Pinback Button, "Earth Day 1990"

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Object Details

Caption

This rotated square pinback button commemorates the celebration of Earth Day in 1990. The event marked the 20th anniversary of the day honoring the Earth and mobilized 200 million people across the planet.

The button is among more than 200 collected by Washington, DC-based environmental justice advocate Vernice Miller-Travis.

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Cite As

Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Gift of Vernice D. Miller-Travis

Accession Number

2022.13.157

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

pinback button

Medium

plastic, paper, metal

Dimensions

1 5/8 × 1 5/8 × 9/16 in. (4.1 × 4.1 × 1.4 cm)

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Anacostia Community Museum Collection

Data Source

Anacostia Community Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl8174c5172-689e-4c7e-b3b6-a03f7642b6fd

Record ID

acm_2022.13.157