Pinback button endorsing Shirley Chisholm for President

Manufactured by

N.G. Slater Corp., 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.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift

1972

Object number

2014.36.2

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

Type

buttons (information artifacts)

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product), metal, plastic laminate

Dimensions

1 1/2 x 1/4 in. (3.8 x 0.6 cm)

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Politics (Practical)

United States--History--1969-2001

Record ID

nmaahc_2014.36.2

Usage of Metadata (Object Detail Text)

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GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd523899b69-0660-407d-bf4b-f55e68a389d4