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Pinback button featuring Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Created by

    Unidentified

    Subject of

    President Abraham Lincoln, American, 1809 - 1865
    Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895

    Description

    A round pinback button featuring a black-and-white photographic portrait of Abraham Lincoln on the proper left and a black-and-white photographic portrait of Frederick Douglass on the proper right. The portraits are in the center against a cream background. A gold colored border surrounds the outside edge of the button with bands of blue with white stars at the top and bottom center and bands of white with red stripes at the right and left center.

    Credit Line

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

    Date

    1960s

    Object number

    2010.77.2

    Restrictions & Rights

    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    buttons (information artifacts)

    Medium

    ink on paper with metal and plastic

    Dimensions

    H x W: 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (4.4 x 4.4 cm)

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Politics
    Race relations
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fddef600-3518-47e5-b7cb-f336bdf61d6b

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2010.77.2

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