Pinback button featuring a portrait of Bessie Coleman

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Object Details

Manufactured by

Unidentified

Subject of

Bessie Coleman, American, 1892 - 1926

Description

A circular pinback button featuring a sepia portrait of the aviator Bessie Coleman. The portrait is the one used on her aviation license issued by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Dawn Simon Spears and Alvin Spears, Sr.

Date

mid to late 20th century

Object number

2011.159.3.53

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

buttons (information artifacts)

Medium

metal and plastic

Dimensions

Diameter: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 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

Transportation

U.S. History, 1919-1933

Women

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e1d5af43-462e-4c7c-9fb2-61198adc15aa

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.159.3.53