Pinback button for N.A.R.C.O.: Museum Object and Cultural History
Pinback button for N.A.R.C.O.: Date: after 1971. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Subject of: Narcotics Association Regional Coordinating Officers, founded 1971.
The object in the museum catalogue
A pinback button for the Narcotics Association Regional Coordinating Officers. The background of the button is red. Black print at the top and bottom read [Get Involved / N.A.R.C.O.]. At center there is a depiction of a syringe that is broken in half and below hands in handcuffs. The exterior edge of the button has the manufacturer's information printed in black ink. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: after 1971
- Manufactured by: Unidentified
- Subject of: Narcotics Association Regional Coordinating Officers, founded 1971
- Type: buttons (information artifacts)
- Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 1/4 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 0.6 cm)
- Place used: United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Activism
- Topic: Justice
- Topic: Law
- Topic: Prisons
- Object number: 2013.68.101
- 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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