West Virginia Automobile Club, Clarksburg, Badge, 1915-1935

Twentieth-century motorists who belonged to automobile clubs attached badges or emblems to their vehicles. These membership badges were displayed prominently on radiators, license plates, bumpers, or elsewhere on the car. The badges helped identify members and promoted the organization. Members of the Clarksburg, West Virginia, Automobile Club used badges like this one from the 1910s to the mid-1930s.