Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Shirley Anita Chisholm, American, 1924 - 2005  Search this

AFL-CIO, American, founded 1955  Search this

Medium:

metal

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 2 × 1 3/4 × 5/16 in. (5.1 × 4.4 × 0.8 cm)

Type:

buttons (information artifacts)

Date:

ca. 1972

Description:

A circular metal pin-back button. The button has a white background with red type that reads: [SHIRLEY / CHISHOLM / FOR / PRESIDENT]. The text is in all capitalization and in different font sizes. The button has a logo on its edge. The logo text reads: [AFL.CI0 / IUDTW] inside an oval. The back of the button is silver in color and has a single pin without a clasp.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Politics  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2014.76.4

Restrictions & Rights:

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Exhibition:

Making a Way Out of No Way

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dd91f6cc-7fa9-4f1a-9b79-b0a2c33fc2c1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.76.4