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Sports Queen Badge

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ProvenanceThis, and other associated items, were donated by Dick Palmer, an avid collector of badges relating to South Australian life.

This was possibly a fundraising badge. Many female sports clubs produced badges with the phrase 'Queen of Sport/s' in the early 1900s. Otherwise, it could have been produced as part of the prize given to the woman who won the Sports Queen title at a local fundraising carnival.SignificanceThis and other associated badges are a rich source of evidence on the material and cultural history of fundraising and sporting organisations in Australia. The symbols, colours and mottoes used on the badges themselves also express ideas about the values and identity that Australians held in the early to mid-twentieth century, particularly during wartime.DescriptionA circular badge consisting of printed paper between a tin base and a celluloid cover. The badge is divided horizontally, with a blue top half and a red bottom half. The words 'Sports Queen' appear across the horizon line in white.Creator (person) Creator (organisation) Acknowledgement Queering the MuseumThis object was selected to be featured as part of the Queering the Museum project, which offered members of the LGBTQI community the opportunity to re-interpret objects from the State History Collection through a different lens. Learn more on the Queering the Museum website. External LinkQueering the MuseumWhat do you think?The meaning of an object is never fixed, but rather, is open to interpretation. When we encounter objects we bring to those encounters a history which is both culturally shared and particular to us. Museums tend to ignore this and instead to offer single interpretations of objects. This object is one of a number chosen from the State History Collection to appear in a project entitled Queering the Museum. The project invites users to upload their own interpretation of or response to a chosen object. Users can also provide links to things that inform their interpretations or responses (for example, video clips, photographs, sound tracks, artworks). Through this process we open up space for multiple interpretations. Keywordsbadgesclub badgessportLGBTIQDate of Creation1900 - 1999Date of Usage1900 - 1999MaterialTin
|paper
|celluloid
DimensionType: Total
Unit (Lengths): mm
Accession NumberHT 1986.0099

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CollectionFundraising BadgesLet’s Get PhysicalLGBTIQ+

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Image FilenameHT1986-0099_CI26684.jpgCopyrightHistory Trust of South AustraliaLicenseCC-0PhotographerKylie Macey

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Image FilenameHT1986-0099_CI26684.jpgCopyrightHistory Trust of South AustraliaLicenseCC-0PhotographerKylie Macey

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Image FilenameHT1986-0099_CI26684.jpgCopyrightHistory Trust of South AustraliaLicenseCC-0PhotographerKylie Macey

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