Pinback button for Head Start: Museum Object and Cultural History
Pinback button for Head Start: Date: ca. 1970. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Head Start Program, American, founded 1965.
The object in the museum catalogue
A pinback button for the Head Start program. The button has a white background with a blue and red design. Red text on the sides of the button read [Head Start]. At center there is a drawing of a child holding a balloon. The child is wearing a red and white striped shirt. The balloon is read with the number [5] on it. Behind the drawing are blue silhouettes of children's faces. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1970
- Manufactured by: Unidentified
- Subject of: Head Start Program, American, founded 1965
- Type: buttons (information artifacts)
- Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.6 cm)
- Place used: United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Activism
- Topic: Children
- Topic: Education
- Topic: Families
- Topic: Government
- Topic: Health
- Object number: 2013.68.60
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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