Pinback button promoting public housing in New York City: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

An aubergine colored pinback button promoting public housing. The text appears in orange and reads: [Support / Public / Housing!] with the first letter of each word underlined. Below this reads: [(Before it's too late!) / NYC HOUSING AUTHORITY INTERIM / COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS]. The button is heavily stained and discolored. The back of the button has some scratches and stains and has a metal fastener and clasp.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: late 20th century
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Commissioned by: New York City Housing Authority, American, founded 1934
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: aluminum alloy, ink on paper, plastic laminate
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 x 1/4 in. (5.1 x 0.6 cm)
• Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Associations and institutions
• Topic: Communication
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Justice
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: Urban life
• Object number: 2011.178.5
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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