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Object Name
Pins - American Red Cross
Object Number
2016-59-8 a,b
Description
Pair of American Red Cross pins or buttons. A - Round metal pinback button. Red Cross emblem in white circle with blue border and "1919" printed underneath. B - Round gold metal pin. Raised Red Cross emblem of metal and red enamel on a background of white enamel. At the bottom is a ribbon of blue enamel with gold letting "WORLD/ARC/WAR II."
Provenance
Margery Boyd served in the American Red Cross, Litchfield Chapter, beginning in WWII. The WWII pin may have been awarded to her.
Category
Communication Artifacts
Date Made
1919; 1939-1945
Dimensions
Diameter A 0.75", Diameter B 0.875"
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