Pinback button of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Object Details
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Description
- Pinback button with black and white image of MLK at center surrounded by text and dates. On the back is a Union Label stamp measuring 1/4" x 7/16".
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
- 1968
- Object number
- 2011.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- portraits
- buttons (information artifacts)
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter (depth includes pin): 1 3/4 x 1/4 in. (4.4 x 0.6 cm)
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Civil Rights
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.5
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd593c96e6e-4fcd-404d-940c-fc9a772573a7
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