Object Details
- 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.
- 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
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- 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)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2014.36.2
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd523899b69-0660-407d-bf4b-f55e68a389d4
