Object Details
Manufactured by
Unidentified
Description
A white pinback button with blue and organ design. The text on the button reads [Try a Virgin Island / St. Croix / St. John / St. Thomas]. The [V] has an orange sun atop it. The back of the button has a blue paper and a metal pin with a clasp.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
Date
1950-1990
Object number
2013.68.18
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Medium
ink on paper with metal and plastic
Dimensions
H x W x D: 3 1/16 × 3 3/16 × 3/8 in. (7.8 × 8 × 1 cm)
Place depicted
Virgin Islands of the United States, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Advertising
Travel
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2013.68.18