- Created by
- Unidentified
- Issued by
- Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
- Date
- August 1949
- Medium
- ribbon, metal, plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 4 7/8 × 2 1/4 × 5/16 in. (12.4 × 5.7 × 0.8 cm)
- Description
- 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.
- Place used
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Type
- badges
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.17.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




