"Remember Pearl Harbor" Lapel Pin
Object Details
- Description
- Physical Description
- Cast metal featuring an eagle with spread wings. A pierced oval with "Remember" in red above a pearl and "Harbor" in blue below.
- General History
- After the December 7, 1941, bombing of the military base at Pearl Harbor, Americans rallied around the war effort with the patriotic cry, "Remember Pearl Harbor." Thousands of buttons or lapel pins were distributed to remind Americans of the tragic event and to solidify the war efforts.
- ID Number
- AF.82244M
- catalog number
- 82244M
- accession number
- 1977.0876
- Object Name
- pin, sweetheart
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- plastic (overall material)
- enamel (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 3/4 in x 2 in x 1/4 in; 4.445 cm x 5.08 cm x .635 cm
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, General
- Military
- ThinkFinity
- Exhibition
- Price of Freedom
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- related event
- Pearl Harbor, Attack on
- World War II
- The Great Depression and World War II
- Record ID
- nmah_434044
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-7680-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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