Collection Highlights
Important meeting of the African Civilization Society, at the Cooper Institute, Wednesday evening, March 7th, 1860, at eight o'clock
Date:
1860
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1860.48
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pin-back button
Object Number:
2004.12
Date:
2003
Medium:
Cardboard: laminated, plastic, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
White carboard button printed in red "17,000" pinned to printed yellow card.
Gallery Label:
This pin was produced and distributed by Coalition for the Homeless, the New York City-based advocacy and service organization helping homeless men, women, and children. The figure 17,000 refers to the number of homeless children in New York City - an all-time record reached in 2003. According to the Coalition, the number of children sleeping in homeless shelters more than doubled in the preceding five years. Children now represent 43% of the record 39,000 homeless New Yorkers in the shelters.
Credit Line:
Gift of Steven H. Jaffe
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
