Collection Highlights
Receipted bill, John Vernon to Benjamin White
Date:
1794
Object Number:
MSS.3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object Number:
2002.70.19
Date:
1980-1985
Medium:
Metal, plastic
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 1/8 in. ( 5.4 cm )
Description:
Circular pin-back button: "FREEZE/Westside/Nuclear/Freeze"; white, green, black and blue.
Gallery Label:
This button was worn in support of the Nuclear Freeze Movement during the 1980's. The movement reached its peak in 1982-1984 and faded from national visibility soon after the reelection of Ronald Reagan to the White House in November 1984.
Credit Line:
Gift of Beatrice J. Siegel
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
