Collection Highlights
Draft wheel
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
1865.6
Medium:
Wood, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pin-back button
Object Number:
2001.9
Date:
1968
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 in. ( 7.6 cm )
Marks:
printed: along top rim: "OFFICIAL EMBLEM APRIL 27th 1968 PEACE MARCH"
printed: along bottom rim: "FIFTH AVENUE VIETNAM PEACE PARADE COMMITTEE, 17 EAST 17th STREET, NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. 255-1075"
Description:
Circular metal pin-back button with photographic image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Gallery Label:
This button was worn by a family member of the donor during a Vietnam Peace March on Fifth Avenue on April 27, 1968.
Credit Line:
Gift of Marilyn Lutzker
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
