Reception Committee Pin for Windham Welcome Home Parade August 16, 1919

Object/Artifact

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Windham Textile and History Museum

A detailed brass colored rectangle with a white center with blue text. Attached below is a white ribbon with a printed illustration of an eagle with branches and flags, as well as gold printed text. The bottom of the ribbon is out of frame, and the rest is heavily creased and torn.

A detailed brass colored rectangle with a white center with blue text. Attached below is a white ribbon with a printed illustration of an eagle with branches and flags, as well as gold printed text. The bottom of the ribbon is out of frame, and the rest is heavily creased and torn.

Name/Title

Reception Committee Pin for Windham Welcome Home Parade August 16, 1919

Entry/Object ID

2024.9.80

Description

Reception Committee pin for the Windham Welcome Home Parade held on August 16th, 1919. From threadcity.us "The area’s WW1 veterans were officially welcomed home during Willimantic’s August 16, 1919 World War I Welcome Home Parade which was part of a daylong celebration that included a clambake, sporting contests, a dance at Lincoln Square and a military ball." The pin itself is metal with a laminated paper insert saying "RECEPTION COMMITTEE" printed in blue. The ribbon is about 5" long and features an illustration of an eagle holding olive branches over an emblem of the American flag. Behind the American flag are the flags of France (left) and England (right), below which are the flags of Italy (left) and Germany (right). Below these are the words "WINDHAM WELCOME HOME AUGUST 16 1919" printed in gold. The ribbon is heavily creased, torn, and fraying at the bottom. On the back is a white and blue sticker from the manufacturer, Whitehead and Hoag Co. of Newark, NJ. There is also a red stamp over the sticker, indicating that the ribbon is union made.

Collection

Hill Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Whitehead and Hoag Co.

Date made

1919

Time Period

20th Century

Place

City

Newark, NJ

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pin, Promotional

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Archives U1-A-3

Category

Permanent

Date

July 21, 2024

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Accumulated by donor's grandparents

Acquisition Method

Donation H,C,C,R Beck

Created By

Kearney, Quinlan

Create Date

July 14, 2024

Updated By

Kearney, Quinlan

Update Date

August 16, 2024