Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln
Date:
April, 1865
Object Number:
PR.011.10
Medium:
Albumen print, carte-de-visite photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object Number:
2003.64.15
Date:
ca. 1967
Medium:
Metal, paper, plastic
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 1/2 in. ( 6.4 cm )
Marks:
crimp: black lettering "Offical National Mobilization Committee Emblem"
Description:
Circular political pin-back button; some faint water damage; blue background witht the official emblem of the National Mobilization Committee; image of a white dove behind a pentagonal cage
Gallery Label:
The dove is a symbol for peace, while the U.S. military's headquarters is in a pentagon-shaped building. Therefore the image of the bird of peace trapped by a pentagon-shaped cage or net, expresses the anti-Vietnam War movement's frustration with the U.S. military's interference with peace in Vietnam.
Credit Line:
Gift of Toni Ellen Heisler
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
