Love birds and hearts pin

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Object Details

Description

This pin was made in Rohwer Relocation Center in Arkansas. Crafts like this pin served to create or reinforce connections and relationships between people imprisoned at the camps. On the back of this pin, featuring two lovebirds perched on a heart, are the initials "HGK/45". Perhaps in 1945, someone gave this pin to their sweetheart as a token of love and affection.

Credit Line

Gift of Mabel Rose Vogel

date made

1943-1945

ID Number

1986.3144.19

catalog number

1986.3144.19

nonaccession number

1986.3144

Object Name

Physical Description

wood (overall material)

glue (overall material)

safety pin (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 1 3/4 in x 1 15/16 in; 4.445 cm x 4.92125 cm

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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, General

Cultures & Communities

Art

Japanese American Internment Era

Exhibition

Price of Freedom

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Japanese Americans

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-bcd8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1295397