Very Young Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Worker's Photo ID Badge on Leather Mount, As Found hand broom and rather a patriotic one

and rather a patriotic one

with a beautiful patina to the wood

and general style

except for watercolor used for the girl’s face and pale blue sky behind her

5 7/8" l x 4 3/4" t x 1" d and in good condition

Very Young Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Worker's Photo ID Badge on Leather Mount, As Found hand broom and rather a patriotic oneWhat struck me first about this one is how very very young this young man looks perhaps his first job out of school, and that youth, particularly, prompting an imagining of the life that unfolded from there. Not a revelation, I know, but what a lot these old photo IDs collectively tell us about the "America Century" and the industries and workforce that fueled it. Unlike many companies long forgotten (or long since absorbed into large conglomerations)