Earth Day '80 April 22

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Edward Horn Co.
Description (Brief)
Buttons for Conservation Causes
1970–2000
By the 1960s and ’70s public awareness about the environment was growing, as were threats like pollution, species extinction, and population growth. Americans founded organizations dedicated to a wide variety of environmental causes.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Horn Badge Company
1980
ID Number
1993.3186.06
catalog number
1993.3186.06
nonaccession number
1993.3186
Object Name
Button
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 3.8 cm x 1.2 cm; 1 1/2 in x 1/2 in
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Medicine and Science: Biological Sciences
Giving in America
Environmental Buttons
National Museum of American History
Subject
Environmental Movement
Record ID
nmah_333289
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-345e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

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