Collection Highlights
Portrait of two girls
Date:
Object Number:
PR.012.1.326.Box12
Medium:
Ambrotype
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Pin-back button
Object Number:
2013.5
Date:
1924-1929
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Diameter: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Description:
White, circular pin-back button with blue text which reads: "OLD COUNTRY FAIR / YANKEE STADIUM SHOW GROUNDS" around the rim of the button and in center reads: "BENEFIT / CHILD WELFARE / COMMITTEE / OF AMERICA, INC. / SOPHIE IRENE LOEB / PRES. / OCT. 6-21"
Gallery Label:
Sophie Irene Loeb (1876-1929) was President of the Child Welfare Committee of America from 1924 to 1929.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Historical Society of the Massapequas
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
