Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object Number:
2002.59.1
Date:
1964
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Rectangular lithographed tab button from 1964 World's Fair, white with blue lettering, inscribed "I HAVE SEEN / THE FUTURE / GENERAL MOTORS FUTURAMA".
Credit Line:
Gift of Mariam Touba
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
