Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

BUTTON, SENIORS' GAMES

Date

2001

Materials

TIN, PAPER

No. Pieces

1

Length

21.5

Width

10

Description

"2001 ALBERTA SENIORS GAMES" WHITE BUTTON FEATURING MASCOT "SIR GUS BEAR". BUTTON MOUNTED TO INFORMATIONAL PAPER CARD BACKING. CARD DISPLAYS LOGO AND INFORMATION ON MASCOT. CARD HAS INKED CIRCLE TO DENOTE WHERE BUTTON IS TO BE PINNED TO CARD.

Subjects

ADVERTISING MEDIUM

Historical Association

SPORTS

History

UNSOLD GAMES' SOUVENIR. MATERIAL DONATED BY ORGANIZERS OF SENIORS' GAMES. SEE ARCHIVAL COLLECTION P20011067000 FOR GAMES' MAGAZINES AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION. MASCOT BEAR WAS WORK OF LETHBRIDGE ARTIST "LAURA VANN". HIS NAME WAS TAKEN FROM ONE OF THE GAMES' DIRECTORS, GUS HERRESVELE, A PARTICIPANT OF SENIORS GAMES A BOOSTER OF LETHBRIDGE AS A HOST.

Catalogue Number

P20010075001

Acquisition Date

2001-12

Collection

Museum

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