Badge issued to a journalist covering the Democratic National Convention, Chicago, 1944. Composite and silk. Bastian Bros. Co., Rochester, New York.
Medallion featuring a minuteman center, flags and the date 1944 left and right, the legend, DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, CHICAGO, in a semicircle below; suspended by white ribbon from ornamental clasp bearing the legend, ACTIVE PRESS, on a raised blue rectangle, white star above.
From the convention that nominated Franklin Roosevelt for a fourth term. Made from a composite (wood pulp) material as a conservation measure to save metal for the war effort.
