trades Council. Today Teamsters Local 597 represents over 900 workers in such diverse trades such as package delivery, freight, dairy processing, public transit and school bus services, building material and wire and cable manufacturing, police services and municipal highway maintenance.

Acquisition

Accession

2002.13

Source or Donor

Mega, Ed

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Pin, Occupational

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pin, Insignia

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Insignia

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Status Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Diameter

1 in

Material

Metal, Celluloid

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

International Brotherhood of Teamsters

Related Places

Place

City

Barre City

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America