Press Badge Worn By Ethel L. Payne
date: label: Date
content: 1976
notes: label: Caption
content: This press pass admitted journalist Ethel L. Payne (1911-1991) to the Republican National Convention held August 16-19, 1976 in Kansas City, Missouri. The two-part pin resembles a military medal worn on a uniform. Suspended by a white grosgrain ribbon, a metal rectangle hangs below a narrow bar. Embossing etches the word “Press” on the upper bar, while the lower one features a stylized flag honoring the U.S. Bicentennial: thirteen stars encircle “76” above vertical stripes. At the convention, Payne covered the nomination of Gerald R. Ford as the party’s pick for the next presidential race. The longtime Washington, DC resident and political reporter became known as First Lady of the Black Press for her pioneering career.
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content: Anacostia Community Museum Collection
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content: Ethel Lois Payne Collection, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Gift of Avis R. Johnson.
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Anacostia Community Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1991.0076.0139
objectType: label: Type
content: press badge
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal, synthetic fabric
label: Dimensions
content: 3 1/8 × 1 15/16 × 3/8 in. (8 × 5 × 0.9 cm)