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Medium:
metal, plastic, paper
Dimensions:
1/4 × 2 3/16 in. (0.7 × 5.5 cm)
Type:
button
Date:
Late 20th century
Caption:
This pinback button promotes “Washington’s No. 1 Crew” in red lettering and four red stars on a white background. It belonged to journalist Ethel L. Payne, (1911-1991), who moved from Chicago to Washington, DC in 1952 to cover national and international news for the preeminent African American newspaper, The Chicago Defender. Known as The First Lady of the Black Press, Payne collected political buttons throughout her pioneering career.
Cite As:
Ethel Lois Payne Collection, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Gift of Avis R. Johnson.
Accession Number:
1991.0076.0164
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
Anacostia Community Museum Collection
Data Source:
Anacostia Community Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl8de834664-55ca-4eab-9311-0225aa1ea8e0
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:acm_1991.0076.0164