Delegate badge for IBPOEW convention

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

I.B.P.O.E. of W. delegate badge. At the top is a rectangular, gold-colored metal bar with a pin back. The front of the bar forms a frame for a white piece of paper bearing black text that reads [DELEGATE]. A removable purple ribbon is attached through a hook on the reverse. The ribbon has gold text on the front that reads [GOLDEN JAMBOREE / 50TH CONVENTION / IB.P.O.E.W. / SAN FRANCISCO / CALIFORNIA / AUGUST 21-27 / 1949]. The ribbon is folded in half, holding a metal loop that connects it to a round, gold medal. The medal features a design in relief of a suspension bridge and covered wagons with text at the top, [I.B.P.O.E.W.] and bottom [1949]. In the center is an image of an elk's head enclosed in a circle.

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