Collection Highlights
New York City Hall, front elevation
Date:
1802
Object Number:
PR.040.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pin-back button
Object Number:
2001.247
Date:
1986
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 in. ( 5.1 cm )
Description:
Circular metal pin-back button "NATIONAL PUERTO RICAN MARCH FOR JUSTICE/OCT. 4, 1986.WASH. D.C./NCPRR"; Puerto Rican flag atop an image of the Statue of Liberty; red, green, white and blue.
Gallery Label:
The National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights (NCPRR) is a mass membership, activist, grassroots organization dedicated to securing full equality and an end to discrimination against Puerto Ricans. It is a volunteer organization which does not solicit government funds. Founded in the South Bronx in 1981, the NCPRR is the largest organizaion of its kind in the United States.
Credit Line:
Gift of Kitty Krupat
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
