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Pinback button for the Shirley Chisholm presidential campaign

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    Object Details

    Manufactured by

    Unidentified

    Subject of

    Shirley Anita Chisholm, American, 1924 - 2005
    AFL-CIO, American, founded 1955

    Description

    A circular metal pin-back button. The button has a white background with red type that reads: [SHIRLEY / CHISHOLM / FOR / PRESIDENT]. The text is in all capitalization and in different font sizes. The button has a logo on its edge. The logo text reads: [AFL.CI0 / IUDTW] inside an oval. The back of the button is silver in color and has a single pin without a clasp.

    Credit Line

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

    Date

    ca. 1972

    Object number

    2014.76.4

    Restrictions & Rights

    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    buttons (information artifacts)

    Medium

    metal

    Dimensions

    H x W x D: 2 × 1 3/4 × 5/16 in. (5.1 × 4.4 × 0.8 cm)

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

    Exhibition

    Making a Way Out of No Way

    On View

    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Politics
    Women

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dd91f6cc-7fa9-4f1a-9b79-b0a2c33fc2c1

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2014.76.4

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    A political poster for United States presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm.

    Shirley Chisholm: Unbought and Unbossed

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