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Created by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
New York Black Yankees, American, 1932 - 1948  Search this
Medium:
ink, metal, and plastic
Dimensions:
Diameter: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Type:
buttons (information artifacts)
Place depicted:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1938
Description:
A circular New York Black Yankees pinback button. The pin is designed to look like a baseball with an image of crossed bats and baseball at the top with the text: [N.Y. BLACK / YANKEES] underneath. The images, type, and design are in blue over a white background. The back of the button has a maker’s mark that has been covered by two stickers and a fastener.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Baseball  Search this
Segregation  Search this
Sports  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2012.3.3
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Exhibition:
Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ce73eadb-00ca-4830-bed6-5d30c6f4e83b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.3.3