Pinback button for the Shirley Chisholm presidential campaign

Object Details

Date
ca. 1972
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.
Topic
African American
Politics
Women
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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
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.76.4
Type
buttons (information artifacts)
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
metal
Dimensions
H x W x D: 2 × 1 3/4 × 5/16 in. (5.1 × 4.4 × 0.8 cm)
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dd91f6cc-7fa9-4f1a-9b79-b0a2c33fc2c1
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.76.4