Button
Classification:
Date:
1968
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 in. ( 2.9 cm )
Description:
white pin-backed campaign button with "Humphrey" in blue cursive lettering
Credit Line:
Gift of Frederick Michel
Object Number:
2003.47.8
Gallery Label:
Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey was one of the Democratic nominees in 1968 after President Lyndon B. Johnson turned down the nomination for re-election. Humphrey lost the general election to Richard M. Nixon.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1968
eMuseum Object ID:
51046
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1968
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Description:
White pin-backed campaign button with blue lettering reading "I'M/FOR/HUMPHREY/TOO"
Credit Line:
Gift of Frederick Michel
Object Number:
2003.47.6
Gallery Label:
Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey was one of the Democratic nominees in 1968 after President Lyndon B. Johnson turned down the nomination for re-election. Humphrey lost the general election to Richard M. Nixon.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1968
eMuseum Object ID:
51041
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1968
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 in. ( 5.1 cm )
Description:
Pin-backed campaign button; yellow sun shining rays on black picture of Humphrey against blue background; reads FOR/A/NEW/DAY./ ELECT/HUMPHREY!
Credit Line:
Gift of Frederick Michel
Object Number:
2003.47.5
Gallery Label:
Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey was one of the Democratic nominees in 1968 after President Lyndon B. Johnson turned down the nomination for re-election. Humphrey lost the general election to Richard M. Nixon.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1968
eMuseum Object ID:
51040
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1968
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 in. ( 8.9 cm )
Description:
White pin-backed campaign button with Humphrey's face, and "Heart Humanity Hope" in white lettering against red background and "for PRESIDENT in '68" in white lettering against blue background
Credit Line:
Gift of Frederick Michel
Object Number:
2003.47.1
Gallery Label:
Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey was one of the Democratic nominees in 1968 after President Lyndon B. Johnson turned down the nomination for re-election. Humphrey lost the general election to Richard M. Nixon.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1968
eMuseum Object ID:
51039
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pin-back button
Classification:
Date:
1960-1970
Medium:
Metal, plastic
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 3/4 in. ( 4.4 cm )
Description:
Circular metal pin-back button "PEACE/The/not-so-silent/Spring." Image of a fist holding an olive branch; red, yellow and green.
Credit Line:
Gift of Beatrice J. Siegel
Object Number:
2002.70.6
Marks:
printed: on side of button: "Horn Co. Phila., PA 19126"
Gallery Label:
The clenched fist logo is based on a woodcut made by graphic artist Frank Cieciorka (1939-2008). During the 1960s, the clenched fist became the iconic image for the New Left.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
50893
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1960-1970
Medium:
Metal, plastic
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 cm )
Description:
Circular metal pin-back button "no nukes"; with image of a cow; blue, black and white.
Credit Line:
Gift of Beatrice J. Siegel
Object Number:
2002.70.3
Marks:
printed: on side of button: "DESIGNED BY CARTER WENTWORTH DONNELLY/COLT BUTTONS BOX 271 NEW VERNON NJ 07976"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
50892
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Pin: In Memory of Capt. W. Thompson, S.C.O. T. Jurgens, S.C.O. M. Wallace
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Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
ca. 2001
Medium:
Brass, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 × 1 5/8 × 3/8 in. (1 × 4.1 × 1 cm)
Description:
Rectangular bass lapel pin with faux blue enamel, gold colored text on a blue ground reads "IN MEMORY OF / CAPT. W. THOMPSON / S.C.O. Y. Jurgens, S.C.O. M. Wallace";At left a gold shield with the letters "MSC"; two pins protrude at back, each with a cap.
William Thompson, Thomas Jurgens and Mitchell Wallace were New York State Court Officers who were working near the World Trade Center on 9/11. Each died in the effort to help those trapped in the buildings.
Credit Line:
Gift of Irwin Silver
Object Number:
2003.97.40
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
50814
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1990-2002
Medium:
Metal, paper, mylar
Dimensions:
Diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Description:
Pin-back button, black letters on yellow ground: "Execute / JUSTICE / not / People" On rim: "National Business Promotions, NY."
The campaign against the death penalty is an active controversy in the United States.
Credit Line:
Gift of Irwin Silver
Object Number:
2003.97.26
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
2002
eMuseum Object ID:
50812
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1962-1973
Medium:
Metal, paper, mylar
Dimensions:
Diameter: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Description:
Circular pin-back button, depicting an inverted geen soldier’s helmet with purple flowers on white background. Over picture, in purple text, "HONOR VETERANS / NO MORE WAR"
This button was most likely made as part of the protest against the Vietnam War.
Credit Line:
Gift of Irwin Silver
Object Number:
2003.97.23
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1973
eMuseum Object ID:
50795
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1968-1976
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Diameter: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Description:
Circular pin-back button, blue letters on white ground: "O’DWYER / FOR / U.S.SENATE"
Paul O’ Dwyer (1907-1998) active in New York City politics and frequent runner for office, received the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate in 1968. He was defeated in the general election by the Republican incumbent Jacob Javits. He ran again in 1970 and 1976 but was defeated in the primaries.
Credit Line:
Gift of Irwin Silver
Object Number:
2003.97.22
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1976
eMuseum Object ID:
50794
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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