Object Details
Manufactured by
Larry Fox Assoc., American
Subject of
Shirley Anita Chisholm, American, 1924 - 2005
Description
A yellow pinback button endorsing Shirley Chisholm for president. The button features five lines of black block text printed on a yellow background. [UNBOSSED AND UNBOUGHT] appears at the top in small print, curving around the edge of hte button. Below this is written [SHIRLEY / CHISHOLM / FOR / PRESIDENT]. The back of the button is rusted and has a straight pin extending beyond the diameter of the button. There is a printer's mark printed on the bottom edge of the button, partly visible.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
Date
ca. 1972
Object number
2014.36.5
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product), metal, plastic laminate
Dimensions
1 1/4 x 1/4 in. (3.2 x 0.6 cm)
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Politics
U.S. History, 1969-2001
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.36.5