Press Badge: Ku Klux Klan Rallies in West Haven, Wallingford, and New Britain, 1984
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Frank Lorenzo
American, 1928 - 2000
Date1984 April 28-29
Mediumcardstock, printed ink
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 1/2 × 2 3/4in. (11.4 × 7cm)
ClassificationsInformation Artifacts
Credit LineGift of Tracey Lorenzo Budrejko
DescriptionPress badge issued to Frank Lorenzo of UPI by the Connecticut State Police for use at a Ku Klux Klan (KKK) rallies in West Haven, Wallingford, and New Britain on April 28-29, 1984.
Object number2023.82.43
CopyrightNo Known Copyright
InscribedPrinted in blue on front: "PRESS / CONNECTICUT / STATE / POLICE / ISSUED BY / STATE OF CONNECTICUT / DEPARTMENT OF / STATE POLICE / NAME [handwritten] Frank Lorenzo / ORGANIZATION [handwritten] UPI / DATE [handwritten] April 28-29, 1984 / TOWN"Handwritten in black ink on back: "April 28 & 29, 1984 / KKK in West Haven / Wallingford & New Britain"
Subject Terms
- Badges
- Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
- Hate groups
- UPI (United Press International)
- News agencies
- News wire services
- Press
- Press photography
- Press passes
- Press passes
- Connecticut State Police
- West Haven (Conn.)
- Wallingford (Conn.)
- New Britain (Conn.)
- Identification
- Badges
- West Haven
- Wallingford
- New Britain
- Frank Lorenzo's United Press International (UPI), Hartford Office Archive
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