Object Details
- Manufactured by
- Larry Fox Assoc., American
- Subject of
- Shirley Anita Chisholm, American, 1924 - 2005
- Description
- A yellow pinback button endorsing Shirley Chisholm for president. The button features five lines of black block text printed on a yellow background. [UNBOSSED AND UNBOUGHT] appears at the top in small print, curving around the edge of hte button. Below this is written [SHIRLEY / CHISHOLM / FOR / PRESIDENT]. The back of the button is rusted and has a straight pin extending beyond the diameter of the button. There is a printer's mark printed on the bottom edge of the button, partly visible.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
- ca. 1972
- Object number
- 2014.36.5
- 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 1/4 x 1/4 in. (3.2 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_2014.36.5
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54ff5b8d6-c1b8-4e8e-8438-e0d0e942f05a
