Button
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1965
Medium:
Metal, plastic
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 3/4 in. ( 4.4 cm )
Description:
Circular celluloid pin-back button with American and Confederate flags and cannon; inscribed "1861 1865 CIVIL WAR CENTENNIAL 1961 1965"
Credit Line:
Gift of Judith E. Reines
Object Number:
2002.66.3
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1965
eMuseum Object ID:
48444
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
RFK 64
Classification:
Date:
1964
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 1 in. ( 0.6 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Metal tab campaign button inscribed "RFK 64"
Credit Line:
Gift of Judith E. Reines
Object Number:
2002.66.17
Gallery Label:
Robert F. Kennedy was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1964 representing New York. In 1968 he entered the race for the Democratic presidential nomination but was assassinated after winning the primary election in California.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1964
eMuseum Object ID:
48443
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Rudy
Classification:
Date:
1993
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 3/4 in. ( 4.4 cm )
Description:
Circular celluloid pin-back button inscribed "RUDY"
Credit Line:
Gift of Judith E. Reines
Object Number:
2002.66.14
Gallery Label:
Rudolph Giuliani (Rudy) was elected in 1993 as New York City's first Republican mayor in twenty-eight years. He was re-elected in 1997.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1993
eMuseum Object ID:
48442
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1960-1970
Medium:
Metal, plastic
Dimensions:
diameter: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Description:
Pin-back celluloid button inscribed: "NRA / CONSUMER / U.S. / WE DO OUR PART" with image of eagle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Judith E. Reines
Object Number:
2002.66.11
Gallery Label:
Worn by some members of the National Rifle Association.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
48441
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1960-1970
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 cm )
Description:
Pin-back lithographed button with image of bleeding whale and inscription: "BOYCOTT JAPANESE and RUSSIAN GOODS"
Credit Line:
Gift of Judith E. Reines
Object Number:
2002.66.1
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
48440
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1980-1995
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 3/4 in. ( 4.4 cm )
Description:
Circular pin-back button with image of a male figure holding a cup; "EMERGENCY AID TO EL SALVADOR/help/the/people"; white, red and black.
Credit Line:
Gift of Beatrice J. Siegel
Object Number:
2002.70.48
Marks:
printed: on reverse of button: "C.I.S.P.E.S., BOX 12056 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005 DONNELLY/COLT BUTTONS BOX 271, NEW VERNON, NJ 07976
Gallery Label:
The C.I.S.P.E.S. is the Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador. The grassroots organization, founded in 1980, remains dedicated to supporting the Salvadoran people's struggle for self-determination and social and economic justice.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1995
eMuseum Object ID:
48266
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Stop the Arms Race/ 1 in a Million
Classification:
Date:
1980-1985
Medium:
Metal, plastic
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 3/4 in. ( 4.4 cm )
Description:
Circular pin-back button; "Stop The Arms Race/1/in a/ MILLION"; central image is a star featuring a number one; purple, white and orange.
Credit Line:
Gift of Beatrice J. Siegel
Object Number:
2002.70.35
Marks:
printed: on side of button: "WILPF 1213 RACE ST PHILA PA 19107"
Gallery Label:
The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) was founded in 1915 during World War I. It still works to achieve, through peaceful means, world disarmament, civil rights for women, and racial and economic justice.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1985
eMuseum Object ID:
48265
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1980-1990
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Description:
Circular metal pin-back button "NEW DIRECTIONS/SOME LEADERS ARE BORN WOMEN/FOR WOMEN"; yellow and purple.
Credit Line:
Gift of Beatrice J. Siegel
Object Number:
2002.70.22
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1990
eMuseum Object ID:
48264
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Button
Classification:
Date:
1970-1975
Medium:
Metal, plastic
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 3/4 in. ( 4.4 cm )
Description:
Circular pin-back button featuring a dove with an olive branch in its beak. Blue background.
Credit Line:
Gift of Beatrice J. Siegel
Object Number:
2002.70.11
Marks:
printed: on side of button: "4 Vietnam Peace Parade Comm., 13 E. 16St., NYC 10003 (212) 255-1075"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1975
eMuseum Object ID:
48263
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Washington Vietnam march for peace
Classification:
Date:
1945
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Circular pin-back button; "WASHINGTON/VIETNAM/MARCH/NOV. 27/FOR PEACE;" black and white.
Credit Line:
Gift of Beatrice J. Siegel
Object Number:
2002.70.2
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1945
eMuseum Object ID:
48262
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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