Collection Highlights
Plan of the Central Park, New York : Entry No. 4 in the competition
Date:
March 20, 1858
Object Number:
PR.003.234
Medium:
Ink and colored washes
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BUTTON OF THE MONTH JAN. 1950 LABOR YOUTH LEAGUE, BURY JIM CROW
Object Number:
2011.40.8
Date:
1950
Medium:
Plastic, metal
Dimensions:
Diameter: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Description:
Brown on tan, around outside: "BUTTON OF THE MONTH / JAN. 1950 / LABOR YOUTH LEAGUE". In center, three sets of brown and tan clasped hands "BURY / JIM / CROW" with image of gravestone. Inside on paper, "REGAL / EMBLEM. CO / N.Y.C." with union bug.
Gallery Label:
The Labor Youth Leauge (LYL) was founded in 1949. It was a left-wing political organization with ideological ties with the Communist Party. Although the League attempted to gain adherents among the working class, its strength was largely on college campuses.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ted and Eileen Rowland
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
