Fan conventions, fan cultures, toys, collectibles and popular-culture memorabilia.
Graduation program for the Homer G. Phillips Hospital School of Nursing: Date: September 5, 1947. Subject of: Homer G. Phillips Hospital, American, 1937 - 1979. Type: programs.
Pinback button for the Milwaukee 14: Date: 1968. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Type: buttons (information artifacts).
Article page describing a trial of South African Activists: Date: 1970s. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: South African Student Organization, South African, 1968 - 1977.
Pinback button for Tuff Gong: Date: after 1970. Issued by: Tuff Gong, Jamaican, founded 1970. Subject of: Bob Marley, Jamaican, 1945 - 1981.
Pinback button for Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign designed by Gail Anderson: Date: 2016. Designed by: Gail Anderson, American, born 1962. Manufactured by: Unidentified.
Postcard of Judy Johnson Baseball Hall of Fame plaque: Date: 1975. Created by: National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, American, founded 1936. Printed by: Curt Teich & Company, American, 1898 - 1978.
T-shirt with an illustration of Eric Garner: Date: 2014. Manufactured by: Gildan Activewear Inc., Canadian, founded 1984. Designed by: Ocean Gao, American, born 1998.
Rock from Normandy Beaches, D-Day 1944: Date: June 6, 1944. Received by: Hattye T. Yarbrough, American. Type: souvenirs.
The Brave series (Japanese: 勇者シリーズ, Hepburn: Yūsha Shirīzu) is a Japanese toy and mecha anime franchise originally created and produced by Sunrise and funded by Takara.
Windycon is a science fiction and fantasy literature convention held annually in the Chicago, Illinois area.
SMOFcon is an annual convention that focuses on the organisation of science fiction conventions.
Big Loo was a toy robot manufactured by Louis Marx and Company for the 1963 Christmas holiday season.
Ditto was a science fiction fanzine convention held annually in the autumn in North America.
A science fiction convention is the gathering of fans of the speculative fiction subgenre, science fiction.
Question & Answer Card Game: Object Name: game. Other Terms: Game; Toys. Measurements: overall, each: 3 1/4 in x 2 in; 8.255 cm x 5.08 cm.
Perez I Marionette: date made: 1942. user: Haines, Elizabeth L.. user: Haines, Frank D..
The Savage Sword of Conan the Barbarian No. 48: date made: 1979. date made: 1980. Object Name: comic book.
Duo-Tone Toy Harmonica: maker: Proll Toys Inc.. Object Name: harmonica. Physical Description: plastic (overall material).
Barney "string mouth" plush toy: date made: ca. 1990. Object Name: toy. Physical Description: fabric (overall material).
Ernst Plank Toy Steam Engine: Object Name: toy, steam engine and boiler. Object Name: steam engine and boiler, toy. Physical Description: brass (overall material).
Program for Liz White's presentation of Othello: Date: 1980. Created by: Rice Offset Printing, Inc., American. Subject of: Elizabeth Shearer White, American, died 1993.
Pinback button protesting apartheid: Date: 1990. Manufactured by: Donnelly/Colt Progressive Resources, American, founded 1975. Designed by: Clive Helfet, American, born 1953.
Button reading [I LIKE BUF], with backing: Date: mid-20th century. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Owned by: Jan Bailey, American, 1942 - 2010.
Pinback button for NYC School boycott: Date: February 3, 1964. Manufactured by: AFL-CIO, American, founded 1955. Subject of: New York City Department of Education, American, founded 1842.
Promotional card for Malene B Custom Handmade Carpet: Date: 2009. Commissioned by: Malene Djenaba Barnett, American. Type: fliers (printed matter).
Spanish-language telephone script from the 2008 Obama Virginia campaign: Date: 2008. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: President Barack Obama, American, born 1961.
Placard for the 300 Men March: Date: 2015. Created by: COR Health Institute, American. Subject of: 300 Men March, American, founded 2013.
Poster reading "Jail Darren Wilson 4 Murder" used at Baltimore protests: Date: April 2015. Created by: Peoples Power Assemblies, American. Subject of: Darren Wilson, American, born 1986.
Plaque commemorating Black American Generals and Admirals: Date: 1984. Created by: Nabisco, founded 1898. Received by: General Colin L. Powell, American, 1937 - 2021.
Pinback button advocating against drugs: Date: 1950-2000. Manufactured by: N.G. Slater Corporation, American, founded 1936. Type: buttons (information artifacts).
Invitation card for cocktails from Mae's Millinery Shop: Date: 1941-1994. Manufactured by: Hallmark Cards, Inc., American, founded 1910. Owned by: Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016.
A relaxacon (sometimes relaxicon) is a science fiction convention which has little formal programming and very few organized activities, as the point is that the organizers can relax during the c
Baseball Talk was a set of 164 "talking" baseball cards that were released by Topps and the LJN Corporation during the spring of 1989.
The list of modern fan conventions for various genres of entertainment extends to the first conventions held in the 1930s.
ICON is the name of at least five science fiction conventions: ICON (Iowa science fiction convention) is held in the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City area since 1975, usually in late October or early Nove
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JonasCon was the one-time-only fan convention, created to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the American pop rock band Jonas Brothers.
LeakyCon was a series of fan conventions that occurred from 2009 through 2024 and were organised by Mischief Management, LLC.
Gen Con is the largest tabletop game convention in North America by both attendance and number of events.