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Environmental Button

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Object Details

maker

Fishman, Barry

Description

The group "Bike for a Better City" encouraged New York commuters and lawmakers to view bicycling as a means for everyday transportation. The organization, founded in 1970 by Barry Fishman and Harriet Green, called for the establishment of special bike lanes to make city biking safer.

Location

Currently not on view

ID Number

2003.0014.0051

catalog number

2003.0014.0051

accession number

2003.0014

Object Name

button

Physical Description

metal (overall material)

Measurements

overall: .33 cm x 3 cm; x 1/8 in x 1 3/16 in

Place Made

United States: New York, New York City

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Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Environmental Movement

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-8cb9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1284306

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