Pinback button endorsing Shirley Chisholm for President

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Object Details

Date
1972
Manufactured by
N.G. Slater Corporation, American, founded 1936
Subject of
Shirley Anita Chisholm, American, 1924 - 2005
Description
A white pinback button endorsing Shirley Chisholm for president. The button features three lines of text in black block letters [MS. CHIS. / FOR / PRES.]. The back of the button is rusted and has a straight pin extending beyond the diameter of the button. A printer's mark in black ink is partly legible on the bottom edge of the button.
Topic
African American
Politics
U.S. History, 1969-2001
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.36.2
Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Medium
ink on paper (fiber product), metal, plastic laminate
Dimensions
1 1/2 x 1/4 in. (3.8 x 0.6 cm)
Metadata Usage
CC0
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd523899b69-0660-407d-bf4b-f55e68a389d4
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.36.2