Employment identification badge of unidentified employee

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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.

An employee identification badge of an unidentified employee from an unidentified company. The metal badge is circular with a pin and clasp on the back. The front of the badge has a black and white photograph of an unidentified female employee. The woman is featured from the neck up and is facing the camera. A height chart is behind her. Two sets of numbers are featured on the badge: [637] is placed above the woman in large black type; [463] is featured below the woman in smaller white type. The number below the woman is most likely her employee identification number and the number above is most likely a factory number. The back of the pin has a makers mark and a patent number.

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