Collection Highlights
Draft wheel
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
1865.6
Medium:
Wood, metal
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Luce Center
Pin-back button
Object Number:
1997.6.119
Date:
ca. 1990
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/16 in. ( 3.4 cm )
Description:
Circular metal pin-back button "PEACE CORPS"; dove, stars and stripes; red, white and blue.
Gallery Label:
On March 1, 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed an executive order establishing the United States Peace Corps. Since that date, the Peace Corps has pursued three goals: to help people of interested countries to meet their need for trained men and women; to help promote a better understanding of Americans on the part of the peoples served; and to help promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of Americans.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mildred Speiser
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
