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Washington Good Roads Association Badge
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| Accession #: | 4019.1 |
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| Title: | Washington Good Roads Association Badge |
| Object Type: | Badge, Membership |
| Participants: |
Washington State Good Roads Association (creator)
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| Physical Description: | Badge is constructed of: pink silk satin ribbon printed with "CONVENTION, Washington Good Roads Association, SPOKANE Oct. 8-9-10, 1903" and faux brass medallion with flower and leaf frame pattern framing a small photograph of Mount Rainier. Attached to faux brass stamped eagle pin at top. The medallion is attached to a blue ribbon halo which is backed with muslin. Red, white, and blue ribbon trail from the medallion and overlay the larger pink printed ribbon. |
| Description: | Washington Good Roads Association members wore this ribbon at their 1903 Spokane convention. Bicyclists pressed for road improvements in the 1880s, and concern grew with automobile's popularity. In 1899 Seattle's Sam Hill led capitalists and progressives to form Washington's association, and in 1905 a state highway department was formed. By 1921 federal funding supported an interstate system of highways, which expanded greatly after World War II. |
| Category: | History |
| Subjects/Topics/Concepts: |
Conventions and Fairs (Event)
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| Geographical Reference: | Spokane (Washington->Spokane County) |
| Dimensions: |
Object L x W 10 1/4 x 2 3/4"
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| Materials/Techniques: |
metal (Material)
satin (Material)
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| Credit Line: | Gift of Paul McDonald, 2002 |
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