Box 24.03 - Assorted Objects (Textile)
Scope and Contents
0250.24.03
Four textile items
0250.24.03.01 Baseball shirt red and cream colored with McIlvain on front, on
back A Good Friend in white lettering. McIlvain was a fire
company. The twill shirt was manufactured by Empire The Emblem
of Satisfaction on back inside label. Some stains. Shirt was worn
by Joseph T. Hudac Sr. past treasurer of South Bethlehem Volunteer
Firemen Relief Fund. Mr. Hudac was a foreman in Bethlehem Steel
beam yard who died sometime around August 25, 2008. Shirt
donated by Thomas Mohr 12/4/2015.
0250.24.03.02 Two promotional “painter-type” hats. White cotton hats with red
plastic bill, label reads Crown Specialties Made in U.S.A.
ASI 47620, three blue ink stripes with blue circular logo – two people
holding hands across a “river” “Hands Across The River July 4, 1991
Bethlehem 250th Anniversary” SBHS 2010.18.01a, b.
0250.24.03.03 Union Bank and Trust Company of Eastern Pennsylvania bank
bag measuring 25 x 16.5 cm, blue nylon twill, white stiff draw string with
blue and red plastic tips, manufacturer label A. Rifkin Co. Established 1892
Wilkes Barre, Penna. U.S.A. Donated by Kate Shea, M.C. 1
SBHS 2010.64.27
Dates
- Creation: 1865 - 2023
Extent
From the Collection: 50 Linear Feet (~35 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the South Bethlehem Historical Society Repository