Pinback button in support of Community Action Programs: Museum Object and Cultural History
Pinback button in support of Community Action Programs: Date: late 1970s. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Type: buttons (information artifacts).
The object in the museum catalogue
A pinback button for Save Our Services. The button has a white background with blue and red text throughout that reads [Support Community Action Programs / SOS / Save Our Services]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: late 1970s
- Manufactured by: Unidentified
- Type: buttons (information artifacts)
- Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 9/16 × 2 9/16 × 5/16 in. (6.5 × 6.5 × 0.8 cm)
- Place used: United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Activism
- Topic: Communities
- Topic: Government
- Topic: Politics
- Topic: Poverty
- Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Object number: 2013.68.65
- 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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