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
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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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.76.4